HB1306

South Dakota's new scholarship program allows individuals and businesses to make charitable contributions to scholarship granting organizations that provide grants to low-income K-12 students who attend microschools (small, tuition-based alternative educational providers) instead of public school districts. The bill defines "eligible students" as those under 19 from households earning no more than 300% of the area median income, establishes the rules for microschools and scholarship organizations, and creates a framework for these contributions to support private educational alternatives.