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Consent calendar items read into the record included Senate Bill 58 (revising provisions related to human trafficking), Senate Bill 115 (revising a provision related to contact with a child, language redacted in the transcript), Senate Bill 128 (amending requirements for an official newspaper), Senate Bill 135 (exempting a motor vehicle insurer from certain title fee provisions) and a series of House bills including HB1002 (South Dakota Indian studies course requirement for certified educators), HB1003 (definitions in the school funding formula), HB1004 (tuition for students placed in residential treatment centers), HB1029, HB1030, HB1031 and HB1032 (updates to South Dakota Retirement System statutes). The Senate also received messages that Senate Bill 35 passed the House without change and that several House bills and a concurrent resolution were transmitted for the Senate’s consideration.

Senate page resolution 2, recognizing the work of the pages who served during the session, was adopted by voice/roll call with a tally of 35-0. The president directed certificates be given to pages immediately following the vote.

Committee reports were delivered on the floor: the Committee on Senate Taxation, Senate State Affairs, Senate Local Government, Senate Health and Human Services, Senate Transportation, and the Joint Committee on Appropriations each presented recommendations or notifications of items referred or deferred. The president also announced that the Office of Engrossing and Enrolling had compared and correctly enrolled Senate Bill 35 and reported Senate Bill 17 was delivered to the governor on Feb. 7, 2025, at 9 a.m.

Several bills received first reading and were assigned to committees by the President Pro Tem, including bills directed to Health and Human Services, State Affairs, Transportation and Judiciary.

All votes and committee reports were recorded on the floor and the titles of consent calendar items were deemed correct following the unanimous approval.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","South Dakota Senate - Day 17","oneSentenceSummary","The Senate approved the consent calendar (multiple House and Senate bills) by unanimous voice/roll call and adopted a Senate Page Resolution recognizing pages; committee chairs reported recommendations and several bills were assigned to committees for first reading.","taxTitle","2025 Legislative SD, South Dakota","taxId",77845,"location","South Dakota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6667925,"Senate rejects bill to cap school administrator pay to district teacher average",1183,2707000,3890000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2250276-753425c5aabf02b5db565f06a2038c40&start=2707&end=3890","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2250276-753425c5aabf02b5db565f06a2038c40/thumbnail_2707000.jpg","/articles/6667925/South-Dakota/Senate-rejects-bill-to-cap-school-administrator-pay-to-district-teacher-average","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6667925-d4deb1b22961c9d63eba78575e715677/orig.mp4?Expires=1771225674&Signature=EX7m~ur9uW3oG9SV3RTIU4-02YmnKSwZbYufAJA2Qql9jhx5n0fax~P8kdxrv0YbkjPSbpwN3P7A3fxQH8z5GAb~5faYR6DcDmfjeoJJaMLr71pkwFNu3ATyVpAmnlPIIvizdcxAtb6vQOl6z4KZz4uqxSTO66eXP32cgFuI75r73fOh6SAq3wFsapgn5wEkiTmDmTtlTKkyh3iKlyQfATV24mJfN8Tnfgyejam0lZn7yVfX~h1X55KZnbK8GuIyAIFIseXqScznY5BcNoOtPC0LecV0DkWp1MiaiFLDukEv~~XxGJpgnngD6XiBwfnn0JIA5BUqZqoD-pZh~~cRRg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The South Dakota Senate on final passage voted down Senate Bill 161, a proposal to cap school administrator compensation at a level tied to the average teacher salary in each school district. The bill failed by a vote of 13 yeas and 22 nays.

Senator Peterson, the bill sponsor, argued the measure would prioritize teacher pay and reduce a widening gap between teacher and administrator compensation. \"This bill is very simple. It sets administrative salaries based on the average teacher's salary in that school district,\" Peterson said on the floor, and she cited spending and growth-rate data distributed to senators from the South Dakota Department of Education.

Opponents said the proposal improperly intruded on local school-board authority and could produce unintended consequences. \"This is not how you fix that problem,\" said Senator Smith in opposition, arguing that school boards should have discretion to set administrator pay and that pushing down other positions is not the right approach. Senator Kolbeck also urged rejection, saying the matter belongs at the school-board level and warning that the bill could create incentives for districts to work around the limit.

