The amendment added four senators (Duhamel, Otten, Sauder) and three representatives (Heermann, Reisch, Van Diepen) as co-introducers and reformatted the bill by removing line numbers and procedural language, with no change to the substance of the commemoration itself.
26.843.9 101st Legislative Session SC806 2026 South Dakota Legislature Senate Commemoration 806 Introduced by: Senators Schoenfish, Crabtree, Deibert, Duhamel, Hulse, Larson, Otten, Perry, Reed, Sauder, Wipf, and Zikmund and Representatives Greenfield, Bahmuller, Emery, Goodwin, Heermann, Jordan, Kull, Moore, Muckey, Novstrup, Reisch, and Reisch Underscores indicate new language. Overstrikes indicate deleted language. Van Diepen A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION commending and honoring the 2025-2026 1 Outstanding School Administrators of South Dakota: David Olson, Meade, 2 Middle School Principal; Kendra Becker, Redfield, Secondary School Principal; 3 Richie Hutchinson, Sioux Falls, Assistant Middle School Principal; and Kay Bass, 4 Harrisburg, Assistant Secondary School Principal. 5 WHEREAS, these administrators have been elected by their peers for outstanding service 6 and dedication to education; and 7 WHEREAS, the combined years of service to the people of South Dakota and to the children 8 and youth of South Dakota of these four educational administrators is eighty-eight years; and 9 WHEREAS, each of these educators has demonstrated both a sincere interest in our 10 children as well as superior skills in their chosen field of educational administration; 11 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT COMMEMORATED, by the One Hundred First Legislature of the 12 State of South Dakota, that David Olson, Kendra Becker, Richie Hutchinson, and Kay Bass 13 are named as official representatives of the School Administrators of South Dakota and shall 14 continue their efforts to improve educational opportunities for the children of this state. 15