County Funding, Long-Term Care To Be Investigated By Legislative Summer Studies This Year

County Funding, Long-Term Care To Be Investigated By Legislative Summer Studies This Year

PIERRE — The Executive Board of the South Dakota Legislature have set two summer studies for the 2023 interim. County funding and nursing homes will be looked at over the summer by lawmakers. A number of ideas were under consideration but E-Board member, Representative Will Mortenson says these are the most critical now…

Senator Reynold Nesiba says affordable child care had a high ranking from legislators…

Senator Lee Schoenbeck says summer studies should be about preparing for the next legislative session…

Other topics considered for summer studies include foreign-owned ag land; nuclear energy; work with the Board of Regents on an alternate path to student success and child care.