HB 1200

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                                    2026 South Dakota Legislature
                                             House Bill 1200
                                                   ENROLLED
                                             AN ACT
ENTITLED An Act to make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit
         organizations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. There is appropriated $5,500,000 from the general fund, to the Department of
Public Safety, for the purpose of providing grants to nonprofit organizations that have as a
primary focus the provision of assistance to:
   (1)      Children who have been abused or neglected;
   (2)      Victims of domestic violence;
   (3)      Victims of sexual assault; or
   (4)      Victims of commercial sexual exploitation or sexual trafficking.
Section 2. The Department of Public Safety shall annually provide grants in accordance with
section 1 of this Act on the basis of applications received during the period beginning July first
and ending August thirty-first, of each year.
            Recipients may use the grants for:
   (1)      The provision of 24/7 emergency and transitional services, including food, lodging,
            and transportation;
   (2)      The provision of services by counselors licensed under title 36, whether as
            employees or contractors;
   (3)      The support of a 24/7 crisis line;
   (4)      Case management services;
   (5)      The training, certification, or employment of a sexual assault nurse examiner; or
   (6)      Services provided through a child advocacy center.
            The department may award grants only for services that are listed in this section
   and not fully funded by other resources available through the department. The department
   shall prioritize the awarding of grants to organizations that have attempted to raise the
   moneys necessary for the provision of the listed services.
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            Grants may not be used to establish a new program or organization, or for the
   provision of legal services.
            Each recipient of a grant under this section shall deliver to the Department of Public
   Safety, at the time and in the manner directed by the department, an annual report
   detailing the types of services that were delivered using grants awarded under this Act
   and the number of unique service recipients.
            The Department of Public Safety may expend moneys from the appropriation
   provided in section 1 of this Act for the administrative costs necessary to award and
   monitor the grants.
Section 3. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety shall approve vouchers and the
state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized by this Act.
Section 4. Any amounts appropriated in this Act not lawfully expended or obligated shall
revert in accordance with the procedures prescribed in chapter 4-8.
Section 5. This Act is effective beginning June 30, 2026.
HB1200 ENROLLED
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An Act to make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations.
                                                     Received at this Executive Office
 I certify that the attached Act originated in       this _____ day of _____________,
 the:
                                                     2026 at ____________M.
 House as Bill No. 1200
                                                     By
                     Chief Clerk of the House  for the Governor
                                                                      The attached Act is hereby
                                                                  approved this ________ day of
                          Speaker of the House  ______________, A.D., 2026
 Attest:
                                                                                        Governor
                     Chief Clerk of the House
                                                     STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
                                                                                               ss.
                                                     Office of the Secretary of State
                       President of the Senate
                                                                    Filed ____________, 2026
 Attest:  at _________ o'clock __M.
                       Secretary of the Senate  Secretary of State
 House Bill No. 1200  By
 File No. ____  Asst. Secretary of State
 Chapter No. ______
HB1200 ENROLLED