South DakotaProposal would fund a $2.7 million grant for prison training
The proposal would give South Dakota's Department of Corrections $2.7 million for a nonprofit that meets experience requirements and plans training for prisoners and staff.
What it does
The proposal would set aside $2.7 million from the state general fund for a nonprofit with current and recent state-prison training programs. It must plan to serve people in prison and staff at three specified prisons.
Argument forThe grant could help an experienced nonprofit teach practical skills to people in prison and the staff who work with them.
Argument againstRequiring recent work in a state prison could exclude other nonprofits that might offer useful training.
More detail
South Dakota's Department of Corrections would receive $2.7 million from the state general fund to award a nonprofit grant. The planned services must cover the South Dakota State Penitentiary, Mike Durfee State Prison, and South Dakota Women's Prison. The nonprofit must currently offer state-prison programs that account for trauma and teach leadership and skills for daily life and work. It must have delivered this programming at a state correctional facility within six months before June 29, 2026. The Department of Corrections must verify its plan to serve both people in prison and correctional staff at all three prisons. The proposed effective date is June 29, 2026. Money not lawfully spent or committed by June 30, 2031, would return under state procedures.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 2House of Representatives Do Pass , Failed, YEAS 42, NAYS 23 H.J. 471Latest
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: fail.Lower
- Feb 26Committee on Appropriations Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 6 J.J. 37Minor
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Legislature
- Feb 26Scheduled for hearing J.J. 1
- Feb 20Scheduled for hearing J.J. 1
- Feb 11Scheduled for hearing J.J. 1
- Jan 20First read in House and referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations H.J. 52Introduced
- Mar 2House of Representatives Do Pass , Failed, YEAS 42, NAYS 23 H.J. 471Latest
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