Education

delete or revise certain outdated language relating to education.

transfer the Office of Indian Education to the Department of Education.

authorize certain children who are subject to a military relocation to be eligible for registration with a state-approved distance learning provider.

authorize the designation of Purple Star schools.

authorize the transfer of wind energy tax revenue from a school district general fund.

revise certain state aid to education definitions for the 2021-2022 school year.

grant authority to the secretary of education to waive accountability requirements in certain situations.

suspend the required reduction in state aid resulting from school district general fund cash balances.

establish criteria regarding higher education.

make an appropriation to the Board of Technical Education for a new classroom building and to declare an emergency.

establish qualifications for members of the Board of Regents.

make an appropriation to the Board of Technical Education for a new precision agriculture facility and to declare an emergency.

establish restrictions governing instructional standards and curricular materials.

prohibit the use of curricular materials that promote racial divisiveness and displace historical understanding with ideology.

provide free tuition and fees to visually impaired residents for courses not subsidized by the state general fund.

repeal certifications by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

make an appropriation to the Board of Regents to purchase outstanding debt and to declare an emergency.

require the display of the state motto in public school classrooms.

make an appropriation for the redesign and renovation of the Berg Agricultural Hall on the campus of South Dakota State University, and to declare an emergency.

provide for participation in a parent education program upon filing for divorce.

prohibit preferential treatment in higher education employment practices.

revise certain provisions related to the training curricula required of a person appointed as a guardian or a conservator.

make an appropriation to update the South Dakota virtual school website, registration, and reporting system and to declare an emergency.

revise certain provisions related to news media coverage of high school activities.

revise off-campus tuition rates at institutions governed by the Board of Regents.

allow for the consideration of certain instruction to count towards the minimum number of hours required in a school term during a declared state of emergency.