93rd Legislative Session _ 2018

Committee: Senate Education
Tuesday, February 20, 2018

                                            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 15, 2018

Moved by:    Jensen (Phil)
Second by:    Monroe
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

    SB 213: revise certain education funding provisions.

Presented by:    Senator Heinert
Proponents:    Robert Monson, School Administrators of South Dakota
        Mitch Richter, South Dakota United School Association

MOTION:    AMEND SB 213

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    On the printed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"    Section 1. That § 13-13-73.6 be amended to read:

    13-13-73.6. The Department of Education shall calculate the following for each school district:

            (1)    The average teacher salary, based on data collected pursuant to §§ 13-8-47 and 13-3-51;
            (2)    The increase in local need pursuant to § 13-13-10.1, excluding any effect due to change in the school district's fall enrollment and less the amount of revenue generated in school fiscal year 2016 pursuant to § 13-10-6 as a percentage increase, from fiscal year 2016 to fiscal year 2017; and
            (3)    The increase in average teacher compensation as a percentage increase, as defined in § 13-8-47, from fiscal year 2016 to fiscal year 2017.

    For each school district, the district's increase in average teacher compensation from fiscal year 2016 to 2017 shall be equal to at least eighty-five percent of the district's increase in local need, as defined in subdivision (2), from fiscal year 2016 to fiscal year 2017 and, notwithstanding any negotiated agreement, at least eighty-five percent of the increase in state aid to general education funding the school district receives for fiscal year 2017 less the amount of revenue generated in fiscal year 2016 pursuant to § 13-10-6 shall be used to increase instructional salaries and benefits for certified instructional staff.

    If a district fails to comply with the requirements of this section, state aid to general education funding to the district in fiscal year 2018 shall be decreased by an amount equal to fifty percent of the amount calculated in subdivision (2). For fiscal years 2019, 2020, and 2021, if a district's average teacher compensation is less than the district's average teacher compensation in fiscal year 2017, state aid to general education funding to the district in the following fiscal year shall be reduced by an amount equal to five hundred dollars for each teacher employed in the school district. However, if the Legislature fails in any fiscal year to increase the average teacher salary by the index factor outlined in § 13-13-10.1, the accountabilities under this section are suspended for that fiscal year but may not fall below the 2017 level.

    A school district may request a waiver from any penalty imposed under this section from the School Finance Accountability Board. "


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

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 213 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Heinert
Second by:    Klumb
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (5-1-1-0)
Voting Yes:    Heinert, Jensen (Phil), Klumb, Monroe, Solano

Voting No:    Bolin

Excused:    Soholt

    SB 132: establish the Early Learning Advisory Council.

Presented by:    Senator Sutton
Proponents:    Kathy Cruse, South Dakota Head Start Association
        Sister Kathleen Bierne, Presentation Sisters
        Kayla Klein, Northern Hills Alliance for Children, Deadwood
        Rick Thaler, self, Wagner
        Robert Monson, School Administrators of South Dakota
        Representative Holmes
        Sandra Waltman, South Dakota Education Association
        Mitch Richter, South Dakota United School Association
        Mitch Richter, South Dakota Farmers Union
Opponents:    Norman Woods, Family Heritage Alliance Action

Don Kirkegaard, Department of Education, was available as a neutral party to answer committee questions.

MOTION:    AMEND SB 132

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    On the printed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"    Section 1. That the code be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:

    There is hereby established the Early Learning Advisory Council consisting of twelve members appointed by the Governor. The council is established pursuant to the Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007, as amended to January 1, 2012.

    Section 2. That the code be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:

    The Governor shall appoint members to the Early Learning Advisory Council who have training, experience, or special knowledge of early childhood education and care. The appointees shall include one representative from each of the following:

            (1)    The Department of Education;
            (2)    The Department of Health;
            (3)    The Department of Social Services;
            (4)    The Legislature;
            (5)    A local education agency;
            (6)    An institution of higher education;
            (7)    A provider of early childhood education;
            (8)    A provider of Head Start;
            (9)    A provider of tribal Head Start;
            (10)    The state's director of Head Start collaboration;
            (11)    Parents; and
            (12)    The business community.

    Section 3. That the code be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:

    The council shall conduct a statewide needs assessment concerning the quality and availability of early childhood education and development programs and services for children from birth to age five, including an assessment of the availability of high quality preschool opportunities for low-income children in the state.

    Section 4. That the code be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:

    The Department of Education shall facilitate the work of the council and provide funding necessary to conduct the needs assessment in an amount up to twenty-five thousand dollars.

    Section 5. That the code be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:

    The council shall meet up to four times and report the council findings to the Legislature no later than January 8, 2019. The report shall also be available to the public."


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

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 132 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Heinert
Second by:    Solano
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:    SUBSTITUTE MOTION DEFER SB 132 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY
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

    SCR 10: Recognizing the need for and urging support for early childhood education in South Dakota.

Presented by:    Senator Sutton

MOTION:    TO TABLE SCR 10

Moved by:    Solano
Second by:    Jensen (Phil)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (5-1-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Jensen (Phil), Klumb, Monroe, Solano, Bolin

Voting No:    Heinert

Excused:    Soholt

MOTION:    ADJOURN

Moved by:    Monroe
Second by:    Jensen (Phil)
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Mona Oehlerking

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Committee Secretary
Jim Bolin, Chair

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