South Dakota § 13-13-79 Sparse school districts--Fund distribution.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 13-13-79 — Sparse school districts--Fund distribution.

South Dakota § 13-13-79

Title 13EDUCATION

Ch. 13-12GENERAL STATE AID TO SCHOOLS

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Bluebook

S.D. Codified Laws § 13-13-79 (2026).

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At the same time that state aid is distributed to school districts pursuant to §§ 13-13-10.1 to 13-13-41 , inclusive, the secretary of the Department of Education must distribute funds to sparse school districts by multiplying the result of the calculation in either subdivision 13-13-78 (2) or subdivision 13-13-78 (3) by seventy-five percent of the per student equivalent as defined in § 13-13-10.1 , provided that no sparse school district receives a sparsity benefit exceeding one hundred thirty-seven thousand dollars in any fiscal year.

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At the same time that state aid is distributed to school districts pursuant to §§ 13-13-10.1 to 13-13-41 , inclusive, the secretary of the Department of Education must distribute funds to sparse school districts by multiplying the result of the calculation in either subdivision 13-13-78 (2) or subdivision 13-13-78 (3) by seventy-five percent of the per student equivalent as defined in § 13-13-10.1 , provided that no sparse school district receives a sparsity benefit exceeding one hundred thirty-seven thousand dollars in any fiscal year.

Legislative History

SL 2006, ch 75, § 7; SL 2007, ch 95, § 2, eff. Mar. 1, 2007; SL 2007, ch 93, § 12; SL 2009, ch 78, § 1; SL 2011, ch 92, § 1; SL 2012, ch 93, § 1; SL 2015, ch 89, § 17; SL 2016, ch 83, § 10; SL 2025, ch 77, § 1.