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depletion of horse slaughter houses in the state.
• "I just wish that common folk maybe would have been involved in this," May said.
• Committee Chairman Rep. Brian Gosch also opposed the bill, saying some of the language was not clear. The Rapid City Republican also referred to cost estimates from the Legislative Research Council.
• A report from the council estimates the changes in the bill could cost the state between $86,000 and $129,000 over ten years.
• Current South Dakota law makes inhumane treatment of animals a Class 1 misdemeanor, carrying a maximum penalty of a year in jail and a $2,000 fine. The neglect, abandonment or mistreatment of an animal would remain a misdemeanor in the bill.
• However, the bill would make cruelty to animals a Class 6 felony, punishable by up to two years in prison and a fine of $4,000. Cruelty is defined as the intentional, willful and malicious infliction of physical abuse that causes prolonged pain, serious injury or death of an animal.
• The bill already passed the Senate last month. The House will vote on the bill Tuesday.
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New law delays Common Core for other subjects
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard has signed a bill that would delay adoption of Common Core standards for any other subjects.
• The new law also requires officials to provide an opportunity for public comment for all new content standards.
• The math and English standards adopted by nearly all states were devised by the National Governors Association and chief education officers from states. The goal is to raise expectations and make sure students nationwide are learning skills in the same grades.
• Opponents say Common Core is part of an inappropriate overreach of national and corporate interests into education and state standards should be decided by South Dakotans.
• Other bills seeking to scrap Common Core standards failed in the 2014 Legislature.
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