Education

protect students and employees at institutions of higher education from divisive concepts.

prolong requirements for increasing teacher compensation.

revise the general state aid formula to provide adjustment for alternative education students participating in interscholastic activities.

provide for the use of screening instruments in determining kindergarten readiness.

permit the wearing of a beaded graduation cap at a school honoring or graduation ceremony.

direct the Indian Education Advisory Council to make an annual report to the Governor and the State-Tribal Relations Committee.

provide for the payment of signing bonuses to school district staff members.

to protect elementary and secondary students from political indoctrination.

modify certain provisions related to elections for sparse school districts.

require renovation estimates on certain school facilities before replacement.

require school boards to consult with law enforcement on the design of new school facilities.

repeal certain reporting requirements to the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council.

transfer funds to the South Dakota postsecondary scholarship grant fund for the South Dakota need-based grant program and to declare an emergency.

revise the gross receipts tax on certain food.

require the Board of Regents to provide an annual presentation to the special committee.

make an appropriation for multi-media lab equipment at Black Hills State University and to declare an emergency.

make an appropriation to the Board of Regents to upgrade an education lab and purchase resources at Black Hills State University and to declare an emergency.

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

revise criteria for the South Dakota freedom scholarship.

clarify the certification process for teachers and school administrators.

increase the South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship award.

make an appropriation to the Department of Education to provide grants to organizations that provide early education programs.

provide for the establishment of education savings accounts.

authorize the Board of Regents to contract for the design and construction of an addition to the wellness center at the University of South Dakota, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

authorize the Board of Regents to contract for the design, renovation, and construction of an addition for a health sciences center at Black Hills State University–Rapid City, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

authorize the Board of Regents to contract for the demolition of Briscoe Hall and the existing Lincoln Hall, and the design and construction of the new Lincoln Hall, at Northern State University, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

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

make an appropriation to the Board of Technical Education to support the purchase of simulation equipment for a health sciences clinical simulation center on the campus of Southeast Technical College and to declare an emergency.

revise certain provisions related to the partners in education tax credit program.

revise the membership of the Board of Education Standards to include the chairs of the Senate and House committees on education.

revise provisions regarding the Teacher Compensation Review Board.

make an appropriation to the Board of Regents to renovate the science laboratories in the Churchill-Haines Building at the University of South Dakota.

authorize the Board of Regents to acquire the incubator building located on the campus of South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, to contract for the design and renovation thereof, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.