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Transgender Issue Back Before SD Legislative Committee

Transgender Issue Back Before SD Legislative Committee

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Transgender policies in state schools will again be in front of an interim legislative committee.

The “South Dakota High School Activities Association Interim Committee” meets today in Pierre.

Senator Bill Van Gerpen of Tyndall says the legislature tried during this year’s session to come up with transgender policy…

 

Van Gerpen says he believes those type of policy decisions should be made by legislators…

 

The committee will also talk about the site selection process used by the activities association for state tournaments. Van Gerpen says those decisions should stay with the association…

 

There have been complaints from some of the smaller cities over losing out on state tournaments to Rapid City and Sioux Falls.

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