The South Dakota Senate Education committee killed a bill today that would have established an early childhood education pilot program.
Bill Sponsor Billie Sutton of Burke says studies show kids in early education do better later in life
The bill called for a one time, five-million-dollar appropriation to set up the programs.
Kelsey Roth with the Bureau of Finance and Management says they were concerned with the financial impact
Senator Jeff Monroe of Pierre made the motion to send the bill to the 41st day
The committee voted six to one to effectively kill the bill.
(WNAX)