74th Legislative Session -- 1999

Committee: Senate Education

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P      Ham
P      Hutmacher
P      Olson
E      Paisley
P      Reedy
P      Brosz, Vice-Chair
P      Everist, Chair


OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Senator Everist.

MOTION:      To adopt temporary rules.

Moved by:      Senator Brosz
Second by:      Senator Reedy
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

Senator Everist introduced Ray Christensen, new Secretary of the Department of Education and Cultural Affairs.

Dianna Miller, ESD+5, gave remarks and introduced Jim Meader, Research Group, who presented an overview of the 1998 statewide educational survey. This study was commissioned by the ESD+5(Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Brandon Valley, Madison, Brookings, Pierre, Yankton, Huron, Spearfish, Sturgis, Mitchell, Aberdeen, and Watertown School Districts), the School Administrators of South Dakota, Associated School Boards of South Dakota, the South Dakota Education Association, the School Superintendents and the Small School Coalition.

          SB 23:   revise certain provisions regarding the type of academic achievement tests required under the state testing program.

Opponents:      Rita Houglum, South Dakota Eagle Forum.
Presented by:      Ray Christensen, Secretary of Department of Education and Cultural Affairs.

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MOTION:      AMEND SB 23

c-23

     On page 1 , line 5 of the printed bill , remove the overstrikes from " academic " .

Moved by:      Senator Hutmacher
Second by:      Senator Ham
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:      AMEND SB 23

c-23a

     On page 1 , line 7 of the printed bill , delete " enrolled " .

Moved by:      Senator Brosz
Second by:      None
Action:      Died for a lack of a second

MOTION:      DEFER SB 23 UNTIL Tuesday, January 19,1999.

Moved by:      Senator Hutmacher
Second by:      None
Action:      Died for a lack of a second

MOTION:      SUBSTITUTE MOTION DEFER SB 23 UNTIL Thursday, January 21, 1999.

Moved by:      Senator Hutmacher
Second by:      Senator Brosz
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

          SB 24:   exempt certain contracting school districts from the requirement to reorganize.

Presented by:      Ray Christensen, Secretary of Department of Education and Cultural Affairs.

MOTION:      DO PASS SB 24

Moved by:      Senator Hutmacher
Second by:      Senator Ham
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (5-0-2-0)

Voting yes:      Ham, Hutmacher, Reedy, Brosz, Everist

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Excused:      Olson, Paisley

MOTION:      PLACE SB 24 ON CONSENT

Moved by:      Senator Ham
Second by:      Senator Reedy
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

Additional comments on education in South Dakota were presented by Ray Christensen, Secretary of the Department of Education and Cultural Affairs and several Department of Education and Cultural Affairs staff members were introduced:
Pat Keating, Department of Education and Cultural Affairs, presented materials from the Post- Secondary Technical Institute Report.
Todd Vik, Department of Education and Cultural Affairs, presented financial information from the
Department.
Janelle Toman, Department of Education and Cultural Affairs, discussed programs in the Office of Policy and Accountability.

Janet Judson

Committee Secretary