2021 Legislative Update EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Purpose of Report: The Business Manager will present an oral report to review current legislation before the legislators of South Dakota. Administrative Recommendation to School Board: Acknowledge the report on the 2021 Legislative Update. Report Prepared by: Finance Office January 11, 2021 Presented by: Todd Vik Positions are updated as POSITIONS ON 2021 PENDING LEGISLATION bills are able to be BY THE reviewed by the District. LEGEND SIOUX FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT Color Key Updated Sioux Falls Legislators Positions not yet approved by District 6 – Herman Otten, Ernie Otten, Aaron Aylward School Board District 9 – Wayne Steinhauer, Rhonda Milstead, Bethany Soye Passed both District 10 – Margaret Sutton, Doug Barthel, Steven Haugaard houses District 11 – Jim Stalzer, Chris Karr, Mark Willadsen Dead District 12 – Blake Curd, Arch Beal, Greg Jamison District 13 – Jack Kolbeck, Sue Peterson, Richard Thomason Key Bills District 14 – Larry Zikmund, Erin Healy, Taylor Rehfeldt District 15 – Reynold Nesiba, Linda Duba, Jamie Smith House Bill 1007 Introduced by: The Committee on Local Government at the request of the Bureau of Administration Melissa Braak 367-7901 An Act to revise certain provisions regarding checks or bid bonds for public improvements. This bill contains clean-up language. Position: The District takes no position on this bill. House Bill 1025 Introduced by: The Committee on Education at the request of the Department of Education Todd Vik 367-7909 An Act to delete or revise certain outdated language relating to education. This bill contains clean-up language. Position: The District takes no position on this bill. Sioux Falls School District 49-5 Page 1 Printed 1.11.2021 2:31:12 PM Positions are updated as POSITIONS ON 2021 PENDING LEGISLATION bills are able to be BY THE reviewed by the District. SIOUX FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT Senate Bill 45 Introduced by: The Committee on Education at the request of the Department of Education Todd Vik 367-7909 An Act to repeal the annual survey of schools regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction. This bill would repeal the annual survey of schools regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction. Position: The District takes no position on this bill. Senate Bill 46 Introduced by: The Committee on Education at the request of the Department of Education Dr. James Nold 367-5384 An Act to 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. This bill would 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. The bill simplifies some of the process and language related to required educational hours counted towards a school minimum requirement during a declared state of emergency and possible school closures. Position: The District supports this bill. Senate Bill 49 Introduced by: The Committee on Appropriations at the request of the Bureau of Finance and Management Todd Vik 367-7909 An Act to revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas. This bill increases both State Aid formulas by 2.4 percent per the Governor’s budget address. This is 0.9 percent above the formula’s stated index factor of 3 percent or inflation whichever is less. Also adjusts both formula’s maximum property taxes to maintain the state0wide share between property taxes and state aid in both formulas. Position: The District supports this bill. The 2.4 percent increase will allow school districts to increase teacher (and other employee) compensation by an amount that somewhat keeps up with State Employee increases and provider increases. The additional 0.9 percent, if passed, would mean that, over the ensuing five years, the per student allocation will have increased 0.4 percent more than the statutory index factor increase since the ½ cent sales tax increase. This is a positive trend as 3 percent or inflation, whichever is less, does not keep up with private sector or state employee compensation increases over an extended period of time. Sioux Falls School District 49-5 Page 2 Printed 1.11.2021 2:31:12 PM .