South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 13 - General State Aid To Schools
Section 13-13-73 - Calculation of state aid for each school district.

13-13-73. Calculation of state aid for each school district.
No later than July 1, 2016, a school district shall notify the secretary of education in writing as to whether the school district's state aid is to be calculated using the alternative local need calculation. If a school district chooses the alternative local need calculation, the school district shall notify the secretary in writing no later than July first of each subsequent fiscal year as to whether to continue to use the alternative local need calculation for that fiscal year. If a school district chooses not to use the alternative local need calculation, the school district may not use that calculation in any subsequent school year. The secretary of the Department of Education shall compute state aid to education for each school district according to the following calculations:
(1)For school districts not utilizing the alternative local need calculation, state aid is local need as defined in §13-13-10.1 minus local effort, or zero if the calculation is a negative number;
(2)For school districts utilizing the alternative local need calculation, state aid is the alternative local need as defined in subdivision 13-13-10.1(12) minus local effort, or zero if the calculation is a negative number;
(3)If the state aid appropriation for the general support of education is in excess of the entitlement provided for in this section and the entitlement provided for in §13-13-85, the excess shall be used to fund any shortfall of the appropriation as provided for in §13-37-36.3. The secretary shall report to the Governor by January seventh of each year, the amount of state aid necessary to fully fund the general aid formula in the current year. If a shortfall in the state aid appropriation for general education exists that cannot be covered by §13-37-45, the Governor shall inform the Legislature and provide a proposal to eliminate the shortfall.

Source: SL 1995, ch 94, §39; SL 1997, ch 98, §11; SL 1997, ch 103, §2; SL 2000, ch 84, §6; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), §63; SL 2007, ch 93, §8; SL 2010, ch 84, §2; SL 2011, ch 102, §7; SL 2013, ch 7, §38; SL 2015, ch 89, §16; SL 2016, ch 83, §9; SL 2021, ch 73, § 6.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 13 - Education

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 13-13-3 - Withholding of permanent school fund income from districts in default on obligation to school fund.

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 13-13-10.2 - Assessed value of property in tax increment financing district created before July 1, 2018--Districts created for industrial or economic development purposes.

Section 13-13-10.4 - Enrolled student defined.

Section 13-13-10.5 - Student enrolled on partial basis--Effect on fall enrollment.

Section 13-13-10.8 - Assessed value of property in tax increment financing district created after June 30, 2018.

Section 13-13-10.9 - Tax increment financing districts created for industrial, economic development, or affordable housing purposes after June 30, 2018.

Section 13-13-10.10 - Industrial, economic development, and affordable housing purposes defined for purposes of § 13-13-10.9.

Section 13-13-11 - Purpose and policy of general school aid.

Section 13-13-11.1 - Federal Title VIII funds for children with disabilities deposited in school district special education fund.

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 13-13-38 - Determination of eligibility of school districts for state aid--Information required from counties and districts--Delinquency--Forfeited funds.

Section 13-13-39 - Apportionment of state aid--Payments to school districts--Deduction of delinquent payments where funds pledged.

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 13-13-73.5 - Reduction of state aid by subtracting allowable general fund cash balance from lowest general fund monthly cash balance.

Section 13-13-73.6 - Teacher compensation-- Increases.

Section 13-13-73.7 - Legislative intent regarding increases in teacher compensation.

Section 13-13-74 - Monthly payments of aid to public schools--Adjustment for deductions for delinquent payments.

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 13-13-84 - Promulgation of rules on certification of resident pupils attending schools in another state.

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 13-13-87 - Children residing in residential treatment center or intensive residential treatment center.

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.

Section 13-13-91 - Technology and assessment costs and sparse school district benefits deducted from distributions.

Section 13-13-92 - Deposits in animal disease research and diagnostic laboratory bond redemption and operations fund.