HB1291

HB 1291 modifies how South Dakota calculates the "general fund base percentage" used to determine school funding by changing the definition of "fall enrollment" — the student count that triggers state aid calculations. Specifically, the bill clarifies that nonresident students in state agency care (such as those under Department of Social Services custody) are included in fall enrollment counts, and adjusts which students are subtracted or added when computing a district's funding base.