Committee Agenda

Committee:    Senate Education
Room:     423
Date:     Thursday, January 29, 2009
Time:     7:45 AM



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         SB 81      authorize the use of interscholastic activity admission fees by certain endowment funds.
             Senators Gray, Bradford, Garnos, and Nesselhuf and Representatives Schlekeway, Bolin, Lucas, Sorenson, and Thompson

         SB 87      repeal the forthcoming mandate that, beginning on July 1, 2009, will require students to stay in school until age eighteen or graduation.
             Senators Howie, Peterson, and Rhoden and Representatives Turbiville, Brunner, Greenfield, Noem, Olson (Betty), Pitts, and Rausch

         SB 88      rescind the repeal on funding for sparse school districts that will take effect on June 30, 2009.
             Senators Garnos, Bartling, Bradford, Brown, Fryslie, Hansen (Tom), Howie, Knudson, Maher, and Rhoden and Representatives Juhnke, Olson (Betty), Rave, Russell, Vanneman, and Wink

         HB 1044      define a multidistrict, career and technical academy and to provide provisions for the establishment of such an academy.
             The Committee on Education at the request of the Department of Education

         HB 1045      repeal the provisions for the South Dakota Academic Achievement Test Advisory Council.
             The Committee on Education at the request of the Department of Education

         HB 1046      revise the eligibility requirements for the Richard Hagen-Minerva Harvey memorial scholarship award.
             The Committee on Education at the request of the Department of Education

         BILLS FOR POSSIBLE ACTION WHICH HAVE HAD PRIOR HEARING.

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         COOPER GARNOS, Chair