SB 242

 26.974.13  101st Legislative Session  242
                                    2026 South Dakota Legislature
                                             Senate Bill 242
 Introduced by: Senator Grove
1 An Act to make an appropriation to the Department of Education for the provision
2of grants to sparse school districts.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
4 Section 1. There is appropriated $2,500,000 from the general fund, to the Department of
5 Education, for the provision of grants to sparse school districts, as defined in § 13-13-78, for
6 the purposes provided in section 3 of this Act.
7 Section 2. The Department of Education shall provide a grant directly to each sparse school
8 district, as defined in § 13-13-78. Each sparse school district must be granted a pro rata share
9 of the moneys appropriated in section 1 of this Act, based on the district's 2026 fall
10 enrollment, as determined under § 13-13-10.1.
11 Section 3. A sparse school district shall use the moneys granted to make facility
12 improvements, or purchase educational technology or other instructional materials and
13 equipment.
14 Section 4. The secretary of the Department of Education shall approve vouchers and the
15 state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized in this Act.
16 Section 5. Any amounts appropriated in this Act not lawfully expended or obligated by June
17 30, 2027, shall revert in accordance with the procedures prescribed in chapter 4-8.
18 Section 6. This Act is effective beginning June 30, 2026.
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