Committee Agenda

Committee:    Senate Education
Room:     423
Date:     Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Time:     7:45 AM



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         HB 1067 *     allow the voters of a school district to discontinue school board representation areas.
             The Committee on Appropriations at the request of the Bureau of Finance and Management

         HB 1149 *     allow a person or entity to offer postsecondary education credit in South Dakota while seeking accreditation from a recognized accrediting agency.
             Representatives Brunner, Bolin, Feickert, Jensen, Juhnke, Kirkeby, Moser, Novstrup (David), Olson (Betty), Rausch, Rave, Russell, and Verchio and Senators Howie, Abdallah, Bradford, Garnos, Novstrup (Al), Rhoden, and Schmidt

         HB 1252      repeal certain provisions relating to the education enhancement tobacco tax fund.
             The Committee on State Affairs at the request of the Office of the Governor

         HB 1254 *     revise the index factor in the state aid to education formula.
             Representatives McLaughlin, Bolin, Brunner, Dreyer, Gosch, Hunt, Kirkeby, Kopp, Krebs, Lust, Romkema, Schlekeway, Sly, and Turbiville and Senators Adelstein, Haverly, and Tieszen

         HB 1297 *     restrict the use of minor adjustments to school district boundaries and to revise the application process for minor boundary changes.
             Representative Rave

         BILLS FOR POSSIBLE ACTION WHICH HAVE HAD PRIOR HEARING.

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         COOPER GARNOS, Chair