PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The president of the South Dakota State’s Attorneys Association says a 33-page state law that the Legislature passed a decade ago is the root of many county governments’ current funding problems. That was part of the message Brookings County State’s Attorney Dan Nelson delivered Wednesday to a legislative interim committee. Nelson […]
Lawmakers agreed Tuesday to move forward with a proposal requiring law enforcement communicate with schools regarding student crimes. Advocates argued that the bill would enable schools to intervene proactively depending
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) A South Dakota Senate committee advanced a proposal Tuesday that requires law enforcement to tell schools when students threaten violence and violate drug and alcohol policies. The bill, which came about after a period of research into school safety last summer, next faces a vote in the Republican-controlled Senate.