Governor Dennis Daugaard greeted lawmakers in Pierre for the 87th session of the South Dakota Legislature with this State of the State address. Daugaard focused on needing workers and incentives for teachers in his one hour speech. He told lawmakers that, while South Dakota has a business climate that is one of the best in the nation, the state lacking in the area of skilled workers and used a recent visit to Raven Industries to speak to that need…
Daugaard proposed an initiative to enhance South Dakota’s work force…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/01/stateofstate11-2.mp3|titles=stateofstate11-2]The four categories that make up South Dakota Wins included emphasis on math and science education, training for skilled jobs, promotion of health care occupations and the recruitment of workers to the state. Daugaard’s proposals for teachers include bonuses for the top 20-percent of teachers of five-thousand dollars, while all science and math teachers would get a 35-hundred dollar bonus. Daugaard also proposes the ending of teacher tenure.