South Dakota education

The fact measures high-school-or-higher attainment among residents age 25 and older. The grant supports a program serving students toward high school graduation, rather than the already-measured adult population. Funding does not establish completed diplomas or a change in adult attainment. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.

Retained South Dakota evidence context: Adults with at least a high school diploma. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Section 1. There is appropriated $500,000 from the general fund, to the Department of Education, for the purpose of providing a grant to a nonprofit organization located within the state to provide financial support to school districts and accredited nonpublic schools implementing the Jobs for America's Graduates program. Section 2. The grant may be used only to: (1) Match moneys received from private contributions or donations; (2) Match any federal education or career readiness grants received by the Jobs for America's Graduates-South Dakota program; or (3) Support larger, collaborative efforts in which the nonprofit organization is a partner. Any moneys generated or efforts supported under this section must be directed toward the operations of a Jobs for America's Graduates program in a school district or accredited nonpublic school located within this state and may not be added to an endowment fund. Section 3. The secretary of the Department of Education 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 described in chapter 4-8. Section 5. The state treasurer shall transfer any moneys currently held in the special donation fund, created pursuant to § 13-66-3, to the general fund. Section 6. That § 13-66-3 be REPEALED. Section 7. This Act is effective beginning June 30, 2026.

Household money income includes wages before taxes. A proposed fund to increase the target teacher salary concerns teachers’ earnings within household income. A funding-formula target is not a guaranteed paycheck increase; the bill failed and did not establish higher salaries or a higher statewide median. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.

Retained South Dakota evidence context: Median household income. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 13-13: There is created in the state treasury the target teacher salary supplement fund. The fund consists of moneys specified for deposit in the fund pursuant to § 4-7-32. The Department of Education shall administer the fund. The purpose of the fund is to enable an increase to the target teacher salary, as set forth in § 13-13-10.1. The department, as part of the annual budget submission, in accordance with § 4-7-7, shall submit a budget request utilizing money from the fund to provide an increase in the target teacher salary, as set forth in § 13-13-10.1. Interest on moneys credited to the fund must remain in the fund. Expenditures from the fund must be budgeted through the general appropriation bill. Section 4. That § 4-7-32 be AMENDED: 4-7-32. The transfer of all prior year unobligated cash must occur in accordance with this section: (1) On July first of each fiscal year or at the time that the prior fiscal year general fund unobligated cash balance is determined, the commissioner of the Bureau of Finance and Management shall transfer prior year unobligated cash, up to an amount equaling ten percent of the general fund appropriations from the general appropriation act for the prior fiscal year, into the budget reserve fund. The cash balance in the budget reserve fund may not exceed ten percent of the general fund appropriations from the general appropriation act for the prior fiscal year; (2) If any unobligated cash balance remains after the requirements of subdivision (1) are met, the commissioner must: (a) Transfer thirty percent of the remaining balance to the community-based providers methodology supplement fund, created in section 2 of this Act; (b) Transfer thirty percent of the remaining balance to the target teacher salary supplement fund, created in section 1 of this Act; and (c) Transfer forty percent of the remaining balance to the general revenue placement fund, created in § 4-7-45.

The fact measures high-school-or-higher attainment among residents age 25 and older. The grant supports a program serving students toward high school graduation, rather than the already-measured adult population. Funding does not establish completed diplomas or a change in adult attainment. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.

Retained South Dakota evidence context: Adults with at least a high school diploma. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Section 1. There is appropriated $500,000 from the general fund, to the Department of Education, for the purpose of providing a grant to a nonprofit organization located within the state to provide financial support to school districts and accredited nonpublic schools implementing the Jobs for America's Graduates program. Section 2. The grant may be used only to: (1) Match moneys received from private contributions or donations; (2) Match any federal education or career readiness grants received by the Jobs for America's Graduates-South Dakota program; or (3) Support larger, collaborative efforts in which the nonprofit organization is a partner. Any moneys generated or efforts supported under this section must be directed toward the operations of a Jobs for America's Graduates program in a school district or accredited nonpublic school located within this state and may not be added to an endowment fund. Section 3. The secretary of the Department of Education 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 described in chapter 4-8. Section 5. The state treasurer shall transfer any moneys currently held in the special donation fund, created pursuant to § 13-66-3, to the general fund. Section 6. That § 13-66-3 be REPEALED. Section 7. This Act is effective beginning June 30, 2026.