Senator Nelson urged the body to recognize education performance challenges and evaluate how funding decisions are made; she characterized the bill as one idea among many to address student outcomes and staffing incentives. Senator Jensen raised a technical question asking whether the bill used a mean or median average; Peterson replied the statutory language uses \"average\" and did not specify median versus mean, a point opponents said could cause unintended pay fluctuations if district salary structures change.

Questions on funding and local control came up during debate. Senator Grove asked whether legislative appropriations or local school boards determine pay increases; Peterson said the state funding formula, local property taxes and federal dollars all contribute to school finances, and the legislature controls the statewide appropriation component.

After debate and a brief closing from the sponsor, the roll call showed 13 yeas and 22 nays; the president declared the bill lost on final passage.","Senate Bill 161, which would have tied school administrator salaries to the average teacher salary in each district, failed on final passage after extended debate about local control, funding and policy trade-offs; the bill lost 13-22.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6667930,"Senate approves bill letting municipalities repurpose parkland by ordinance",346,2347000,2693000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2250276-753425c5aabf02b5db565f06a2038c40&start=2347&end=2693","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2250276-753425c5aabf02b5db565f06a2038c40/thumbnail_2347000.jpg","/articles/6667930/South-Dakota/Senate-approves-bill-letting-municipalities-repurpose-parkland-by-ordinance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6667930-d157ee9a8f9dc7dd4d00f46f764c1eba/orig.mp4?Expires=1771225674&Signature=P7GJ9auqKb0~oVIYEpzf6u-ABe4egfg3pSlXdUvzKCkrJpeniRxqS8UZg9ulbZZNRUC9HiHk19i01Bxq0XuZ01NbMJk857uv3AXlmAnPsMEvpNagdxajZAdSauERYtos0ErSJg0V8hq2AePyUnRkTsvz1aOcfmvIeh2bD915EtPJKiOM4l4uQokw8z~XK8c2w1Xvfbf1wJ85c~KQ7TuN7ypQcfjwS6ClAcqQySiY5V~1AfrNLg~~i8Eg3c-67xH5Nntl4qhliveyW3dKSaxRp0S2EAqmaKjGOX7iZHfi0CGExvWlav00dWZiLRkOvHUdvRCbU82TgF9bvnNtYYmjPA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The South Dakota Senate on the floor passed Senate Bill 97, which allows the governing body of a first- or second-class municipality to change the use of municipally owned parkland by ordinance rather than holding a local public vote. The bill passed on final passage by a vote of 34 yeas and 1 nay.

Senator Reid, speaking on the measure, said the bill \"allows the governing body of a first or second class municipality to change the use of municipality owned parkland by ordinance versus bringing it to a public vote\" and described the procedure the bill requires, including special publication and hearing timelines. Reid said the change is optional for communities and emphasized that the new process requires the land to continue to be used for a public purpose.

The bill prescribes a multi-step ordinance process: an authorizing ordinance must be published in the municipality's official newspaper once a week for at least two consecutive weeks, with the final publication occurring at least 14 days before the first reading; two readings of the ordinance are required with at least five days between readings; a public hearing notice must be published no less than 10 days in advance of the hearing; and, if approved, the ordinance becomes effective 20 days after passage to permit a citizen referral. The bill preserves a referral pathway that residents can use to challenge the governing body's decision after the ordinance process concludes.

Senator Nelson offered a practical example of when the authority would be useful, saying her community is considering relocation of a wastewater treatment plant and that existing parkland west of the current plant may be the only feasible site. Nelson argued the bill would allow municipalities \"to use public land to be used for public good\" and save communities money compared with acquiring new property.

During final passage, the roll call showed 34 ayes and one nay; the president declared the bill passed and the title correct.

The bill now moves on to the enrollment/signature process as required by legislative procedures.","The South Dakota Senate passed Senate Bill 97 to let first- and second-class municipal governing bodies change the use of municipally owned parkland by ordinance if the land continues to serve a public purpose; the measure includes notification, public hearing and referral safeguards and passed 34-1.","actionData","errors"]

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