A bill passed by this year’s legislature has school districts scrambling to comply. The law mandates that conflicts of interest be publicly disclosed, and approved by school boards.
Wade Pogany, Executive Director of the Associated School Boards of South Dakota, says the intent and language of the law don’t match up…..

Pogany says they are working with legislative sponsors to clarify the language…..

School districts are struggling to come up with a format that matches that intent. Pogany says they are trying to help…..

The law was passed in the wake of the investigation into missing money meant for the GEAR UP program.