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Read. Follow. Verify.South Dakota authorizes school boards to reassign disruptive or violent students to alternative settings
Last action · March 30, 2026: Signed by the Governor
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What This Bill Does
School districts in South Dakota are now permitted to assign students exhibiting aggressive or violent behaviors to alternative educational settings. School boards must submit an annual report of these alternative placements to the Department of Education by the second Friday of June.
Changes disciplinary placement options for local school districts and establishes mandatory annual state reporting for student reassignments, while preserving federal protections under special education laws.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
school districts
School boards gain the authority to assign disruptive students to alternative settings and face a mandatory annual reporting requirement to the state.
students
Students exhibiting aggressive or violent behaviors may be reassigned to receive instruction in alternative educational settings.
Department of Education
The department must collect annual reports from school districts and ensure that any disclosed data is anonymized and aggregated.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What behavior allows a school board to reassign a student?
When must school districts report alternative setting assignments?
Can the Department of Education publicly release student-specific alternative placement data?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
16 actions- Mar 30, 2026HouseEnrolledSigned by the Governor
- Mar 10, 2026HouseEnrolledDelivered to the Governor
- Mar 9, 2026SenateSigned by the President
- Mar 5, 2026HouseSigned by the Speaker
- Mar 4, 2026SenateCommitteeDo Pass Amended
- Mar 3, 2026SenateCommitteeDo Pass
Show 10 earlier actions
- Mar 3, 2026SenateScheduled for hearing
- Feb 23, 2026SenateIntroducedFirst read in Senate and referred to
- Feb 20, 2026HouseCommitteeDo Pass Amended
- Feb 20, 2026HouseMotion to amend
- Feb 18, 2026HouseCommitteeDo Pass Amended
- Feb 18, 2026HouseMotion to amend
- Feb 18, 2026HouseScheduled for hearing
- Jan 16, 2026HouseDeferred to another day
- Jan 16, 2026HouseScheduled for hearing
- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedFirst read in House and referred to
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy35Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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