South Dakota Codified Laws 13-13-73.6. Teacher compensation– Increases
The Department of Education shall calculate the following for each school district:
(1) The average teacher salary, based on data collected pursuant to §§ 13-3-51 and 13-8-47;
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 13-13-73.6
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
(2) The increase in local need pursuant to § 13-13-10.1, excluding any effect due to change in the school district’s fall enrollment and less the amount of revenue generated in school fiscal year 2016 as a percentage increase, from fiscal year 2016 to fiscal year 2017; and
(3) The increase in average teacher compensation as a percentage increase, as defined in § 13-8-47, from fiscal year 2016 to fiscal year 2017.
For each fiscal year from 2019 to 2024, inclusive, if a district’s average teacher compensation is less than the district’s average teacher compensation in fiscal year 2017, state aid to general education funding to the district in the following fiscal year must be reduced by an amount equal to five hundred dollars for each teacher employed in the school district.
A school district may request a waiver from any penalty imposed under this section from the School Finance Accountability Board.
Source: SL 2016, ch 83, § 27; SL 2021, ch 73, § 18; SL 2022, ch 42, § 1.