HB1047make an appropriation to the Department of Education to improve and renovate the Cultural Heritage Center and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
HB1080prolong requirements for increasing teacher compensation.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1119revise the general state aid formula to provide adjustment for alternative education students participating in interscholastic activities.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1308provide for the payment of signing bonuses to school district staff members.Do PassYea
HB1340appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and for common schools.Do PassYea
SB59revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB71revise certain provisions related to the partners in education tax credit program.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB99revise percentages regarding certain municipal proceeds of gaming revenues.Referred toYea
SB139provide for the creation and funding of Oceti Sakowin community-based schools.Do Pass AmendedYea
2021 Regular Session9 votes
HB1066authorize the transfer of wind energy tax revenue from a school district general fund.Do Pass AmendedYea
HCR6015To encourage the Executive Board of the Legislature to create an interim legislative study on mental health education in this state.Concurred in ResolutionYea
SB46allow 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.Do PassYea
SB49revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas.Do PassYea
SB68provide for the creation and funding of Oceti Sakowin community-based schools.Do PassNay
SB68provide for the creation and funding of Oceti Sakowin community-based schools.ReconsideredNay
SB68provide for the creation and funding of Oceti Sakowin community-based schools.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB175remove certain eligibility requirements for the partners in education tax credit program.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB195appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and for common schools.Do PassYea
2020 Regular Session29 votes
HB1152provide financial assistance for school sentinel training.Do PassNay
HB1152provide financial assistance for school sentinel training.Do PassNay
HB1157provide for kindergarten enrollment options.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1157provide for kindergarten enrollment options.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1159revise provisions regarding the referral of opt outs made by school districts.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1174establish the date of kindergarten enrollment eligibility.Do PassYea
HB1174establish the date of kindergarten enrollment eligibility.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1175define dyslexia for the purposes of special education and related services.Do PassYea
HB1175define dyslexia for the purposes of special education and related services.Do PassYea
HB1198provide an excess levy for the capital outlay fund.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1198provide an excess levy for the capital outlay fund.TabledYeatabling motion
HB1201provide for the distribution of a list of possible reasonable accommodations to students with disabilities.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HB1213provide a transfer of funds for critical teaching needs scholarships and to declare an emergency.Do PassNay
HB1213provide a transfer of funds for critical teaching needs scholarships and to declare an emergency.Do PassNay
HB1213provide a transfer of funds for critical teaching needs scholarships and to declare an emergency.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
HB1255remove the requirement for a mandatory appraisal in exchanges of land between school districts.Do PassYea
HB1255remove the requirement for a mandatory appraisal in exchanges of land between school districts.Do PassYea
HB1258provide for child safety accounts for students subject to certain safety incidents.TabledYeatabling motion
SB39establish the Jobs for South Dakota's Graduates program and the special donation fund.Do PassYea
SB66provide for the creation and funding of Oceti Sakowin community-based schools.Do PassNay
SB142establish certain restrictions regarding the state subsidized dual credit program.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB144create the road improvement priority fund, provide for the distribution of the fund, make an appropriation, and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB144create the road improvement priority fund, provide for the distribution of the fund, make an appropriation, and to declare an emergency.Placed on calendarYea
SB144create the road improvement priority fund, provide for the distribution of the fund, make an appropriation, and to declare an emergency.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
SB170revise certain provisions regarding school district capital outlay funds.Do PassYea
SB170revise certain provisions regarding school district capital outlay funds.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB174revise the purposes for which a school district's capital outlay fund may be used.Do PassYea
SB174revise the purposes for which a school district's capital outlay fund may be used.Do PassYea
SB188account for educational opportunities provided to students during a state of emergency and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
2019 Regular Session18 votes
HB1001revise the timing of the recalculation of the allocations for the disability levels in the state aid to special education formula.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1001revise the timing of the recalculation of the allocations for the disability levels in the state aid to special education formula.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1031authorize certain wind and solar easements and leases by the commissioner of School and Public Lands.Do PassYea
HB1031authorize certain wind and solar easements and leases by the commissioner of School and Public Lands.Concurred in amendmentsYea
HB1058require the provision of certain services regarding special education to students receiving alternative instruction.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HB1083revise certain programs to support education in South Dakota.TabledYeatabling motion
HB1109exclude certain funds from the calculation of local effort in the state aid to education formula.Do PassNay
HB1127revise the calculation of fall enrollment for the purposes of education funding.Do PassNay
HB1139repeal provisions regarding maximum taxes levied by a school district for capital outlay.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1139repeal provisions regarding maximum taxes levied by a school district for capital outlay.ReconsideredYea
HB1144revise certain provisions regarding the transportation of students participating in open enrollment.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1149provide an appropriation for the Native American achievement schools grant program.Do PassYea
HB1149provide an appropriation for the Native American achievement schools grant program.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayNaytabling motion
HB1169revise certain education programs and promote efficiency in state government and to make an appropriation therefor.TabledYeatabling motion
HB1232lower the compulsory age for school attendance.Do PassNay
HB1232lower the compulsory age for school attendance.Do PassNay
SB179revise the property tax levies for the general fund of school districts and to revise the state aid to education formula.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB182revise the special education property tax levy for school districts and to revise the state aid to special education formula.Do PassYea
▶No vote recorded (excused / absent)6 bills
SCR1Urging Congress to increase federal funding for special education.Excused
HB1139repeal provisions regarding maximum taxes levied by a school district for capital outlay.Excused
HB1144revise certain provisions regarding the transportation of students participating in open enrollment.Excused
HB1247establish minimum requirements for high school graduation.Excused
SB191appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and for common schools.Excused
SB39establish the Jobs for South Dakota's Graduates program and the special donation fund.Excused
Votes are shown as cast; we don’t score or label positions. Amendment-adoption motions are omitted, and tabling motions are flagged (a Yea there was a vote to kill the bill).