Section 3. The secretary of education may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to provide
for the certifications required in section 2 of this Act."
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Section 4. The Department of Education is hereby directed to review Project Lead the Way or
other similar project-based curriculum in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math in
the state's middle and high schools. The purpose of the curriculum is to make math and science
relevant for students by providing them with hands-on, real-world experiences.
Section 5. The Department of Education shall develop plans for a clearinghouse for youth internships, pre-apprenticeships, mentoring opportunities, and other educational experiences outside of the classroom that are available to middle and high school students within the state's research, science, and technology infrastructure. The purpose of the clearinghouse is to facilitate coordination among the middle schools, high schools, postsecondary technical institutes, universities, and the businesses and industries that offer these educational experiences, and to make students aware of the many unique opportunities available to them in South Dakota in the areas of research, science, and technology. To further capitalize on the talent and resources of the state's science and technology
community, opportunities for professional development for teachers may also be coordinated through
the clearinghouse.
Section 6. That chapter
13-3
be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
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Section 7. There is hereby established the Teacher Compensation Assistance Program Advisory
Council. The council shall be under the supervision of the Department of Education. The speaker
of the House of Representative shall appoint three members of the House of Representatives to the
council, including at least one member from each political party, and the president pro tempore of
the Senate shall appoint three members of the Senate to the council, including at least one member
from each political party. The Governor shall appoint the remaining members of the council,
including at least one teacher, one school administrator, and one representative of a statewide
education organization.
Section 8. The council shall examine how teacher quality and teacher salaries in the state can be
enhanced, and how the funds appropriated in fiscal year 2010 and in subsequent fiscal years by the
state for the teacher compensation assistance program established in
§
13-3-73 can best be utilized
to assist in that effort. The council shall consider a variety of issues surrounding teachers including
market compensation, a tiered licensure system, a system for evaluating teachers, mentoring and
induction programs for teachers, and continuing contracts for teachers.
Section 9. The council shall complete its work and the secretary of education shall provide its
recommendations to the Governor and to the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council
no later than November 15, 2008."
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Section 10. That
§
13-6-92
be amended to read as follows:
13-6-92.
If two or more school districts consolidate after July 1, 2001 and
prior to
on or before
July 1, 2007, the new school district is entitled to an additional three hundred dollars per average
daily membership as defined in § 13-13-10.1, up to a maximum of four hundred average daily
membership from each school district or a prorated portion thereof from a partial school district as
it existed prior to consolidation for the first year after consolidation. If two or more school districts
consolidate after July 1, 2001 and
prior to
on or before
July 1, 2007, the new school district is
entitled to an additional two hundred dollars per average daily membership as defined in § 13-13-
10.1, up to a maximum of four hundred average daily membership from each school district or a
prorated portion thereof from a partial school district as it existed prior to consolidation for the
second year after consolidation. If two or more school districts consolidate after July 1, 2001 and
prior to
on or before
July 1, 2007, the new school district is entitled to an additional one hundred
dollars per average daily membership as defined in § 13-13-10.1, up to a maximum of four hundred
average daily membership from each school district or a prorated portion thereof from a partial
school district as it existed prior to consolidation for the third year after consolidation.
Section 11. For the purposes of this Act, the following terms mean:
four hundred fall enrollment from each school district or a prorated portion thereof from a partial
school district as it existed prior to consolidation for the first year after consolidation. If two or more
school districts consolidate after July 1, 2007, and the secretary of education has issued an order to
give effect to the reorganization plan pursuant to
§
13-6-48 no later than July 1, 2008, the new school
district is entitled to an additional four hundred dollars per fall enrollment, up to a maximum of four
hundred fall enrollment from each school district or a prorated portion thereof from a partial school
district as it existed prior to consolidation for the second year after consolidation. If two or more
school districts consolidate after July 1, 2007, and the secretary of education has issued an order to
give effect to the reorganization plan pursuant to
§
13-6-48 no later than July 1, 2008, the new school
district is entitled to an additional two hundred dollars per fall enrollment, up to a maximum of four
hundred fall enrollment from each school district or a prorated portion thereof from a partial school
district as it existed prior to consolidation for the third year after consolidation.
Respectfully submitted, Respectfully submitted,
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Larry Rhoden Dave Knudson
House Committee Chair Senate Committee Chair