South Dakota Rep. James Schaefer (R)

SD - Agriculture and Natural Resources (House)

Title:

vice chair

SD - Education (House)

Title:

member

SD - HB1007 Restrict the term of conservation easements.

SD - SB191 Increase state aid to education and revise certain provisions related to education funding.

SD - HC1022 Honoring the South Dakota Department of Agriculture for one hundred ten years of promoting, protecting, preserving, and improving South Dakota's agriculture for today and tomorrow.

SD - SCR1 Urging action by Congress on agricultural issues and the federal farm bill.

SD - HCR1002 Urging the United States Supreme Court to revisit the Roe v. Wade case and to overturn its decision.

SD - HC1025 Recognizing Saturday, July 27, 2013, as the National Day of the American Cowboy.

SD - HCR1003 Commending the nation of Israel for its cordial relationship with the United States and with the State of South Dakota.

SD - HC1024 Commending and congratulating Bridger Gordon, age twelve, of Whitewood on achieving national recognition for exemplary volunteer service by receiving a 2013 Prudential Spirit of Community Award.

SD - HCR1011 Encouraging pedestrians and bicyclists to wear brightly colored clothing when using a public highway and for motorists to watch for pedestrians and bicyclists.

SD - HC1019 Recognizing and honoring the South Dakota Arthritis Foundation for its efforts to raise awareness and work towards the prevention and cure of arthritis in children and adults.

SD - HB1067 Designate POW/MIA Recognition Day as a working holiday.

SD - HCR1007 Endorsing Taiwan's participation as an observer in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the twenty-ninth anniversary of sister state relations with the Province of Taiwan in the Republic of China (Taiwan).

SD - SB92 Provide for the repair of property that has sustained damage when the materials are no longer available in the marketplace.

SD - HB1135 Regulate access to and use of public waters on public and private property.

SD - HB1065 Allow student midwives to practice the functions of a nurse practitioner or nurse midwife in certain instances.

SD - HB1203 Allow nonpublic schools to obtain state accreditation without adhering to any Common Core standards.

SD - HB1124 Provide for the appointment of members of the South Dakota Pulse Crops Council.

SD - HB1177 Criminalize the failure to return rented or leased property and to provide a penalty therefor.

SD - SB6 Determine whether factors affecting productivity should be applied if the actual use of agricultural land does not correspond to the soil classification standards.

SD - SC20 Commending and honoring the White River Tigers Boys Gold Team on being champions of the 2012 Boys State Class B Golf Tournament.

SD - HB1166 Reward teachers in school districts that have a low percentage of graduates in need of remediation upon entering higher education, and to make an appropriation therefor.

SD - HB1152 Revise certain provisions relating to the administrative office and to the appointment and direction of the executive director of the South Dakota Wheat Utilization, Research and Market Development Commission.

SD - HC1005 Commending and honoring the 2012 Habitat for Humanity - South Dakota Habitat Supporters of the Year.

SD - HC1056 Honoring those persons who encourage children to read and those children who participate in the Read Across America Program that builds awareness and supports reading programs in our homes and communities.

SD - SB201 Remove the requirement that fluoride be added to municipal water supplies.

SD - HC1070 Honoring the memory of Milo Smith.

SD - HB1168 Increase certain levies relating to predator control districts.

SD - SC5 Commending and congratulating Colton Manville, Trevor Mahoney, and Dean Laganiere, students at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, for qualifying for the Olympics of Computer Science which will take place in Russia.

SD - HB1178 Appropriate money to the South Dakota Board of Regents - Agricultural Experiment Station to implement a research investment program.

SD - HB1181 Enhance animal and livestock sustainability.

SD - SB233 Create the critical teaching needs scholarship program, to make an appropriation to the education enhancement trust fund to provide for the annual funding of the scholarships, and to declare an emergency.

SD - HB1210 Restrict state involvement in certain tribal aspects of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

SD - HC1006 Honoring the City of Whitewood, South Dakota, on its one hundred twenty-fifth anniversary as an incorporated city.

SD - HC1020 Honoring the memory of Don Hight.

SD - SB93 Revise certain provisions concerning requirements of fire sprinklers in single family dwellings.

SD - SB208 Make an appropriation to rehabilitate certain state-owned rail lines.

SD - HB1233 Grant limited immunity for the provision of voluntary medical services under certain circumstances.

SD - SB184 Revise the number of ownership acres necessary to qualify for certain big game hunting licenses to be used on a landowner's property.

SD - HB1204 Require the Board of Education to obtain legislative approval before adopting any further Common Core standards, and to repeal a provision requiring the board to conduct certain public hearings.

SD - HR1001 Endorsing the induction of Tom C. Miller into the PRCA Rodeo Hall of Fame.

