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make an appropriation to pay increased costs incurred in the construction of an appropriate regional facility and to declare an emergency.

The state is providing $2 million in emergency funding to the Department of Social Services to help cover unexpected cost increases for constructing regional facilities that serve people with developmental disabilities. This money can be distributed as grants to any entity experiencing construction cost overruns on these projects.

extend unemployment insurance benefits to individuals who are unemployed because of their refusal to obtain a COVID-19 vaccination.

HB1224 would allow workers who lose their jobs because they refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccination to still receive unemployment insurance benefits. Currently, South Dakota law typically denies unemployment benefits to people who are fired for not following employer requirements, but this bill would create an exception for vaccine refusal specifically.