South Dakota House Approves Bill To Increase Penalty For Assaulting School Employees

South Dakota House Approves Bill To Increase Penalty For Assaulting School Employees

PIERRE — A bill to put the same protections first responders have from assault on school employees has passed the South Dakota House of Representatives, Representative Tim Reisch of Howard says Senate Bill 129 isn’t intended to focus on students…

Representative Bethany Soye of Sioux Falls rose in opposition to the bill…

Reisch in rebuttal says they local prosecutors will have the final say in any charging decisions…

The House passed S-B 129 on a vote of 40 to 30, sending the bill to Governor Kristi Noem for consideration.