Governor Bill Janklows 2002 State of the State Message

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Governor Bill Janklows 2002 State of the State
Message
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ReportChallenges
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Weve Done A Lot Together!?
Putting Taxpayers FirstEducating Our
PeopleProtecting People PropertyHelping
People Who Cant Help Themselves
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Property Tax Relief
Millions
Property Tax Burden Shifted to State
The Local Burden for Property Taxes Paid is
still about what it was 7 years ago.
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Digital State Survey (Making State Government
More Efficient Accessible to Citizens through
Technology)
Category
1997 2001 Education
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1 Health Social Services
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Digital Democracy
35 7 Courts Law
Enforcement 25
15 Management Administration 46
22 Electronic Commerce
42 33
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Educators on State K-12 E-mail System
9,957
7,727
Teachers Sharing Ideas with Other Teachers 4.5
million e-mails in the 1st three months of the
school year
1,802
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High School Courses Via DDN Videoconferencing
1,119 High School Students Are Taking Dual
Credit and High School Credit Courses from
universities, the NSU E-Learning Center and
cooperating school districts.
Such As...
Accounting Advanced Biology American
Government American History Anatomy Art Basic
Agriculture
Calculus Chemistry College Algebra Composition Eng
lish French I II Physics
Pre-Calculus Senior Math Spanish I, II III,
and several more
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K-12 Education

• New State Aid Formula
• Wiring / Connecting Schools-- 622
• TTL for teachers-- 40
• After school programs
• Open enrollment
• Content standards
• Reading enhancement program
• 16,500 Computers added
• 17 million US West Vtel Video System
• State paid networking
• Distance Learning-- DDN NSU
• Social Workers in the Schools
• 12 million in equipment for Tech Schools

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Helping Children

• Chicken Pox Vaccinations-- 30,740 in last 2
  years
• Early childhood hearing screenings
• Bright Start-- 19,216 boxes
• Increased Medical coverage for 7,463 children
• Fetal alcohol syndrome program
• Early intervention for juvenile alcohol and drug
  abusers--
• 8,468 successful diversions
• General Brady Boot Camp Girls Quest Program

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South Dakota Immunization Rates of 2-year Old
Children
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Immunization rates are based on the percentage of
each years entering kindergarten students who
were adequately immunized (4 doses of DTaP, 3
doses of polio, 1 dose of MMR) at 24 months of
age. Data source Retrospective study of
children entering kindergarten.
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Problems Addressed

• Diabetes Blood Pressure screenings in all
  counties at 590 sites--
• 31,536 tested for blood glucose-- Over 3,000
  had elevated blood sugar
• 24,738 tested for high blood pressure-- Over
  8,000 had elevated blood pressure
• All referred to a doctor
• Organ donor program -- 54,841 more organ donors
  in past 3 years
• More doctors for rural areas
• Rural Water
• Missouri River land transfer
• Putting prisoners to work

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Putting Prisoners to Work...

• Wiring schools
• Roofing
• Tuckpointing
• Fighting forest fires
• Thinning forests
• Building homes and cabins
• Making firefighter lights
• Responding to disasters
• Repairing state fairgrounds
• Maintaining government grounds

• Rebuilding campgrounds
• Renovating state buildings
• Rebuilding bicycles
• Refurbishing fire trucks
• Repairing buses
• Making handicapped ramps
• Assistive Technology for the handicapped
• Rebuilding wheelchairs-- 1,000s
• Building picnic tables boat docks

2.3 Million Hours of Work in 2001
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More Problems Addressed

• Disasters--
• Spencer, Black Hills, Watertown, Ethan,
  Faulkton, Armour, Oglala, Estelline, Spearfish,
  Mitchell, Alpena, Blunt, Onida, Huron, Redfield,
  James Valley Christian School and Lennox
• Beginning farmer bond program-- 228 for 22.5
  million
• Ag development
• James River tree removal new trees (-81,000
  160,000)

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Spruce-Up Tank Yank 2001
Wood and rubble
353,210,000 Old appliances metal
29,294,000 Old tires
3,499,834
Batteries
10,029 Cars and trucks
3,530
Abandoned buildings torn down
1,496 Pesticide containers
94,343 / 60,800 Petroleum tanks
2,919 / 2,091 Petroleum/contaminat
ed water 550,000 gallons
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Dakota Cement Trust
Income Return of 5.35 Ave. Growth 1.5
6.85 FY BeginValue GF Payout Ed
Payout Value After Payouts 2002 226.0
12.0 --
229.5 2005 237.2 12.0
0.7 240.8 2007 244.7
12.0 0.8 248.7 2010
256.9 12.0 1.4
261.1 2099 1,087.9 12.0
44.7 1,105.7
Income Return of 5.35 Ave. Growth 2.5
7.85 FY BeginValue GF Payout Ed
Payout Value After Payouts 2002 226.0
12.0 --
231.7 2005 243.8 12.0
1.1 249.9 2007 256.4
12.0 1.3 263.2 2010
277.4 12.0 2.4
284.8 2099 2,879.0 12.0
137.3 2,955.7
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Dakota Cement Audit
In our opinion, the schedule of gain on sale of
assets to GCC Dakotah, Inc. referred to above
presents fairly, in all material respects, the
gain on sale of assets to GCC Dakotah, Inc. of
South Dakota Cement on March 16, 2001, as
determined by the Asset Purchase Agreement
referred to in the first paragraph. --
McGladrey Pullen, July 11, 2001
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Governors Affordable Housing Program
755 Homes in 205 Communities
36 Day Care Centers in 31 Communities

