South Dakota legislation · 101st Legislature (2026)
South Dakota HB1131: amend the process by which certain school districts calculate the general fund base percentage.
Status: Failed, January 28, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to amend the process by which certain school districts calculate the general fund base percentage.
From the introduced text, January 23, 2026:
An Act to amend the process by which certain school districts calculate the general fund base percentage. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota: Section 1. That § 13-13-10.1 be AMENDED: 13-13-10.1. The education funding terms and procedures referenced in this chapter are defined as follows: (1) Nonresident students who are in the care and custody of the Department of Social Services, the Unified Judicial System, the Department of Corrections, or other state agencies and are attending a public school may be included in the fall enrollment of the receiving district when enrolled in the receiving district; (2) "Fall enrollment," is calculated as follows: (a) Determine the number of kindergarten through twelfth grade students enrolled in all schools operated by the school district on the last Friday of September of the current school year; (b) Subtract the number of students for whom the district receives tuition except for: (i) Nonresident students who are in the care and custody of a state agency and are attending a public school district; and (ii) Students who are being provided an education pursuant to § 13-28-11; and (c) Add the number of students for whom the district pays tuition. When computing state aid to education for a school district pursuant to § 13-13-73, the secretary of the Department of …
Sponsors
- Drew Peterson (R, HD-019) · primary sponsor
- Kyle Schoenfish (R, SD-019) · primary sponsor
- Timothy Goodwin (R, HD-030)
Latest actions
- : Deferred to the 41st legislative day
- : Do Pass
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : First read in House and referred to Education
Votes
- Do Pass (January 28, 2026): 5 yea, 8 nay, failed
- Deferred to the 41st legislative day (January 28, 2026): 9 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: Education, State Aid to Education
Common questions
- What is HB1131?
- HB1131 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (101st Legislature (2026)): amend the process by which certain school districts calculate the general fund base percentage.
- What does HB1131 do?
- In its own words: An Act to amend the process by which certain school districts calculate the general fund base percentage.
- What is the status of HB1131?
- Failed as of January 28, 2026. Latest action: Deferred to the 41st legislative day (January 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1131?
- Drew Peterson (R, HD-019), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1131?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/27004
Source: official South Dakota record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.