§ 13-11-2 — Adoption of annual school budget--Publication--Cash flow--Levy--Changes in budget.

The school board shall prepare a proposed budget for the next fiscal year according to the budgeting standards prescribed by the auditor general for consideration not later than the regular meeting in the month of May. The proposed budget shall be published in the designated official newspaper not later than July fifteenth together with a notice of hearing on the budget. The budget hearing shall be held before August first. Before October first every school board shall approve a budget for the anticipated obligations of each fund, except trust and agency funds, for the school fiscal year. The budget may include an amount to provide cash flow funding according to guidelines prescribed by the auditor general. By resolution the school board shall adopt a levy in dollars sufficient to meet the school budget. Any changes in the proposed budget incorporated into the final budget shall be published in the minutes within thirty days after the final adoption of the budget.

Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 15.2327; SL 1941, ch 64, § 1; SL 1953, ch 59, § 2; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 10, § 8; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2208; SL 1971, ch 74, § 2; SL 1973, ch 88; SL 1975, ch 132; SL 1976, ch 115, § 2; SL 1986, ch 126, § 2; SL 1987, ch 128, § 1; SL 1995, ch 93; SL 1996, ch 105.