92^nd Legislative Session _ 2017

Committee: Senate Education

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Senator Solano, Vice Chair.

MOTION:    TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 24, 2017

Moved by:    Soholt
Second by:    Klumb
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Melody Schopp, Department of Education, introduced Amanda Christensen, fourth-grade teacher at Longfellow Elementary School in Mitchell, South Dakota. She is the recipient of the $25,000 Milken Educator Award.

    SB 65: establish the South Dakota Board of Technical Education and to revise certain provisions regarding career and technical education and postsecondary technical institutes.

Presented by:    Senator Bolin
Proponents:    Representative Mickelson, Self
        Will Mortenson, Lake Area Technical Institute (Handout: #1)
                 Mitchell Technical Institute
                 Southeast Technical Institute
                 Western Dakota Technical Institute
        Greg Von Wald, Skilled Workforce Advocacy Council
        Deb Fischer-Clemens, Avera Health
        Mike Cartney, Lake Area Technical Institute
        Tiffany Sanderson, Department of Education
        Patrick Weber, Governor's Office
        David Owen, SD Chamber of Commerce & Industry

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        Tim Dougherty, South Dakota Home Builders Association
        Wade Pogany, Associated School Boards of South Dakota
        Robert Monson, School Administrators of South Dakota
        Mary McCorkle, South Dakota Education Association
        Deb Mortenson, Associated General Contractors of South Dakota
        Julie Johnson, SD Society of Human Resource Managers
        Brenda Forman, South Dakota Association of Cooperatives
        Melody Schopp, Department of Education
        Nick Kotzea, Sanford Health
        Greg Dean, South Dakota Telecommunications Association

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 65

Moved by:    Klumb
Second by:    Monroe
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (6-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Heinert, Klumb, Monroe, Soholt, Solano, Bolin

Excused:    Jensen (Phil)

MOTION:    ADJOURN

Moved by:    Klumb
Second by:    Soholt
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Mona Oehlerking

Committee Secretary

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