commending and honoring the 2025-2026 Outstanding School Administrators of South Dakota: David Olson, Meade, Middle School Principal; Kendra Becker, Redfield, Secondary School Principal; Richie Hutchinson, Sioux Falls, Assistant Middle School Principal; and Kay Bass, Harrisburg, Assistant Secondary School Principal.

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commending and honoring the 2025-2026 Outstanding School Administrators of South Dakota: David Olson, Meade, Middle School Principal; Kendra Becker, Redfield, Secondary School Principal; Richie Hutchinson, Sioux Falls, Assistant Middle School Principal; and Kay Bass, Harrisburg, Assistant Secondary School Principal.

commending and honoring the 2025-2026 Outstanding School Administrators of South Dakota: David Olson, Meade, Middle School Principal; Kendra Becker, Redfield, Secondary School Principal; Richie Hutchinson, Sioux Falls, Assistant Middle School Principal; and Kay Bass, Harrisburg, Assistant Secondary School Principal.

What This Bill Does

• commending and honoring the 2025-2026 Outstanding School Administrators of South Dakota: David Olson, Meade, Middle School Principal; Kendra Becker, Redfield, Secondary School Principal; Richie Hutchinson, Sioux Falls, Assistant Middle School Principal; and Kay Bass, Harrisburg, Assistant Secondary School Principal.
• Official keyword topics: Education Senate Commemoration Official sponsor note: Senators <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4817/Detail">Schoenfish</a> (prime), <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4741/Detail">Crabtree</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4745/Detail">Deibert</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4748/Detail">Duhamel</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4765/Detail">Hulse</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4781/Detail">Larson</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4798/Detail">Otten</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4800/Detail">Perry</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4807/Detail">Reed</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4815/Detail">Sauder</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4837/Detail">Wipf</a>, and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4835/Detail">Zikmund</a> and Representatives <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4755/Detail">Greenfield</a> (prime), <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4735/Detail">Bahmuller</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4749/Detail">Emery</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4753/Detail">Goodwin</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4760/Detail">Heermann</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4771/Detail">Jordan</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4778/Detail">Kull</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4789/Detail">Moore</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4791/Detail">Muckey</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4796/Detail">Novstrup</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4810/Detail">Reisch</a>, and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4825/Detail">Van Diepen</a>

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Official Summary Text

commending and honoring the 2025-2026 Outstanding School Administrators of South Dakota: David Olson, Meade, Middle School Principal; Kendra Becker, Redfield, Secondary School Principal; Richie Hutchinson, Sioux Falls, Assistant Middle School Principal; and Kay Bass, Harrisburg, Assistant Secondary School Principal.
Official keyword topics:
Education
Senate Commemoration
Official sponsor note: Senators <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4817/Detail">Schoenfish</a> (prime), <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4741/Detail">Crabtree</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4745/Detail">Deibert</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4748/Detail">Duhamel</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4765/Detail">Hulse</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4781/Detail">Larson</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4798/Detail">Otten</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4800/Detail">Perry</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4807/Detail">Reed</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4815/Detail">Sauder</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4837/Detail">Wipf</a>, and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4835/Detail">Zikmund</a> and Representatives <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4755/Detail">Greenfield</a> (prime), <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4735/Detail">Bahmuller</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4749/Detail">Emery</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4753/Detail">Goodwin</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4760/Detail">Heermann</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4771/Detail">Jordan</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4778/Detail">Kull</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4789/Detail">Moore</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4791/Detail">Muckey</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4796/Detail">Novstrup</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4810/Detail">Reisch</a>, and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4825/Detail">Van Diepen</a>

Current Bill Text

Senate Commemoration 806
Introduced by: Senators Schoenfish, Crabtree, Deibert, Duhamel, Hulse, Larson, Otten, Perry, Reed, Sauder, Wipf,
and Zikmund and Representatives Greenfield, Bahmuller, Emery, Goodwin, Heermann, Jordan, Kull, Moore,
Muckey, Novstrup, Reisch, and Van Diepen

A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION commending and honoring the 2025 -2026
Outstanding School Administrators of South Dakota: David Olson, Meade,
Middle School Principal; Kendra Becker, Redfield, Secondary School Principal;
Richie Hutchinson, Sioux Falls, Assistant Middle School Principal; and Kay
Bass, Harrisburg, Assistant Secondary School Principal.
WHEREAS, these administrators have been elected by their peers for outstanding service
and dedication to education; and
WHEREAS, the combined years of service to the people of South Dakota and to the children
and youth of South Dakota of these four educational administrators is eighty-eight years; and
WHEREAS, each of these educators has demonstrated both a sincere interest in our
children as well as superior skills in their chosen field of educational administration;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT COMMEMORATED, by the One Hundred First Legislature of the
State of South Dakota, that David Olson, Kendra Becker, Richie Hutchinson, and Kay Bass
are named as official representatives of the School Administrators of South Dakota and shall
continue their efforts to improve educational opportunities for the children of this state.