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The Joint Committee on Appropriations of the South Dakota legislature got an update on the SB55 task force at their meeting Friday in Pierre. The SB55 task force is looking at the operations of the Board of Regents and the six state universities, looking for operational efficiencies.
Committee Co-Chair and task force member, Representative Chris Karr of Sioux Falls, said they expect to wrap up the study this summer…
A question was raised if closing one of the six universities should be part of the study. Senator Ryan Maher of Isabel says that could be decided in the next few years…
South Dakota legislators continue to brainstorm cost-cutting measures for public universities, including potential closure
But another lawmaker reminded colleagues that the lowest bidder doesn t necessarily return the best quality work. The exchange came Friday in continuing conversations around slimming the Board of Regents budget, as per a 2020 law. Written By: Christopher Vondracek | ×
Republican members of the South Dakota House of Representatives (from L to R), Reps. Sue Peterson, of Sioux Falls, Trish Ladner, of Hot Springs, and Steve Haugaard, of Sioux Falls, huddle prior to a pivotal vote late in the session on whether to accept a Senate-amended plan to establish a medical marijuana program. (Christopher Vondracek / Forum News Service)
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South Dakota taskforce rolls up sleeves to further cut state budget for higher education
A taskforce of business leaders, Board of Regents officials and lawmakers stemming from a 2020 law calling for cost effectiveness across the state s six public universities met for the third time on Thursday, airing a range of ideas for adopting a lean budget. Written By: Christopher Vondracek | ×
Rep. Chris Karr, R-Sioux Falls, addresses a crowd on Thursday, April 15 in Spearfish, South Dakota, gathered for the third meeting of a cost-cutting taskforce looking at South Dakota s higher education budget. (screenshot)
PIERRE, S.D. A third meeting of a cost-cutting taskforce for South Dakota s higher education system kicked off on Thursday, April 15 with an animated reset from some Republican state legislators, who said they were worried the process wouldn t exact the far-reaching savings they d hoped for.
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