A number of bills and resolutions have been pre filed ahead of the South Dakota legislative session.
Among them is House Concurrent Resolution 6001 that calls for a study of ways to keep kids 16 and older in school until graduation.
District 18 Representative Mike Stevens of Yankton is a co-sponsor….

Stevens says there are some models that work….

Stevens says they need to work with experts in a number of fields….

There will be a number of bills introduced this year that originated from the summer study of juvenile justice and mental health.