Senate Calendar 3/12/2009 10:00 AM

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CONSIDERATION OF EXECUTIVE VETOES

SB 132     (Veto letter, SJ 37^th LD) exempt certain school districts from the requirement to reorganize due to low enrollment.
     Allow resident students that attend school out of state to be counted in the resident school district's average daily membership for the purpose of distributing school and public lands funds.
HB 1197     (Veto letter, HJ 734, 735, 736) allow single-family dwellings that are under construction or listed for sale by contractors to be classified as owner-occupied single-family dwellings for the purpose of taxation.

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

HCR 1018     (HJ 714) Urging increased cooperation and collaboration between state, local, and tribal governments.
HCR 1019     (HJ 715) Urging South Dakota school districts and the South Dakota High School Activities Association to reexamine travel policies for high school athletic activities
SB 42 *    (Deferred from 37^th LD; Consider House Amendment, HJ 697 ) impose the sales tax on the gross receipts derived from renting mini-storage units, self-storage units, or storage space and the use tax on the use of mini-storage units, self-storage units, or storage space.
     Provide an application deadline for sales and use tax refunds regarding certain storage facilities.

CONSIDERATION OF REPORT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

SB 115 (SJ 37^th LD) revise certain provisions related to the initiation of modifications to county comprehensive plans.

LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATIONS

SC 27     (SJ 37^th LD) Commending David Adickes of President's Park Sculpture Garden near Lead, South Dakota, for his vision and talent as the designer and creator of the monumental patriotic artworks on permanent display in the Black Hills.
SC 28     (SJ 37^th LD) Honoring the life and times of Chester Sorensen of Freeman, South Dakota.
SC 29     (SJ 37^th LD) Honoring Jack Van Der Geest who passed away on March 5, 2009.
SC 30     (SJ 37^th LD) Honoring the life of Elsa Marie Winter Siefken of Wessington, South Dakota, on the occasion of her one hundredth birthday.
SC 31     (SJ 37^th LD) Honoring Mark Steck for receiving the 2008 Distinguished Service Award.
SC 32     (SJ 37^th LD) Congratulating and honoring Delaney Tyon, the Nastar National Ski Champion.
SC 33     (SJ 37^th LD) Commending and congratulating the Philip High School Lady Scotties Basketball Team for earning a trip to the State Class B Girls' Basketball Tournament for the first time in the school's history.
SC 34     (SJ 37^th LD) Congratulating and honoring Jami Fralick, a native of Martin, South Dakota, for his eighth place finish in the Bassmaster Classic.
HC 1027     (HJ 759) Honoring Terry Woster for his contributions to South Dakota journalism and culture and for forty years of reporting on the South Dakota State Legislature.
HC 1028     (HJ 760) Honoring the Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School Volleyball Team and the students involved in the program for winning the 2008 State Class AA Volleyball Championship.
HC 1029     (HJ 761) Honoring the Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School Girls' Cross Country Team and the students involved in the program for winning the 2008 Girls' State Class AA Cross Country Meet.
HC 1030     (HJ 761) Honoring the life of Thomas Schlachter of Gettysburg.
HC 1031     (HJ 762) Honoring three top seniors from Washington High School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as finalists for the Merit Scholarship Awards.
HC 1032     (HJ 762) Congratulating Sioux Falls Washington High School for its U.S. News and World Report Silver Medal rating.
HC 1033     (HJ 763) Congratulating the Sioux Falls Washington High School Girls' Basketball Team, its coaches, and student managers for their 2008 South Dakota State AA championship season.

HC 1034     (HJ 763) Congratulating the Sioux Falls Washington High School Boys' Golf Team on its 2008 South Dakota State Class AA championship season.
HC 1035     (HJ 764) Congratulating Coach Brett Schlekeway as the recipient of the South Dakota High School Coaches Association 2008 Assistant Coach of the Year Award.
HC 1036     (HJ 764) Congratulating the Sioux Falls Washington High School Highsteppers on the success of their dance team as 2008-2009 South Dakota State AA Champions.
HC 1037     (HJ 765) Congratulating the Washington High School Competitive Cheer Team and coaches for their 2008 South Dakota State AA championship season.
HC 1038     (HJ 766) Congratulating Sioux Falls Washington High School student Josh Heitkamp for his 2008 South Dakota State AA Boys' Cross Country Individual Championship and for being awarded All-American status by the National High School Athletic Coaches Association.