House wants refugee reports restarted

House wants refugee reports restarted

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) -- Five years after they went away, refugee resettlement reports might be required again in South Dakota. The state House of Representatives on Thursday voted 56-12 to require them again. House Bill 1106 now heads to the Senate for further action. Republican Rep. Julie Auch, the legislation's prime sponsor, said South Dakota required refugee resettlement reports from 2017 through 2020. "So we're just bringing it back," Auch s…

‘Refugee report’ could return to South Dakota; Resettlement information not published since 2020

A report about the settlement of immigrants in South Dakota could become public information again. The House S...

'Refugee report' could return to South Dakota

Photo by Julie Ricard on UnsplashPIERRE — A report about the settlement of out-of-country immigrants to South Dakota could become public information again. Rep. Julie Auch and Sen. Taffy Howard’s House Bill 1106 would bring back a state law that was phased out in 2020 requiring any “resettlement agencies” doing business in the state to draft a report for the governor and the Legislature detailing programs, services and other resources they have …