South Dakota legislation · 101st Legislature (2026)
South Dakota SB157: amend the school funding formula to provide for the use of an average fall enrollment when determining local need.
Status: Failed, February 5, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to amend the school funding formula to provide for the use of an average fall enrollment when determining local need.
From the introduced text, January 28, 2026:
An Act to amend the school funding formula to provide for the use of an average fall enrollment when determining local need. 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 …
Sponsors
- Helene Duhamel (R, SD-032) · primary sponsor
- Roger Degroot (R, HD-007)
- Randy Deibert (R, SD-031)
- Amber Hulse (R, SD-030)
- Erik Muckey (D, HD-015)
- Carl Perry (R, 03)
- Peri Pourier (R, HD-027)
- Stephanie Sauder (R, SD-004)
- Kyle Schoenfish (R, SD-019)
- Glen Vilhauer (R, SD-005)
Latest actions
- : Deferred to the 41st legislative day
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : First read in Senate and referred to Education
Votes
- Deferred to the 41st legislative day (February 5, 2026): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: Education, State Aid to Education
Common questions
- What is SB157?
- SB157 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (101st Legislature (2026)): amend the school funding formula to provide for the use of an average fall enrollment when determining local need.
- What does SB157 do?
- In its own words: An Act to amend the school funding formula to provide for the use of an average fall enrollment when determining local need.
- What is the status of SB157?
- Failed as of February 5, 2026. Latest action: Deferred to the 41st legislative day (February 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB157?
- Helene Duhamel (R, SD-032), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB157?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/27159
Source: official South Dakota record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.