[EDLING:2390] South Dakota: Bill would establish Indian education effort

[Francis M. Hult]

Rapid City Journal

Bill would establish Indian education effort

By Joe Kafka, The Associated Press
PIERRE -- A state Senate committee unanimously embraced a bill Tuesday that 
would set up an Indian Education Office in South Dakota and an advisory council 
with representatives from each of the state's nine tribes.


The efforts are aimed at making sure teachers and students are knowledgeable 
about American Indian culture in South Dakota.

The legislation, which was offered by Gov. Mike Rounds, would require all new 
teachers from out of state and those who were certified after 1993 to complete 
a three-hour course in South Dakota Indian history and culture.

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