HB1035

South Dakota will allocate $10 million to help public and nonpublic schools improve their physical security through grants of up to $2 million per year. Schools must first have completed a security assessment and established a trained behavioral threat assessment team to qualify for funding, which can be used to install items like access control systems, surveillance cameras, panic buttons, and improved locks and fencing. The Department of Public Safety will accept grant applications each year from July 1 to August 15 and may use some of the appropriated funds to administer the program.