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	1	+	25.580.9 100th Legislative Session SC817
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	4	+	2025 South Dakota Legislature
5	5		Senate Commemoration 817
6		-	Introduced by: Senators Larson, Jensen (Kevin), Perry, and Reed and Representatives Emery, Healy, Kull, Moore,
7		-	Muckey, Reisch, Uhre‑Balk, Van Diepen, Walburg, Weisgram, and Wittman
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10		-	A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION, Honoring the life of former legislator and
11		-	educator Jan Nicolay for her service to this state.
12		-	WHEREAS, Jan Nicolay, an educator and state legislator, died on May 18, 2024, in Sioux
13		-	Falls at the age of 82; and
14		-	WHEREAS ,Jan Nicolay graduated from what is now Northern State University in Aberdeen
15		-	in 1963 and went on to earn a master of science degree in education from South Dakota State
16		-	University in 1971; and
17		-	WHEREAS, Jan Nicolay was the first female high school principal in the city of Sioux Falls
18		-	when she took on that role at Washington High School in 1987; and
19		-	WHEREAS, Jan Nicolay was elected to the South Dakota House of Representatives in 1982,
20		-	representing Minnehaha County as a Republican until 1996; and
21		-	WHEREAS, Jan Nicolay was a trailblazer for women in South Dakota politics in those years,
22		-	serving as the first woman co-chair of the Joint Appropriations Committee from 1987 through
23		-	1992; and
24		-	WHEREAS, Jan Nicolay led Southeast Technical Institute on an interim basis, and also
25		-	served four years on the South Dakota Board of Education Standards; and
26		-	WHEREAS, Jan Nicolay championed other community causes such as the Outdoor Campus
27		-	of the Department of Game, Fish and Parks in Sioux Falls;
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34		-	NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT COMMEMORATED, by the One Hundredth Legislature of the State
35		-	of South Dakota, that the late Jan Nicolay was an outstanding example of an educator and
36		-	citizen lawmaker, bringing a lifetime of experience in her chosen field to the South Dakota
37		-	Legislature, even as her expertise grew beyond education to include important work helping
38		-	to oversee funding for the state's needs.
	12	+	Introduced by: Senator Larson
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	14	+	Underscores indicate new language.
	15	+	Overstrikes indicate deleted language.
	16	+	A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION, Honoring the life of former legislator and 1
	17	+	educator Jan Nicolay for her service to this state. 2
	18	+	WHEREAS, Jan Nicolay, an educator and state legislator, died on May 18, 2024, in Sioux 3
	19	+	Falls at the age of 82; and 4
	20	+	WHEREAS ,Jan Nicolay graduated from what is now Northern State University in Aberdeen 5
	21	+	in 1963 and went on to earn a master of science degree in education from South Dakota State 6
	22	+	University in 1971; and 7
	23	+	WHEREAS, Jan Nicolay was the first female high school principal in the city of Sioux Falls 8
	24	+	when she took on that role at Washington High School in 1987; and 9
	25	+	WHEREAS, Jan Nicolay was elected to the South Dakota House of Representatives in 1982, 10
	26	+	representing Minnehaha County as a Republican until 1996; and 11
	27	+	WHEREAS, Jan Nicolay was a trailblazer for women in South Dakota politics in those years, 12
	28	+	serving as the first woman co-chair of the Joint Appropriations Committee from 1987 through 13
	29	+	1992; and 14
	30	+	WHEREAS, Jan Nicolay led Southeast Technical Institute on an interim basis, and also 15
	31	+	served four years on the South Dakota Board of Education Standards; and 16
	32	+	WHEREAS, Jan Nicolay championed other community causes such as the Outdoor Campus 17
	33	+	of the Department of Game, Fish and Parks in Sioux Falls; 18
	34	+	NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT COMMEMORATED, by the One Hundredth Legislature of the State 19
	35	+	of South Dakota, that the late Jan Nicolay was an outstanding example of an educator and 20
	36	+	citizen lawmaker, bringing a lifetime of experience in her chosen field to the South Dakota 21
	37	+	Legislature, even as her expertise grew beyond education to include important work helping 22
	38	+	to oversee funding for the state's needs. 23 25.580.9 2 SC817
	39	+	Underscores indicate new language.
	40	+	Overstrikes indicate deleted language.
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