After a heated discussion about K-12 education in South Dakota, lawmakers on the House Education committee voted 10-5 to pass Senate Bill 72 to the House floor. SB72, which increases the amount insurance companies can divert money owed to the state treasury into a scholarship fund from $3 million to $5 million, has already passed the Senate by a 25-7 vote earlier this month.
Legislators killed a bill to change the makeup of the Board of Education Standards to be majority educators in the House Education committee Wednesday.
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — A proposal that would designate up to $5 million of state government’s tax funds to be used for scholarships to families of students who attend private K-12 schools is proceeding through the South Dakota Legislature. Senators voted 25-7 on Tuesday for SB72. It now moves to the House of Representatives for […]