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Rules Review committee meeting on Tues July 12, Board of Ed rule changes to handle 2016 legislation

Rules Review committee meeting on Tues July 12, Board of Ed rule changes to handle 2016 legislation

On Tuesday, July 12, at 10:00 am CT the legislative Rules Review committee will meet in Pierre. The meeting will be held in Room 414 of the State Capital building. SDPB will also provide live audio for anyone wishing to listen in on the meeting. The previous meeting was held on June 1. My post prior that meeting is here. The minutes from that meeting can be read here. I also have a post looking…

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House Ed has 3 bills on Weds Feb 17

House Ed has 3 bills on Weds Feb 17

On Wednesday, February 17, at 7:45 am the SD House Education committee will take on 3 bills. This is compiled using the agenda at the time of composing this post. Agendas can and do change! One way to listen to these meetings live is via the audio links on the Schedule page of the LRC website. While there you can also view the status board for the meetings as they are going on. HB…

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Senate Ed has three bills on Tues Jan 26, including school lockdown bill

Senate Ed has three bills on Tues Jan 26, including school lockdown bill

On Tuesday, Jan 26th, at 7:45 AM the SD Senate Education committee will take on 3 bills. SB 63 is pretty important to keep an eye on because of the mandate it places on schools. SB 5 (SoDakLiberty Posts) – Revise the procedure to initiate a school district boundary change. SoDakLiberty Stance: Undecided Prime Sponsors: Sen Deb Peters (R, Dist 9) and Rep Herman Otten (R, Dist 6) are the prime…

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Four Dept of Ed bills prefiled

Four Dept of Ed bills prefiled

The South Dakota Department of Education has four bills prefiled for the 2016 legislative session. The only bill I will likely be watching closely is SB9; mostly because the DOE is looking to spend a lot of money and I have little trust in their ability to actually use the money as it is intended. HB 1013 (SoDakLiberty Posts) – Revise certain provisions regarding alternative instruction…

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