Source SD Housing Authority, December, 2001
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We Have New Challenges?
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Terrorism Legislation

• Pilot photo identification
• System for updating local officials
• Modernize quarantine laws to fight
  bioterrorism
• Recruiters allowed in schools

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Youth Internet Safety Survey-- (Ages 10-17)

• Unwanted Sexual Solicitions
• 20 of kids received them
• 70 of solicitations received at home
• 97 of the solicitations from strangers
• 3 were aggressively pursued (phone, gifts)
• by adults--34, by other minors--48, by
  unknowns--18
• Less than 10 of incidents are told to parents
  

• Unwanted Exposure to Sexual Material
• 25 of kids received them
• 67 of solicitations received at home

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Opt-Outs by Local Schools, Counties, Cities and
Special Taxing Districts
6,510,306
Cumulative Total 15,235,509
2,290,316
2,043,587
1,842,582
1,041,199
1,007,519
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Opt Out Legislation
Problem
15,235,509
12.4 of property tax reductions have
already been wiped out by the tax spenders
122,444,278
Solutions1. Opt out elections should be 60,
like a bond issue.2. Opt outs should state
how many years they will last.3. Give voters
or elected officials the option to opt-in.
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FY 2000 Comparisons
Ave.
Change from Teacher
Previous CumulativeDistricts
Salary Group
Change 10,000 ? (2)
33,968 ---
--- 2,100-4,100 (11) 31,215
- 2,753 -
2,7531,000-2,100 (12) 28,444
- 2,771 - 5,524 500-1,000
(28) 27,195 - 1,249
- 6,773 200-500 (71)
25,249 - 1,946 -
8,719200? (52) 23,923
- 1,326 - 10,045
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FY 2000 Comparisons
Stanford
Tests Districts
Gr 4 Gr 8 Gr 11
ACT 10,000 ? (2)
62.5 70.0 67.0 22.6
2,100-4,100 (11) 65.5 68.5
64.4 21.9 1,000-2,100
(12) 62.2 67.9 62.2
21.8 500-1,000 (28) 64.8
68.7 61.8 21.3
200-500 (71) 64.2 68.2
58.8 20.5 200?
(52) 66.1 70.5 59.9
20.7
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FY 2000 Comparisons

Reserves
PerDistricts
Teacher10,000 ? (2)
13,9252,100-4,100 (11)
22,5051,000-2,100 (12)
23,852500-1,000 (28) 28,048
200-500 (71) 38,759200?
(52) 39,064
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FY 2000
Ave.

Reserves
Teach Stanford Tests
PerDistricts Salary
Gr4 Gr8 Gr11 ACT
Teacher10,000 ? (2) 33,968
62.5 70.0 67.0 22.6
13,9252,100-4,100 (11) 31,215
65.5 68.5 64.4 21.9
22,5051,000-2,100 (12) 28,444
62.2 67.9 62.2 21.8
23,852500-1,000 (28) 27,195
64.8 68.7 61.8 21.3 28,048
200-500 (71) 25,249 64.2
68.2 58.8 20.5 38,759200?
(52) 23,923 66.1 70.5 59.9
20.7 39,064
Smaller schools do as well as larger schools
through grade 8, but what about high
school? Cooperation Technology Can Boost Those
Scores
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Education Task Forces
A. Citizen Task ForceB. Educator Task Force
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General Funds Commitment to EducationSouth
Dakota Surrounding States
Total State General
K-12 General State Funds (millions)
Funds (millions) for K-12
Montana 1,202
513 43 South Dakota
818 300
37Iowa 5,377
1,990
37Minnesota 12,640
4,391 35North Dakota
805 285
35 Nebraska 2,530
739 29
Wyoming didnt report.
Source National Association of State Budget
Officers, FY2000
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State Aid to Local Schools with Property Tax
Relief(in Millions)
314
Almost Doubled
Only 54
Almost Tripled
159
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Only 32 million increase in 18 years
2.6
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One Person Can Make a DifferenceBut All Should
Try
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The EndThe Beginning