13-13-11. Purpose and policy of general school aid.
It is the purpose of §§13-13-10.1 to 13-13-41, inclusive, to establish a procedure for the distribution of state funds to local school districts. The following subdivisions are hereby declared to be the policy of this state:
(1)Education is a state and local function;
(2)No one source of taxation should bear an excessive burden of the costs of education;
(3)In order to provide reasonable equality in school tax rates among the various school districts in the state and to provide reasonable equality of educational opportunity for all the children in the state, the state shall assist in giving a basic educational opportunity to each student by contributing state aid to education funds toward the support of the student's educational program;
(4)State aid to education funds should be distributed to school districts in accordance with the formula as provided in §§13-13-10.1 to 13-13-41, inclusive;
(5)A minimum of twenty-five percent of the total general fund expenditures of the school districts of the state for the preceding school fiscal year should be distributed annually to school districts as state aid to education funding; and
(6)No school district should be eligible to receive state aid that does not provide an educational program that meets the requirements and standards as provided in §§13-13-10.1 to 13-13-41, inclusive.
Source: SL 1959, ch 67; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2246 (1); SL 1961, ch 76; SL 1963, ch 77; SL 1969, ch 44, §2; SL 1989, ch 30, §37; SL 2015, ch 89, §5; SL 2021, ch 73, § 7.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 13 - General State Aid To Schools
Section 13-13-1 - Apportionment among school districts of school fund income.
Section 13-13-1.1 - Individual school district average daily membership defined.
Section 13-13-1.2 - Fall enrollment records subject to examination by department.
Section 13-13-1.3 - Overreported fall enrollment data--Recovery of overpayment--Misdemeanor.
Section 13-13-2 - Payments to school districts of permanent school fund income.
Section 13-13-4 - Sources of county general school fund.
Section 13-13-5 - Report and distribution of county general school fund to school districts.
Section 13-13-6 - Payment of tax collections to school districts--Receipt.
Section 13-13-10.1 - Definitions.
Section 13-13-10.4 - Enrolled student defined.
Section 13-13-10.5 - Student enrolled on partial basis--Effect on fall enrollment.
Section 13-13-11 - Purpose and policy of general school aid.
Section 13-13-13 - Eligibility of district for state aid.
Section 13-13-14 - Attendance centers for entire term required.
Section 13-13-18 - Accredited public schools required.
Section 13-13-19 - Eligibility of newly reorganized district.
Section 13-13-20.4 - Actual assessed value for property given reduced value.
Section 13-13-36 - Manner of payment of state aid.
Section 13-13-37 - Submission of final financial report.
Section 13-13-37.4 - Promulgation of rules.
Section 13-13-41 - Correction of errors in foundation program payments.
Section 13-13-71 - Equalizing increase in local effort with increase in need.
Section 13-13-72 - Legislative policy on annual increase in appropriation for state aid.
Section 13-13-72.1 - Adjustment to certain levies.
Section 13-13-73 - Calculation of state aid for each school district.
Section 13-13-73.1 - Real property valuation of manufactured homes to be excluded from calculation.
Section 13-13-73.6 - Teacher compensation-- Increases.
Section 13-13-73.7 - Legislative intent regarding increases in teacher compensation.
Section 13-13-78 - Definition of terms used in § 13-13-79.
Section 13-13-79 - Distribution of funds to sparse school districts.
Section 13-13-81 - Definition of terms.
Section 13-13-82 - State aid to certain school districts for career and technical education.
Section 13-13-83 - Monthly payments.
Section 13-13-85 - Transfer of funds for jump start scholarships.
Section 13-13-86 - Child residing in licensed group care center for minors.
Section 13-13-88 - Workforce education fund created.
Section 13-13-89 - Disbursements from workforce education fund.
Section 13-13-90 - Promulgation of rules regarding workforce education fund.