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House sustains governor's veto of bill expanding childcare assistance to childcare workers
Summary
The South Dakota House failed to override Governor Larry Roden's veto of House Bill 11-32, which would have expanded eligibility for the state's childcare assistance program to certain childcare employees; the motion to override received 27 ayes and 43 nays and did not meet the two-thirds threshold.
Governor Larry Roden returned House Bill 11-32 with objections, and the South Dakota House voted on March 13 on whether to override his veto. The motion to pass the bill notwithstanding the governor's veto failed, with 27 members voting yes and 43 voting no; the two-thirds threshold required to override the veto was not met and the veto was sustained.
The veto letter from Governor Roden argued the bill "shifts South Dakota's childcare assistance program away from its core mission," saying the measure would give "childcare workers preferential treatment" and transform a safety-net program into what he called a "long term workforce subsidy." The governor also wrote that the bill "includes…
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