Time

Item

Where

Purpose

6:40 AM

Buses available to start loading

Dacotah Bank Center

6:55 AM

All attendees to be on bus

Dacotah Bank Center

7:00 AM

Buses leave

Be ready for some education on the bus!

Stop in Wolsey (back on bus within 15 minutes)

10:45 AM

Topic 1: County Funding
Early Lunch with Representative Chase

Capitol Visitor's Center

Learn about legislation coming up that may impact county funding

11:25 AM

Walk to Capitol Building

11:30 AM

Group photo on stairs

Capitol Rotunda Stairs

11:30 AM

Ice Cream Social

Capitol Rotunda

Network with/lobby our state legislators.

12:30 PM

SDSU Music Ensemble

Capitol Rotunda

1:00PM

Topic 2 (either childcare or Board of Regents)

Capitol Visitor's Center

1:30 PM

Topic 3 (either childcare or Board of Regents)

Capitol Visitor's Center

2:00 PM

Walk to Capitol Building

2:10 PM

Senate Gallery Viewing

Senate Gallery

See Senate in action; be introduced by Senator Tim Reed

After Senate Introduction

House Gallery

House Gallery

See House in action; be introduced by Representative DeGroot or Heermann

After House Introduction

Walk to Capitol Visitor's Center

3:00 PM

Lobbyist Panel (may not begin promptly at 3 PM depending on gallery viewing)

Capitol Visitor's Center

Matt Krogman will moderate a panel with Nathan Sanderson, SD Retailer's Association; Yvonne Taylor, SD Municipal League; Dianna Miller, Large School Group; potentially David Owen, SD Chamber

4:00 PM

Network until reception

Capitol Visitor's Center

4:30 PM

Busses load

4:45 PM

Depart for Discovery Center

5:00 PM

Reception for Legislators

Discovery Center

Network with/lobby our state legislators.

7:00 PM

Buses begin to load

Discovery Center

7:15 PM

Bus departs to Brookings

Stop in Wolsey (back on bus within 15 minutes)

11:00 PM

Estimated arrival in Brookings

Dacotah Bank Center