South Dakota legislation · 101st Legislature (2026)
South Dakota HB1290: amend provisions pertaining to calculating local effort and state aid for general education.
Status: Failed, February 9, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to amend provisions pertaining to calculating local effort and state aid for general education.
From the introduced text, February 4, 2026:
An Act to amend provisions pertaining to calculating local effort and state aid for general education. 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 Education …
Sponsors
- Spencer Gosch (R, HD-023) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Tabled
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : First read in House and referred to Education
Votes
- Tabled (February 9, 2026): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Education, State Aid to Education
Common questions
- What is HB1290?
- HB1290 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (101st Legislature (2026)): amend provisions pertaining to calculating local effort and state aid for general education.
- What does HB1290 do?
- In its own words: An Act to amend provisions pertaining to calculating local effort and state aid for general education.
- What is the status of HB1290?
- Failed as of February 9, 2026. Latest action: Tabled (February 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1290?
- Spencer Gosch (R, HD-023).
- Where is the official record for HB1290?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/27188
Source: official South Dakota record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.