SOUTH DAKOTA SENATE
EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION

Bob Gray
President Pro tempore   		Dennis Daugaard
PRESIDENT  
Trudy Evenstad
Secretary  
Calendar
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
37th Legislative Day
SENATE CONVENES AT 9:00 AM

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MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
* Refer to Daily Reader for engrossed (amended) bill

SB 4 *    (HJ 650, 651, 652) revise certain tax levy limitations and property tax levies for school districts.
     Provide for additional responsibilities to the Agricultural Land Assessment Implementation and Oversight Advisory Task Force.
SB 36 *    (HJ 618) revise certain drug registration fees and license fees related to health care facilities.
SB 37 *    (HJ 619, 719) establish certain immunity for volunteers of the statewide emergency registry of volunteers for South Dakota program.
SB 106 *    (HJ 575, 725, 726) 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.
     Enhance education in South Dakota.
     Revise certain provisions regarding the distribution of funds to sparse school districts, and to appropriate funds to distribute to sparse school districts.
SB 165 *    (HJ 615) provide for the authorization of certain private, nonprofit benevolent organizations to assist in funding certain school curricula, activities, and programs.
SB 184 *    (HJ 648) require the terms of certain easements or options to accommodate other easements for wind or essential services.
SCR 11     (SJ 36th LD) Urging the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the use of higher blends of ethanol in non-flex fuel vehicles.


CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

HB 1239     (SJ 36th LD) create the South Dakota Boxing Commission and to provide for the supervision of boxing, kickboxing, and mixed martial arts competitions and sparring exhibitions in the state.

CONFERENCE COMMITTEES APPOINTED THAT HAVE NOT REPORTED

SB 115     revise certain provisions related to the initiation of modifications to county comprehensive plans.

Senate Committee: Olson, Rhoden, Hanson (Gary)
House Committee: Rausch, Cronin, Frerichs

HB 1091     make an appropriation to initiate a master of social work degree program in higher education.

House Committee: Rave, Hunhoff (Bernie), Lust
Senate Committee: Hunhoff (Jean), Gray, Nesselhuf

HB 1254      revise the funding of elementary and secondary education and to increase the required minimum size of a school district.
     Revise the index factor in the state aid to education formula.
     Enhance education.

House Committee: Faehn, Hunhoff (Bernie), Rave
Senate Committee: Knudson, Gray, Heidepriem

LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATIONS

SC 26     (SJ 36th LD) Honoring Valerie Melmer for her outstanding commitment and service to the South Dakota legislative page program and the youth of South Dakota.
HC 1025     (HJ 731) Honoring Savannah Johnson of Spearfish as a recipient of a 2009 Prudential Spirit of Community Award.
HC 1026     (HJ 731) Commending the Sturgis Brown High School Scoopers Wrestling Team on winning the 2009 South Dakota Class A Wrestling Championship.