SB 196 South Dakota Senate · 2025 Regular Session

incorporate the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings in public school curriculum.

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Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed 2 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Failed

Feb 2025

Governor

Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Last action Feb 18, 2025

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Introduced → Senate Education Engrossed · 3 edits · Feb 11, 2025

MINOR

This bill amends South Dakota's education standards law to require the Board of Education to incorporate Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings into public school curriculum. The change mandates that all elementary and secondary students have access to instruction on the history, language, culture, and heritage of the state's nine Indian tribes, with the Board required to consult with the South Dakota Indian Education Advisory Council when developing these materials.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of curriculum requirements to specifically include Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings and mandates consultation with the Indian Education Advisory Council, applying to all elementary and secondary students in South Dakota public schools.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for the Board of Education to incorporate Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings into public school curriculum.

Added mandate that curriculum must provide opportunities for all elementary and secondary students to focus on the history, language, culture, and heritage of the nine Indian tribes in South Dakota.

ENFORCEMENT

Added requirement for the Board to consult with the South Dakota Indian Education Advisory Council when developing curriculum under this section.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2025

How they voted

7–28

Failed

Total votes 35

Feb 18, 2025

D Democratic3

3 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican32

4 Yea 28 Nay

87% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 28 S.J. 283

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Introduced

Senate Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 282 Amendment 196C

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Vote failed

Senate Vote: fail (7-28)

senate

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 266

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Education Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Introduced

Education Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 196A

upper

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to S.J. 195

upper

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors