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State of South Dakota
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SEVENTY-FOURTH
SESSION
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 1999 |
| 930C0792 |
HOUSE BILL
NO.
1251
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| Introduced by: Representatives Brown (Richard), Brooks, Brown (Jarvis), Earley, Eccarius, Garnos, Hennies, Lucas, McCoy, Monroe, and Peterson and Senators Brown (Arnold), Everist, and Vitter |
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to
establish the A+ Schools Program and the A+ Schools
Partnership Fund.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA: Section 1. The Department of Education and Cultural Affairs shall establish a pilot program to be known as the A+ Schools Program to integrate the creative learning of the arts, including visual art, theater, music, and dance, into all areas of the curriculum for grades one through five. The Department of Education and Cultural Affairs shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to establish criteria for the selection of sites to become A+ schools, to establish and define program parameters and administrative requirements, and to allocate available funding for the program. The department shall gather statistical information and annually report to the Legislature on the progress of the pilot schools participating in the A+ Schools Program.
Section 2. There is hereby established in the state treasury the A+ schools partnership fund. Money may enter the fund from all lawful sources, including any state, federal, or local government agency, and any private association, person, or corporation. Any interest earned on money in the fund shall be deposited in the fund. Any money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the Department of Education and Cultural Affairs to develop the A+ Schools
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA: Section 1. The Department of Education and Cultural Affairs shall establish a pilot program to be known as the A+ Schools Program to integrate the creative learning of the arts, including visual art, theater, music, and dance, into all areas of the curriculum for grades one through five. The Department of Education and Cultural Affairs shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to establish criteria for the selection of sites to become A+ schools, to establish and define program parameters and administrative requirements, and to allocate available funding for the program. The department shall gather statistical information and annually report to the Legislature on the progress of the pilot schools participating in the A+ Schools Program.
Section 2. There is hereby established in the state treasury the A+ schools partnership fund. Money may enter the fund from all lawful sources, including any state, federal, or local government agency, and any private association, person, or corporation. Any interest earned on money in the fund shall be deposited in the fund. Any money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the Department of Education and Cultural Affairs to develop the A+ Schools
Program pursuant to section 1 of this Act.
