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SD HB1251
Bill
Status
2/2/2026
Primary Sponsor
Brian Mulder
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AI Summary
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Creates a target teacher salary supplement fund in the state treasury, administered by the Department of Education, to enable increases to the target teacher salary under § 13-13-10.1
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Creates a community-based providers methodology supplement fund administered by the Department of Human Services to increase reimbursement rates for community-based providers closer to 100% of the established methodology
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Establishes a new distribution formula for unobligated cash balances remaining after the budget reserve fund reaches its 10% cap: 30% to community-based providers fund, 30% to teacher salary fund, and 40% to the general revenue replacement fund
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Interest earned on both new funds remains in the respective funds, and all expenditures must be budgeted through the general appropriation bill
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Repeals § 4-7-39, which previously directed all excess unobligated cash solely to the general revenue replacement fund
Legislative Description
Create the community-based providers methodology supplement fund, create the target teacher salary supplement fund, and provide for the transfer of certain unobligated cash balances to the fund.
Education
Last Action
Committee on Appropriations Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 1.
2/23/2026