SB219

The amendment strengthens the consultation requirement by changing "when" to "prior to" (making it mandatory before rather than merely during the transaction) and narrows the bill's scope by excluding unmanned aircraft from the consultation requirement. It also adds an exemption for the Board of Regents and higher education institutions when aircraft are used primarily for educational purposes.

The amendment adds an exemption for the South Dakota Board of Technical Education and its institutions, allowing them to purchase or dispose of aircraft without consulting the Aeronautics Commission if the primary use is educational—matching an existing exemption already granted to the Board of Regents. This NARROWS the bill's reach by creating a parallel carve-out for another state higher education system.

The amendment corrects a grammatical error ("agencies" to "agency") and reorganizes the exemption language for the Board of Regents and the South Dakota Board of Technical Education to remove redundancy, while converting the bill from engrossed to enrolled status—these are technical edits that do not substantively change the bill's requirement that state agencies consult the Aeronautics Commission before purchasing, transferring, or disposing of aircraft.

Other amendments

• Joy Hohn219A