SD HB1097

Appropriates $2,000,000 from the general fund to the Department of Corrections for a grant to a nonprofit delivering juvenile diversion programming in Sioux Falls, in partnership with Sioux Falls Police Department and Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office

Grant recipient must host a week-long summer camp annually for sixth graders identified by school resource officers, aimed at building relationships with law enforcement and diverting youth from criminal activity, for ten years beginning in 2026

Nonprofit must coordinate three follow-up events each calendar year for camp participants, their families, and law enforcement officers

Funds distributed at $200,000 per year (one-tenth of total appropriation), with annual reporting on outcome measures required to the legislative special committee by December 1st

Effective June 30, 2026, with unexpended funds reverting to the state after June 30, 2036