Committee: Senate Education
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
P - Present
E - Excused
A - Absent
Roll Call
P Heinert
P Jensen (Phil)
P Klumb
P Monroe
E Soholt
P Solano, Vice-Chair
P Bolin, Chair
OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes
The meeting was called to order by Senator Bolin, Chairman.
MOTION: TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 16, 2017
Moved by: Jensen (Phil)
Second by: Klumb
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
SB 177: revise certain provisions regarding the participation of home school students in
certain interscholastic activities.
Opponents: Wade Pogany, Associated School Boards of South Dakota
Robert Monson, School Administrators of South Dakota
Mitch Richter, South Dakota United School Association
Larry Nelson, Sioux Falls School District
MOTION: DEFER SB 177 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY
Moved by: Heinert
Second by: Solano
Action: Was not acted on.
MOTION: SUBSTITUTE MOTION DO PASS SB 177 AS AMENDED
Moved by: Jensen (Phil)
Second by: Monroe
Action: Failed by roll call vote. (2-4-1-0)
Voting Yes: Jensen (Phil), Monroe
Voting No: Heinert, Klumb, Solano, Bolin
Excused: Soholt
MOTION: DEFER SB 177 TO THE 41
ST LEGISLATIVE DAY
Moved by: Heinert
Second by: Solano
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote. (4-2-1-0)
Voting Yes: Heinert, Klumb, Solano, Bolin
Voting No: Jensen (Phil), Monroe
Excused: Soholt
SB 92: extend the date a school district is required to bring reserve funds down to a certain
percentage.
Presented by: Senator Nelson
Proponents: Robert Monson, School Administrators of South Dakota
Wade Pogany, Associated School Boards of South Dakota
Opponents: Tami Darnall, Department of Education
MOTION: DO PASS SB 92
Moved by: Klumb
Second by: Monroe
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote. (5-1-1-0)
Voting Yes: Heinert, Jensen (Phil), Klumb, Monroe, Bolin
Voting No: Solano
Excused: Soholt
SB 108: accommodate legislation relating to education in South Dakota.
Presented by: Senator Maher
MOTION: TO TABLE SB 108
Moved by: Solano
Second by: Klumb
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote. (5-0-2-0)
Voting Yes: Heinert, Klumb, Monroe, Solano, Bolin
Excused: Jensen (Phil), Soholt
SB 134: prohibit the expenditure of certain public school resources for political purposes and
to provide a penalty therefor.
Presented by: Senator Russell
Proponents: Tonchi Weaver, South Dakota Citizens for Liberty, Inc. (Handout: #1)
Florence Thompson, South Dakota Parents Involved In Education
Kathy Rice, self, Black Hawk
Barb Landers, South Dakota Citizens for Liberty
Representative Frye-Mueller
Opponents: Wade Pogany, Associated School Boards of South Dakota
Will Mortenson, South Dakota Technical Institutes
Dianna Miller, Large School Group
Robert Monson, School Administrators of South Dakota
Mitch Richter, South Dakota United School Association
Mary McCorkle, South Dakota Education Association
MOTION: AMEND SB 134
On page 1, line 5, of the printed bill, delete everything after "supplies," and insert "or written
electronic communication systems".
On page 1, line 6, after "any" delete "political vote" and insert "partisan election or any vote of
the Legislature".
Moved by: Klumb
Second by: Monroe
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
MOTION: DO PASS SB 134 AS AMENDED
Moved by: Jensen (Phil)
Second by: Monroe
Action: Was not acted on.
MOTION: SUBSTITUTE MOTION DEFER SB 134 TO THE 41
ST LEGISLATIVE DAY
Moved by: Heinert
Second by: Solano
Action: Failed by roll call vote. (2-4-1-0)
Voting Yes: Heinert, Solano
Voting No: Jensen (Phil), Klumb, Monroe, Bolin
Excused: Soholt
MOTION: DO PASS SB 134 AS AMENDED
Moved by: Jensen (Phil)
Second by: Monroe
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote. (4-2-1-0)
Voting Yes: Jensen (Phil), Klumb, Monroe, Bolin
Voting No: Heinert, Solano
Excused: Soholt
MOTION: ADJOURN
Moved by: Klumb
Second by: Monroe
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
Mona Oehlerking
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Committee Secretary
Jim Bolin, Chair
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