Published June 09, 2010, 07:54 AM
The committee ultimately split 4-2 in favor of letting the definition stand, even though the Legislature provides no funding for preschool activities, and lawmakers have otherwise repeatedly blocked efforts by the Rounds administration to advance pre-school in South Dakota.
Legislative panel OKs definition of preschool
PIERRE — The Legislature’s rules review committee struggled Tuesday whether to allow the state Board of Education to define preschool in the regulations that govern South Dakota’s public schools.The committee ultimately split 4-2 in favor of letting the definition stand, even though the Legislature provides no funding for preschool activities, and lawmakers have otherwise repeatedly blocked efforts by the Rounds administration to advance pre-school in South Dakota.
By: Bob Mercer, Republic Capitol Bureau
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