The amendment added seven House sponsors and seven Senate sponsors to the commemoration resolution, and made minor formatting and clarifying edits (including correcting "Future Business Leaders of America members" to "Educators Rising members"). These changes broaden support for the resolution recognizing February as National Career and Technical Education Month without altering its core purpose.
26.866.11 101st Legislative Session HC8006 2026 South Dakota Legislature House Commemoration 8006 Introduced by: Representative Representatives Peterson (Drew) Underscores indicate new language. Overstrikes indicate deleted language. (Drew), Emery, Goodwin, Heermann, Muckey, Roe, and Van Diepen and Senators Crabtree, Duhamel, Hulse, Perry, Reed, Sauder, and Vilhauer A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION recognizing February as National Career and 1 Technical Education and National Career and Technical Student Organizations 2 Month. 3 WHEREAS, South Dakota career and technical education reaches more than 30,000 4 students in grades 7-12 and equips these students with essential skills such as adaptability, 5 motivation to grow, and a passion about an industry, alongside job-specific skills; and 6 WHEREAS, South Dakota career and technical educators provide unique and hands-on 7 experiences that empower and prepare students to be leaders in their future careers; 8 and WHEREAS, South Dakota career and technical student organizations enrich students with 9 opportunities for professional development, leadership, and industry-specific skills by 10 collaborating with educators and industry professionals; 11 and WHEREAS, South Dakota career and technical student organizations continue to grow in 12 size and depth of programming, with current membership numbers including 6,500 FFA 13 members, 500 Future Business Leaders of America members, 1,300 HOSA-Future Health 14 Professionals members, 500 SkillsUSA members, 600 Educators Rising members, and 1,600 Family, 15 Career and Community Leaders of America members; and 16 WHEREAS, South Dakota career and technical student organizations continue to inspire 17 young leaders to explore diverse career paths within their respective organization by traveling 18 the state and visiting other chapters, by providing leadership lessons, and by connecting with 19 industry professionals to help bridge the gap between the classroom and professional careers; 20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT COMMEMORATED, by the One Hundred First Legislature of the 21 State of South Dakota, that February is recognized as National Career and Technical Education 22 and National Career and Technical Student Organization month. 23