2011 South Dakota Code
Title 13 EDUCATION
Chapter 03. Duties of Secretary of Education
§13-3-73 Teacher compensation assistance program created.

13-3-73. Teacher compensation assistance program created. There is hereby created the teacher compensation assistance program within the Department of Education to provide funds to school districts for the purpose of assisting school districts with teacher compensation. School districts are eligible to receive funds from the teacher compensation assistance program based on their fall enrollment numbers. The department shall provide four-fifths of the funds for the teacher compensation assistance program to each participating school district. The Board of Education shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to create an oversight board appointed by the secretary of education for approval of applications as well as guidelines for district applications based on district instructional goals, market compensation or other specific district requirements as approved by the department. Participation in the program is discretionary. District applications shall be approved by the local board of education. The applications shall be reviewed by the teacher compensation assistance program oversight board and shall be recommended to the Board of Education for final approval.

The Legislature shall review the teacher compensation assistance program in 2012 to determine its effectiveness and to determine whether to continue the program.

Source: SL 2007, ch 90, § 1.