This very important, helpful bill is up early Thursday), 7:45am (6:45 Mt).
HB1223 would allow a mom(or a dad with custody) to get childcare assistance without having to cooperate with child support enforcement.
This applies after parents split up. Relationships can be messy. There could be good reasons for not involving child support.
The main point is: If we want the custodial parent to have the opportunity for employment, she’s going to need childcare. House Health & Human Services committee. Urge these rep’s to Support HB1223: Gary.Cammack@sdlegislature.gov ; Fred.Deutsch@sdlegislature.gov; Joe.Donnell@sdlegislature.gov; Erin.Healy@sdlegislature.gov; Mellissa.Heermann@sdlegislature.gov; Kevin.Jensen@sdlegislature.gov; David.Kull@sdlegislature.gov; Scott.Moore@sdlegislature.gov; Brian.Mulder@sdlegislature.gov; Kameron.Nelson@sdlegislature.gov; Taylor.Rehfeldt@sdlegislature.gov; Brandei.Schaefbauer@sdlegislature.gov; Mike.Weisgram@sdlegislature.gov ,
Reminder:
— HB1238 would let kids from households over the reduced-price meal cut off get to eat school meals at the reduced price. (family income 185-209% of poverty level). House Education tomorrow-Wednesday 7:45am(6:45 Mt). Ask these rep’s to Support this helpful bill: Amber.Arlint@sdlegislature.gov , Byron.Callies@sdlegislature.gov , Roger.DeGroot@sdlegislature.gov , Fred.Deutsch@sdlegislature.gov , Eric.Emery@sdlegislature.gov , Mellissa.Heermann@sdlegislature.gov , Phil.Jensen@sdlegislature.gov ,Scott.Moore@sdlegislature.gov , Brian.Mulder@sdlegislature.gov , Scott.Odenbach@sdlegislature.gov , Tim.Reisch@sdlegislature.gov , Stephanie.Sauder@sdlegislature.gov , Bethany.Soye@sdlegislature.gov , Mike.Stevens@sdlegislature.gov , Tyler.Tordsen@sdlegislature.gov ,
HB1238.
Updates
— Sad news. SB156 failed.( free tuition for tribal members at state schools)
— Good news. SJR506 failed (7-0) (crazy ideas re guns)
More bills on hot topics will be up next week. The legislature does not meet this Friday.
Thanks for being a voice for people who need our voices.
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Since Cory decided to fly the coop (what’s going on with that fella anyhoos?) I decided to start posting Cathy’s Legislative updates.
Advocates,
Maybe you can get a note off on these in time.
— SB156, free tuition for tribal members at state schools, will be up in Senate Education tomorrow(Tue) 7:45am(6:45 Mt). Sorry for the short notice. Ask these senators to Support this helpful bill: Shawn.bordeaux@sdlegislature.gov, Sydney.Davis@sdlegislature.gov, steve.kolbeck@sdlegislature.gov, Liz.Larson@sdlegislature.gov, Tom.Pischke@sdlegislature.gov , Tim.Reed@sdlegislature.gov , kyle.schoenfish@sdlegislature.gov,
— HB1238 would let kids from households over the reduced-price meal cut off get to eat school meals at the reduced price. (family income 185-209% of poverty level). House Education Wednesday 7:45am(6:45 Mt). Ask these rep’s to Support this helpful bill:
Amber.Arlint@sdlegislature.gov , Byron.Callies@sdlegislature.gov , Roger.DeGroot@sdlegislature.gov , Fred.Deutsch@sdlegislature.gov , Eric.Emery@sdlegislature.gov , Mellissa.Heermann@sdlegislature.gov , Phil.Jensen@sdlegislature.gov ,Scott.Moore@sdlegislature.gov , Brian.Mulder@sdlegislature.gov , Scott.Odenbach@sdlegislature.gov , Tim.Reisch@sdlegislature.gov , Stephanie.Sauder@sdlegislature.gov , Bethany.Soye@sdlegislature.gov , Mike.Stevens@sdlegislature.gov , Tyler.Tordsen@sdlegislature.gov ,
— SJR506 has been mentioned before, so here’s where it is. (As I read it: Tax off guns and ammo. Violent people, people threatening violence, etc. may keep the guns until the conviction. Then only the one gun involved would be taken away.) It is up in Senate Judiciary tomorrow(Tue) 7:45am(6:45 Mt). Sorry for the short notice. Ask these senators to Oppose : Helene.Duhamel@sdlegislature.gov ; Michael.Rohl@sdlegislature.gov ; David.Wheeler@sdlegislature.gov; Brent.Hoffman@sdlegislature.gov; Jim.Stalzer@sdlegislature.gov; Jim.Mehlhaff@sdlegislature.gov, Joshua.Klumb@sdlegislature.gov,
— Updates today:
? SB119 Passed the Senate today(29-3), tribal ID for voter registration. So that’s good. (But it now has an amendment so that it won’t start until Jan.1, 2025. The sponsor proposed it, so I guess we can’t complain. Maybe he had to in order to get it passed.) Now we want the House to pass it. I’m guessing it will go to House State Affairs.
?? SJR510, on food tax, was voted down(3-27) on the Senate floor today. Very disappointing.
— If you are wondering, as we are, SJR501 (Medicaid work requirement ??) and HB1184 (Summer EBT ?) are not up this week. The soonest they will be up is next Monday.