Committee Agenda

Committee:    House Appropriations
Room:     LCR1
Date:     Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Time:     8:00 AM



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         SB 49      make an appropriation to fund sales tax on food refunds and to declare an emergency.
             The Committee on Appropriations at the request of the Bureau of Finance and Management

         SB 50 *     revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2009.
             The Committee on Appropriations at the request of the Bureau of Finance and Management

         SB 72 *     make an appropriation to initiate a master of social work degree program in higher education.
             Senators Gray, Haverly, Hunhoff (Jean), and Miles and Representatives Rave, Blake, Hunhoff (Bernie), and Tidemann

         SB 117      appropriate funds to the postsecondary technical institutes for program enhancement.
             Senators Knudson, Adelstein, Bartling, Bradford, Gillespie, Hanson (Gary), Heidepriem, Jerstad, Maher, Merchant, Miles, Peterson, Schmidt, Turbak Berry, and Vehle and Representatives Faehn, Burg, Carson, Cutler, Dennert, Elliott, Feinstein, Frerichs, Greenfield, Hunhoff (Bernie), Kirkeby, Krebs, Lange, Lucas, Noem, Olson (Betty), Solum, Street, Thompson, Turbiville, and Vanneman

         SB 164      revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2009 to fund the South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship.
             The Committee on Appropriations at the request of the Office of the Governor

         SB 181 *     make an appropriation for the support of the state fair.
             Senators Hansen (Tom), Adelstein, Knudson, Merchant, Olson (Russell), and Vehle and Representatives Carson, Burg, Feinstein, Frerichs, Gibson, and Vanneman

         SB 203 *     make an appropriation for the purposes of funding the Birth to Three Program in the Department of Education and to require a review of the program.
             Senators Gray, Abdallah, Dempster, Garnos, Hanson (Gary), Heidepriem, Knudson, Miles, and Turbak Berry and Representatives Dennert, Curd, Cutler, Hunhoff (Bernie), Noem, and Rave

         BILLS FOR POSSIBLE ACTION WHICH HAVE HAD PRIOR HEARING.

         SB 36      revise certain drug registration fees and license fees related to health care facilities.
             The Committee on Appropriations at the request of the Department of Health

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         LARRY TIDEMANN, Chair