82nd Legislative Session _ 2007

Committee: House Education
Friday, February 23, 2007

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
E    Bradford
P    Buckingham
P    DeVries
P    Elliott
P    Gilson
P    Hackl
P    Hills
P    McLaughlin, Vice-Chair
P    Novstrup (Al)
P    Olson (Ryan)
P    Thompson
P    Van Norman
P    Weems
P    Wick
P    Heineman, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chair Heineman

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 22, 2007

Moved by:    Hills
Second by:    Gilson
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

          SB 95: establish a State Board of Technical Institutes, to provide for its powers, duties, and responsibilities, and to provide for the transfer of authority over public postsecondary technical education from the Department of Education to the State Board of Technical Institutes.



MOTION:     DO PASS SB 95

Moved by:    Buckingham
Second by:    Weems
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(8-6-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Buckingham, DeVries, Gilson, McLaughlin, Thompson, Van Norman, Weems, Wick

Voting No:    Elliott, Hackl, Hills, Novstrup (Al), Olson (Ryan), Heineman

Excused:    Bradford

         SB 115: revise certain provisions regarding the rule-making authority of the Board of Education.

MOTION:     AMEND SB 115

115cb
     On page 2, after line 4 of the printed bill, insert:

"

     Any rules promulgated to establish standards for the classification and accreditation of pre- kindergarten programs shall ensure that any child under the minimum age for kindergarten pursuant to § 13-28-2 is not required to attend a pre-kindergarten program. In addition, any such rules shall ensure that any school district that receives foundation program state aid for pre-kindergarten programs shall collaborate with any provider that volunteers to participate, that operates within the boundaries of the school district, and that meets the accreditation standards for pre-kindergarten. "

Moved by:    Hills
Second by:    Elliott
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

 MOTION:     DO PASS SB 115 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Hills
Second by:    Thompson
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION AMEND SB 115

115cc
     On page 2, after line 4 of the printed bill, insert:

"
     Section 2. This Act is effective on July 1, 2008.".


Moved by:    Olson (Ryan)
Second by:    McLaughlin
Action:    Failed by roll call vote.(6-8-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Elliott, Hills, McLaughlin, Olson (Ryan), Thompson, Van Norman

Voting No:    Buckingham, DeVries, Gilson, Hackl, Novstrup (Al), Weems, Wick, Heineman

Excused:    Bradford

 MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION DEFER SB 115 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Weems
Second by:    Gilson
Action:    Failed by roll call vote.(7-7-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Buckingham, DeVries, Gilson, Hackl, Novstrup (Al), Weems, Wick

Voting No:    Elliott, Hills, McLaughlin, Olson (Ryan), Thompson, Van Norman, Heineman

Excused:    Bradford

The Chair deferred SB 115 until Tuesday, February 27, 2007.

         SB 199: increase the compulsory attendance age for school attendance.

Presented by:    Wade Pogany, Department of Education (Handout #1)
Proponents:    Wayne Lueders, Associated School Boards of SD
        Larry Zikmund, Associated General Contractors - Building Chapter
        Susan Randall, SD Voices For Children
        Christie Johnson, School Administrators of SD
        Laurie Feiler, Department of Corrections
        Rick Melmer, Department of Education


MOTION:     DO PASS SB 199

Moved by:    Buckingham
Second by:    Olson (Ryan)
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:     CALL THE QUESTION

Moved by:    Hills
Second by:    Novstrup (Al)
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 199

Moved by:    Buckingham
Second by:    Olson (Ryan)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(12-2-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Buckingham, Elliott, Gilson, Hackl, Hills, McLaughlin, Novstrup (Al), Olson (Ryan), Thompson, Weems, Wick, Heineman

Voting No:    DeVries, Van Norman

Excused:    Bradford

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Weems
Second by:    Wick
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Jo Ann Nelsen

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Committee Secretary                            Phyllis M. Heineman, Chair