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Read. Follow. Verify.South Dakota House Bill 1306 authorizes charitable contributions for student scholarship organizations
Last action · February 20, 2026: Deferred to the 41st legislative daySponsors: Keri Weems and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
South Dakota House Bill 1306 allows individuals to make charitable contributions to registered scholarship-granting organizations that provide educational grants to eligible K-12 students. The measure establishes student eligibility criteria, sets limits on administrative expenses, and outlines approved uses for scholarship funds such as private school tuition, fees, and instructional materials.
Families with household incomes under 300 percent of the area median income whose children are not enrolled full-time in a public school district become eligible to apply for educational scholarships funded by tax-exempt charitable donations.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Eligible students
Eligible students may receive scholarship grants to cover tuition, instructional materials, and other educational expenses.
Scholarship granting organizations
Scholarship-granting organizations must register with the Department of Education, comply with administrative caps, and submit annual financial statements.
Department of Education
The department is required to register scholarship organizations, contract with them, and promulgate administrative rules.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
5 actions- Feb 20, 2026HouseDeferred to the 41st legislative day
- Feb 20, 2026HouseMotion to amend
- Feb 20, 2026HouseScheduled for hearing
- Feb 5, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to
- Feb 4, 2026HouseIntroducedFirst Reading House
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy50Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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