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SB242 • 2026

make an appropriation to the Department of Education for the provision of grants to sparse school districts.

make an appropriation to the Department of Education for the provision of grants to sparse school districts.

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Sponsor
Grove
Last action
2026-02-12
Official status
Withdrawn at the Request of the Prime Sponsor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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make an appropriation to the Department of Education for the provision of grants to sparse school districts.

make an appropriation to the Department of Education for the provision of grants to sparse school districts.

What This Bill Does

  • make an appropriation to the Department of Education for the provision of grants to sparse school districts.
  • Official keyword topics: Appropriation School Districts Uncodified Acts Official sponsor note: Senator <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4756/Detail">Grove</a> (prime)

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-12 Senate

    Withdrawn at the Request of the Prime Sponsor

  2. 2026-02-05 Senate

    Referred to Senate Education

  3. 2026-02-04 Senate

    First Reading Senate

Official Summary Text

make an appropriation to the Department of Education for the provision of grants to sparse school districts.
Official keyword topics:
Appropriation
School Districts
Uncodified Acts
Official sponsor note: Senator <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4756/Detail">Grove</a> (prime)

Current Bill Text

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26.974.13 101st Legislative Session 242

2026 South Dakota Legislature
Senate Bill 242

Introduced by: Senator Grove

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