Education

delete or revise certain outdated language relating to education.

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

establish resident tuition requirements for veterans and armed forces personnel and family members.

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.

establish qualifications for members of the Board of Regents.

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

prohibit preferential treatment in higher education employment practices.

Opining that Tayamni should be recognized as the official constellation of this state.

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

authorize the Board of Regents to contract for the construction of a Mineral Industry Building and the demolition of the old Mineral Industry Building on the campus of South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

appropriate funds for the purchase of the former Ascent Innovation Center and to declare an emergency.

prohibit the conduct of certain physical examinations or screenings on students in a school district without parental consent.

remove certain eligibility requirements for the partners in education tax credit program.

revise the provisions of parental choice regarding compulsory school attendance and matters ancillary thereto.

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

authorize the Board of Regents to contract for the redesign and renovation of, and the design and construction of an addition to, the Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex on the campus of South Dakota State University, together with equipment and furnishings, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

repeal the annual survey of schools regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction.

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.

revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas.

provide for the creation and funding of Oceti Sakowin community-based schools.

Supporting the value of public higher education in South Dakota and encouraging continued efforts to ensure that higher education remains affordable for all South Dakotans.