South DakotaSouth Dakota sets aside $5 million for extraordinary special-education costs
Beginning July 1, 2026, South Dakota’s education secretary must reserve state special-education aid for extraordinary costs involving children with disabilities.
What it does
Beginning July 1, 2026, the education secretary must reserve $5 million for extraordinary special-education costs, with a yearly cap of $5.5 million and no reversion of unused funds.
Argument forKeeping unused reserved money available could help districts pay extraordinary special-education costs in a later year.
Argument againstSetting aside state aid for extraordinary costs could leave the education department less flexibility to use that appropriation for other needs.
More detail
The Department of Education secretary must set aside $5 million from the state aid appropriation for special education. The set-aside covers extraordinary expenses for special-education programs or services provided to children with disabilities. The money must be spent as provided in § 13-37-60. Unused or uncommitted money does not return to the state under the general reversion rule. The total amount reserved each year may not exceed $5.5 million. The secretary must begin setting aside the money on July 1, 2026, and the annual reservation limit applies each year.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Mar 30Signed by the Governor Larry Rhoden on 2026-03-30 S.J. 550Became Law
- Mar 12Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-12 S.J. 539To Governor
- Mar 11Signed by the Speaker H.J. 560Major
- Mar 11Signed by the President S.J. 525Passed House
- Mar 10Senate Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 20, NAYS 11 S.J. 514
- Vote recorded Concurred in amendments. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 9House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 54, NAYS 15 H.J. 539
- Vote recorded Do Pass Amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 5Committee on Appropriations Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 2
- Vote recorded Do Pass Amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 5Committee on Appropriations Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 106AMajor
- Mar 5Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1
- Mar 4Scheduled for hearing
- Feb 25First read in House and referred to House Committee on Appropriations H.J. 445Minor
- Feb 24Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 23, NAYS 10 S.J. 375Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 23Committee on Appropriations Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 3Minor
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 23Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- Feb 17Scheduled for hearing
- Feb 5Referred to , Passed, Senate Committee on Appropriations YEAS 6, NAYS 1 S.J. 7Minor
- Vote recorded Referred to. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Scheduled for hearing
- Jan 21First read in Senate and referred to Senate Education S.J. 74Introduced
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