SB 200 South Dakota Senate · 2026 Regular Session

amend the state aid formula for general education and for special education.

SB 200 amends South Dakota's state aid formula for funding public school districts' general and special education programs. The bill establishes a base teacher salary of $62,821.19 for the 2025 school year, with annual increases tied to inflation (using the consumer price index). It updates how school districts calculate their funding by revising definitions for enrollment counts, English learner adjustments, and local need factors. This change directly affects all South Dakota public school districts by altering how state education funding is determined each year.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Feb 12, 2026
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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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Total actions
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Committee
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Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Education Tabled , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 1 S.J. 11
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Education S.J. 160
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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