SD - SCR5 Commending the Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) pilot program at Wagner Community School, and honoring Sage Zephier for delivering the student address for the JAG National Leadership Awards Luncheon in Washington.

SD - SCR6 Requesting the Congress of the United States to enact legislation that would reinstate the separation of commercial and investment banking functions that were in effect under the Glass-Steagall Act (Banking Act of 1933).

SD - SC8 Honoring Harold Thune and Jerald Applebee of Murdo for their individual accomplishments, as well as their efforts and involvement with the Annual Jones County Invitational Basketball Tournament.

SD - HB1121 Require the publication of information on the number of veterans and veterans with service-connected disabilities employed by South Dakota state government.

SD - SB88 Authorize the county to deny bids on county sales of tax deed properties if the bidder is not current on property taxes due.

SD - HB1156 Revise certain provisions concerning nonresident waterfowl licenses.

SD - SB164 Revise the compensation requirements payable to surface owners for exploration damages and to allow the payments to be made in multiple installments.

SD - SC29 Honoring Courtney Peterson of Sisseton, South Dakota, as the recipient of the 2012 Miss Rodeo America First Runner-up Award.

SD - HCR1006 Petitioning the President of the United States and the Department of State to authorize the Keystone XL Pipeline.

SD - HB1160 Clarify certain penalty provisions relating to damage caused by wildlife to land, livestock, or crops.

SD - HB1086 Revise certain provisions relating to the publication of certain records by cooperatives.

SD - HB1173 Establish an education property tax credit program.

SD - HB1123 Increase the surcharge on certain hunting licenses for predator control purposes, approve temporary funding provisions relating to predator control, and to declare an emergency.

SD - SC14 Honoring Molly Hermann of Sturgis, South Dakota Girls State Governor and Ty Wiley of Sioux Falls, South Dakota Boys State Governor; and commending the South Dakota American Legion and Auxiliary for their sponsorship and coordination of the Girls State and Boys State programs.

SD - HB1167 Restructure the policy advisory committee for animal damage control.

SD - HC1085 Honoring and thanking Bernie and Myrna Hunhoff and their family for the contributions of South Dakota Magazine to the state of South Dakota.

SD - HB1118 Revise certain provisions regarding special motor vehicle license plates for veterans with disabilities.

SD - HB1119 Establish a school-to-work grant program in the Department of Education and to make an appropriation therefor.

SD - SB155 Establish a local government road improvement grant fund for the purpose of serving new agricultural facilities and to make an appropriation therefor.

SD - SB80 Reinstate certain provisions repealed in the Eighty-seventh Legislative Session regarding the accounting for federal impact aid.

SD - HC1016 Honoring George Zahn and his wife for their many years of public service to the municipality of Worthing.

SD - HB1221 Provide for the establishment and maintenance of a state veterans and public servants cemetery and memorial park.

SD - SC13 Honoring the crew of North Carolina Air National Guard, MAFFS (Modular Airborne FireFighting System) 7, 145th Airlift Wing, Charlotte, North Carolina.

SD - HB1151 Extend general immunity from liability for directors and officers of certain nonprofit fire and ambulance departments and to limit certain actions for personal injury or death.

SD - SB225 Prohibit a person from keeping or maintaining a place allowing underage drinking and to provide penalties therefor.

SD - HCR1004 Expressing support for the 2013 South Dakota coordinated plan for natural resources conservation.

SD - SCR3 Urging the members of the South Dakota Congressional delegation to sponsor and support legislation granting states the authority to require sellers, regardless of nexus, to collect sales and use taxes if certain tax simplification and streamlining thresholds are met by the states.

SD - SB100 Establish a wine direct shipper permit and to provide for certain direct shipments of wine.

SD - HC1017 Commending and honoring the 2011-2012 Girls AA Mitchell High School Kernel Basketball Team for winning the State AA Girls Basketball Championship.

SD - SB188 Make an appropriation to fund the Teach for America grant program.

SD - SB125 Provide for the award of joint physical custody of children under certain circumstances.

SD - SC2 Commending Principal Dan Walsh for his years of service in education in South Dakota.

SD - HCR1001 In opposition to certain actions by animal rights groups to undermine agricultural producers.

SD - HB1100 Authorize the use of certain gold and silver coins as legal tender.

SD - SB94 Prohibit a social host from permitting the underage consumption of alcoholic beverages on the social host's premises and to provide penalties therefor.

SD - SB185 Clarify the authority of the interim rules review committee.

SD - HB1191 Provide for the issuance of additional retail fireworks licenses.

SD - HB1176 Define truancy.

SD - HB1187 Provide alternative brand inspection procedures for certain rodeo livestock.

SD - SC16 Commending and honoring Gale Lundberg on his retirement from teaching and coaching for fifty years in South Dakota schools.