Jason Hancock, a top aide to Idaho state schools Superintendent Tom Luna, is headed to South Dakota, where he’ll start Aug. 5 as the director of that state’s legislative research council. Hancock worked closely with Luna on his signature “Students Come First” package of school reform laws, which voters rejected in 2012; prior to joining Luna’s staff, he worked as a budget and policy analyst for the Idaho Legislature. The Associated Press in Pierre, S.D. reports that Hancock will make $125,000 a year in his new job – more than the state’s governor, who makes $104,002. The South Dakota Legislature’s executive board told the AP it raised the salary for the position to draw a strong candidate and strengthen the legislative branch. Hancock holds a master’s degree in public administration from BSU and a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of the Pacific.