A Senate Bill that would fund English as a second language education for students coming to South Dakota from outside of the United States continues to have life in the South Dakota Legislature. Senator Jim White of Huron says S-B159 passed the Senate Education Committee on a 7-0 vote with a “do pass” recommendation and moved to the full Senate. However it has been deferred three times…
White says S-B 159 is high on the list…
Representative Peggy Gibson says she has had questions about what the bill actually does….
Representative Dick Werner is looking forward to seeing the bill move to the House…
The ESL funding bill would need two-point-one million dollars in general fund appropriations. The bill will not be looked at by lawmakers Monday as mention by White because the Legislature is cancelling Monday activities due to blizzard like conditions.