Excess school taxes and minimum state funding: Lawmakers move education funding bills forward

By: Makenzie Huber

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: February 10, 2026

Words: 649

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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PIERRE — An attempt to make it easier to refer excess school property taxes to voters passed the South Dakota Senate State Affairs Committee with a 6-3 vote on Monday at the Capitol.

Senate Bill 223, introduced by Sen. Sue Peterson, R-Sioux Falls, targets decisions by school districts to “opt out” of property tax limitations imposed by the state, in order to raise more revenue.

Peterson originally introduced a bill to require elections for …

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