84th Legislative Session _ 2009

Committee: Senate Education
Thursday, February 12, 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 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2009

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

         THE CHAIR DEFERRED SB 126 UNTIL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2009

         THE CHAIR DEFERRED SB 189 UNTIL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2009.

 MOTION:     CONFIRM APPOINTMENT OF PHYLLIS HEINEMAN OF MINNEHAHA COUNTY, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF EDUCATION.

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

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

Voting No:    Jerstad, Nesselhuf, Peterson

         SB 140: allow school districts to enter into contractual agreements to provide for the whole-grade sharing of students.

Presented by:    Senator Julie Bartling
Proponents:    Jack Broome, Superintendent, Burke School District
        Wayne Lueders, Associated School Boards of SD
        Wade Pogany, Department of Education
        Representative Jason Frerichs
        Jim Hutmacher, Mid Size Schools
        John Pedersen, School Administrator of South Dakota

MOTION:     AMEND SB 140

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     On page 2, line 3, of the printed bill, delete everything after "return." .

     On page 2, delete lines 4 to 7, inclusive.


Moved by:    Jerstad
Second by:    Peterson
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

 MOTION:     DO PASS SB 140 AS AMENDED

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

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

Excused:    Nesselhuf

 MOTION:     PLACE SB 140 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

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

         SB 190: revise certain allocations for disabilities in the state aid for special education formula.

Presented by:    Tammy Darnall, Department of Education

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 190

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

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

Excused:    Nesselhuf

         SB 106: revise the index factor in the state aid to general education formula, to set a maximum per student allocation for school districts with an excess general fund balance, and to require the Legislature to estimate general fund revenues for the current fiscal year and the next fiscal year.

Presented by:    Senator Dave Knudson
Opponents:    Tammy Darnall, Department of Education

MOTION:     AMEND SB 106

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     On page 4, line 6, of the printed bill, after " increase " insert " or seven percent, whichever is less, and in no year may the index factor be less than zero ".


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

 MOTION:     DO PASS SB 106 AS AMENDED

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

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

Excused:    Nesselhuf

 MOTION:     ADJOURN

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

Cheri Hauschild

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Committee Secretary
Cooper Garnos, Chair