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Celebrating the 2022 Todd County Falcons Football Team for winning the All-Nations Class A Championship.

HC8011 is a ceremonial resolution celebrating the Todd County Falcons football team's All-Nations Class A Championship victory in 2022. The bill makes minor technical amendments to state law sections 12-1-9 and 12-20-52, but these changes appear to be procedural updates to the legislative record rather than substantive policy changes.

permit the use of tribal identification cards when registering to vote.

SB153 allows Native Americans to use tribal identification cards as valid identification when registering to vote in South Dakota. Currently, South Dakota's voter registration law only accepts specific forms of ID; this bill expands those acceptable forms to include tribal IDs issued by federally recognized tribes.

make an appropriation for the purchase of cybersecurity upgrades by the Board of Regents and to declare an emergency.

SB 32 appropriates state money for the Board of Regents to purchase cybersecurity upgrades for South Dakota's public university system. The bill declares an emergency, allowing the funding to take effect immediately rather than waiting for the standard effective date.

authorize enrolled tribal members to attend certain institutions of higher education without payment of tuition and mandatory fees.

Enrolled members of federally recognized Indian tribes located in or partially in South Dakota can now attend any state university or technical college tuition-free for up to four academic years. The state will only cover these costs after the student has used any federal tuition benefits they qualify for, such as tribal scholarships or federal aid.

increase the dollar amount of South Dakota opportunity scholarships.

South Dakota Opportunity Scholarships will increase in dollar amounts for students who first receive the award after July 1, 2023. Students in their first three years will receive $1,300 annually (up from $1,300 for those who started before July 1, 2023), and fourth-year students will receive $2,600 annually (up from $2,600 for earlier cohorts). The bill also clarifies the payment schedule, requiring half the scholarship to be paid at the start of fall semester and half at the start of spring semester.

make an appropriation to expand laboratory space at the Sanford Underground Research Facility and to declare an emergency.

South Dakota will provide $13 million to the South Dakota Science and Technology Authority to expand laboratory space at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. The bill declares an emergency so the money can be spent immediately rather than waiting for the normal budget process. Any funds not spent or committed will be returned to the general fund.

make an appropriation for the demolition and reconstruction of agricultural-use structures at South Dakota State University, and to declare an emergency.

HB1032 appropriates state funds to demolish and rebuild agricultural-use buildings at South Dakota State University. The bill declares an emergency so the money can be spent immediately rather than waiting for the normal budget process.

make an appropriation to support the small and mid-sized manufacturers, and to declare an emergency.

South Dakota will allocate $875,000 to the Department of Education to fund the South Dakota Manufacturing and Technology Solutions program at Lake Area Technical College, which supports small and mid-sized manufacturers. The bill declares this an emergency measure so the funding takes effect immediately upon approval rather than waiting for the normal budget cycle.

repeal the annual grievance reporting requirements for health carriers.

HB1012 eliminates the requirement that health insurance carriers file annual reports to the state about customer complaints and grievances. This removes a regular reporting obligation that previously gave state regulators information about problems customers experienced with their health insurance plans.

authorize the participation of tenth grade students in the dual credit program.

HB1122 expands South Dakota's dual credit program to allow tenth grade students to participate, whereas current law only permits students in grades eleven and twelve to enroll. The bill keeps all other program rules the same, including tuition costs (students pay about one-third, the state pays about two-thirds) and academic standards set by colleges and technical schools.

expand eligibility for certain teachers who receive reduced tuition at Board of Regents institutions.

South Dakota's reduced tuition program for teachers taking required college courses now includes vocational instructors in addition to elementary and secondary teachers. Vocational instructors can attend Board of Regents institutions while paying only 50% of tuition (plus full fees), the same benefit previously available only to classroom teachers, to help them maintain their teaching certificates or meet employment requirements.

revise certain provisions regarding the payment of tuition for members of the South Dakota National Guard.

South Dakota National Guard members now receive 100% of in-state resident tuition at state universities instead of 50%, regardless of whether they live in South Dakota or out of state. The state will pay its portion of tuition after any federal benefits are applied, but the combined federal and state aid cannot exceed the full tuition cost.

improve education outcomes and college affordability.

bolster the workforce of South Dakota.