South Dakota legislators have been talking about options for increasing teacher pay. While Governor Dennis Daugaard proposed a half cent sales tax increase to pay for them, no bill has yet been introduced.
Senator Bill Shorma of Dakota Dunes says legislators have known about the problem for quite some time…..

Shorma says teachers don’t have the option of moving easily from job to job for higher pay…..

House republican leaders have already talked about alternative plans for funding the teacher pay increase because of the difficulty expected in getting a two thirds vote to raise the sales tax.