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revise certain provisions regarding the transportation of students participating in open enrollment.

HB1144 clarifies that school districts must provide transportation to students who participate in open enrollment (attending schools outside their home district) on the same basis as they provide it to their own students, rather than being able to charge families extra fees for that service. The bill ensures that open enrollment students receive equal access to school transportation without financial barriers based on which district they attend.

provide nonpublic schools certain tax revenue collected from rural electric companies.

HB1227 directs a portion of tax revenue collected from rural electric companies to nonpublic schools, rather than having all of it go to public school funding. This creates a new funding stream for private and religious schools using taxes previously dedicated entirely to public education. The bill changes how the state allocates these specific tax dollars among different types of schools.

revise certain provisions regarding assessments for children receiving alternative instruction.

# HB1065 Summary This bill modifies the assessment requirements for children who receive alternative instruction (such as homeschooling or non-traditional education programs). The changes allow more flexibility in how and when these children are tested, reducing the burden of standardized testing while still ensuring some form of academic accountability.

lower the compulsory age for school attendance.

# HB1232 Summary HB1232 lowers South Dakota's mandatory school attendance age, requiring children to start school at a younger age than currently required. This means families with younger children will need to enroll them in school sooner or face legal consequences for non-compliance with attendance laws.