Governor Kristi Noem has signed Senate Bill 171 into law– creating a $50 million fund for the South Dakota Freedom Scholarship. This money, together with other generous donations, will create a $200 million endowment for needs-based scholarships in South Dakota.
“With this historic scholarship, we’ll be giving thousands of promising young South Dakotans the opportunity that they need to succeed,” said Governor Kristi Noem. “I challenged legislators to get this across the finish line, and they got it done. These dollars will sustain needs-based scholarships for South Dakota students far into the future, setting our kids and grandkids up for long-term success. I want to thank T. Denny Sanford, PREMIER, Avera Health, Sanford Health, and everyone else who has made this project a top priority.”
Governor Noem also signed the following four education bills into law:
- HB 1254 prohibits preferential treatment in higher education employment practices.
- SB 27 revises off-campus tuition rates at institutions governed by the Board of Regents.
- SB 44 authorizes, regulates, and taxes wagering on sporting events within the city limits of Deadwood.
- SB 49 revises property tax levies for school districts and revises the state aid to general and special education formulas.
- SB 80 revises provisions regarding the legislative redistricting process.
- SB 85 modifies the composition of the Retirement Laws Committee.
- SB 97 modifies provisions regarding the State-Tribal Relations Committee.
- SB 109 authorizes certain interstate shipments of distilled spirits.
- SB 152 authorizes counties to issue off-sale liquor licenses.
- SB 175 removes certain eligibility requirements for the partners in education tax credit program.
- SB 193 revises certain provisions regarding remote notarization.
- HB 1084 revises provisions regarding the duration of restrictive contracts or declarations.
- HB 1189 establishes a tribal flag display in the rotunda of the State Capitol building.
- HB 1197 requires the attorney general to be licensed to practice law in the state.
- HB 1235 provides for the platting of certain land without infrastructure requirements.
- SB 36 authorizes the Department of Human Services to dismantle and demolish the Dakota Hall and the root cellar and restores grounds on the South Dakota Developmental Center campus.
- SB 57 revises provisions regarding the South Dakota state employee health plan.
- SB 65 creates an exception to the dual compensation prohibition for state employees for military service.
- SB 75 corrects an error in a statutory cross-reference within the Uniform Limited Liability Company Act.
- SB 77 requires certain font size for initiated measure petitions and constitutional amendment petitions.
- SB 86 revises certain requirements regarding the review of initiated amendments to the Constitution.
- SB 108 revises certain provisions related to cooperatives.
- SB 111 reduces the fee for permits to carry concealed pistols.
- SB 123 requires a comment period for the attorney general’s statement regarding initiated measures and initiated amendments.
- SB 138 provides flexibility for certain municipal budget provisions.
- SB 142 modifies the meeting place and notice requirements for county commission meetings.
- SB 145 revises the process of filling vacancies for candidates for elected office.
- SB 161 revises the qualifications to serve as a trustee of a county road district.
- SB 168 revises the population requirement for appointment of coroners.
- SB 184 requires the sorting of absentee ballots.
- HB 1124 modifies certain requirements concerning the printing of ballots.
- HB 1127 revises certain provisions regarding official meetings conducted by teleconference.
- HB 1143 authorizes certain municipalities to offer limited incentives for industrial development.
- HB 1191 allows an expedited process for local intergovernmental legal disputes.
- HB 1258 revises certain provisions regarding cosmetology apprentice programs.
Governor Noem has signed 163 bills into law this legislative session.
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