84th Legislative Session _ 2009

Committee: Senate Education
Tuesday, January 20, 2009

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Gray
P    Jerstad
P    Knudson, Vice-Chair
P    Nesselhuf
P    Olson (Russell)
P    Peterson
P    Garnos, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Senator Cooper Garnos, Chair.

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2009.

Moved by:    Olson (Russell)
Second by:    Nesselhuf
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

        
SB 34: revise certain provisions regarding the South Dakota Board of Education's role if a school district fails to develop a reorganization plan.

Presented by:    Tom Oster, Secretary Department of Education

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 34

Moved by:    Knudson
Second by:    Gray
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (4-3-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Gray, Knudson, Olson (Russell), Garnos



Voting No:    Jerstad, Nesselhuf, Peterson

        
SB 38: require school districts to keep contiguous boundaries when reorganizing.

Presented by:    Tom Oster, Secretary Department of Education
Opponents:    Dick Tieszen, SD Associated School Boards
        John Koskan, Self, Wood, SD

MOTION:     DEFER SB 38 UNTIL ANOTHER DAY.

Moved by:    Knudson
Second by:    Nesselhuf
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION DEFER SB 38 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Jerstad
Second by:    Peterson
Action:    Failed by roll call vote. (2-5-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Jerstad, Peterson

Voting No:    Gray, Knudson, Nesselhuf, Olson (Russell), Garnos

        
SB 39: make an appropriation to the Department of Education to reimburse certain school districts for consolidation incentives and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Tamara Darnall, Director of Finance & Management, DOE

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 39

Moved by:    Nesselhuf
Second by:    Gray
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION REFER SB 39 TO APPROPRIATIONS

Moved by:    Knudson
Second by:    Nesselhuf
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Gray, Jerstad, Knudson, Nesselhuf, Olson (Russell), Peterson, Garnos

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Peterson
Second by:    Olson (Russell)
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Cheri Hauschild

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Committee Secretary
Cooper Garnos, Chair