SB 161 South Dakota Senate · 2025 Regular Session

establish a maximum school administrator salary.

SB 161 proposes to set a maximum salary limit for school administrators in South Dakota. The bill directly affects school districts and the administrators who work within them by capping their compensation. It establishes a specific dollar amount or formula that determines the highest salary an administrator can earn, preventing pay from exceeding that threshold. This measure aims to control education spending by ensuring administrator salaries remain within a defined range.
Bill status failed 2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Failed
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Last action Feb 7, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2025

How they voted

1322
Failed
Total votes 35
Feb 7, 2025
D Democratic3
1 Yea 2 Nay
66% Nay
R Republican32
12 Yea 20 Nay
62% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Feb 7, 2025
Vote failed
Senate Vote: fail (13-22)
senate
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Education Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 3
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to S.J. 152
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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