10:15 A.M. –

3:00 P.M.

Executive Session to Discuss Personnel Matters, Pending and Prospective Litigation, Contractual Matters, Marketing or Pricing Strategies by a Board of a Business Owned by the State When Public Discussion May Be Harmful to the Competitive Position of the Business, and to Consult with Legal Counsel

Lunch – Surbeck Center, Bump Lounge​

1. Report and Actions of Executive Session
2. Welcome and Presentation by SDSMT President Jim Rankin
3. Student Organization Awards
1. South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
   
2. Black Hills State University
   
4. Reports from Individual Presidents and Superintendents
5. Reports on Individual Regent Activities
6. Report from the Student Federation
7. Report of the Executive Director
1. Senate Bill 55 Outreach Sessions
   
2. Fall 2021 Semester and Covid Update
   
3. SDBOR Enrollment Update​
   
8. By-Laws Amendments (First & Final Reading)
   
9. Final Senate Bill 55 Task Force Report and Recommendations​
   

Consent Agenda

​Academic and Student Affairs

A.   New Program Request – NSU – Minor in Adapted Physical Education
B.   Program Reactivation Request – USD – MM in Music with a specialization in the History of Musical Instruments
C.    Articulation Agreements

1. South Dakota State University
   
2. University of South Dakota
   

D.    Agreement on Academic Cooperation – NSU
E.    Memorandum of Understanding – NSU & South Dakota Educational Access Foundation
F.    Request to Seek Accreditation – SDSMT
G.   SDSU & SD Department of Agriculture & Natural Resources Joint Powers Agreement – Ash Tree Herd Immunity Investigation
H.    Digital Forensics Center Joint Powers Agreement – DSU & Attorney General's Office

Budget and Finance

I.      BOR Policies 6:1 – Facilities Planning & 6:10 – Legislative Authorization of Private or Grant Funded Facilities Revisions (First & Final Reading)
J.      DSU Resolution – Public Sidewalk
K.    South Dakota State University Plat Resolution and Greek Village Lease
L.     M&R Projects (Projects Greater Than $250,000)
M.   SDSU Naming Request – First Bank & Trust Arena
N.    FY22 Operating Budgets

Informational Items – No Board Action Necessary

O.    Interim Actions of the Executive Director
P.     Capital Project List
Q.    Building Committee Report​
R.    Public Service Activity 2021 Report

1. Special Schools Update
   
1. SD School for the Deaf
   
2. SD School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
2. SDSBVI Comprehensive Plan for Special Education
   
3. Opportunity for All - REVISED 10/06/2021​
   
4. Senate Bill 55 Recommended Policy Revisions
1. BOR Policy 2:23 – New Program, Program Modification, Curriculum, Inactivation/Termination (First Reading)​
2. BOR Policy 2:34 – Academic Program Evaluation (New Policy) (First Reading)
   
3. BOR Policy 2:35 – Course Enrollment Management (New Policy) (First Reading)
   
4. Repeal BOR Policy 2:21 – Summer Term (First Reading)
   
5. BOR Policy 5:17 – Instructional Funding (First Reading)
   
5. BOR Policy Revisions – BOR Policy 4:4 – Non-Faculty Exempt Employment Provisions, BOR Policy 4:7 – Grievance – Faculty, & BOR Policy 4:14 – Faculty Discipline and Disciplinary Procedures (First Reading)
   
6. New Program Request – NSU – MSEd in Art Education
   

Reception – Ascent Innovation Campus, 18 East Main Street, Rapid City​​​

1. BOR Policy Revisions
1. Reserved
   
2. Reserved
   
3. BOR Policy 4:39 – Alternative Work Schedules (First Reading)
   
2. BHSU-RC Renovation & Addition for West River Nursing Education Facility Design Plan (FPP)
   
3. DSU Athletics Event Center Facility Program Plan (FPP)​
   
4. NSU Replace Lincoln Hall Combined Preliminary Facility Statement (PFS) and Facility Program Plan (FPP)​
   
5. SDSU SJAC Wrestling Revised Facility Design Plan (FDP)
   
6. SDSU Lincoln Hall Renovation Facility Design Plan (FDP)​ - REVISED 10/06/2021
   
7. USD Wellness Center Expansion Facility Program Plan (FPP)​
   
8. USD Health Sciences Building Revised Facility Design Plan (FDP)
   
9. Reserved
   
10. SD Biopr​ocessing Institute​​