ENTITLED, An Act to eliminate the consolidation incentives for any school districts that consolidate after July 1, 2010.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
    Section 1. That § 13-6-92 be amended to read as follows:
    13-6-92. If two or more school districts consolidate after July 1, 2001 and on or before July 1, 2007, the new school district is entitled to an additional three hundred dollars per average daily membership as defined in § 13-13-10.1, up to a maximum of four hundred average daily membership from each school district or a prorated portion thereof from a partial school district as it existed prior to consolidation for the first year after consolidation. If two or more school districts consolidate after July 1, 2001 and on or before July 1, 2007, the new school district is entitled to an additional two hundred dollars per average daily membership as defined in § 13-13-10.1, up to a maximum of four hundred average daily membership from each school district or a prorated portion thereof from a partial school district as it existed prior to consolidation for the second year after consolidation. If two or more school districts consolidate after July 1, 2001 and on or before July 1, 2007, the new school district is entitled to an additional one hundred dollars per average daily membership as defined in § 13-13-10.1, up to a maximum of four hundred average daily membership from each school district or a prorated portion thereof from a partial school district as it existed prior to consolidation for the third year after consolidation.

    If two or more school districts consolidate after July 1, 2007, and on or before July 1, 2010, for the first year after consolidation, each new school district is entitled to one thousand dollars for each sending district student included in the receiving district's fall enrollment for the first year after consolidation, up to a maximum of four hundred sending district students. If two or more school districts consolidate after July 1, 2007, and on or before July 1, 2010, for the second year after

consolidation, each new school district is entitled to eight hundred dollars for each sending district student included in the receiving district's fall enrollment for the first year after consolidation, up to a maximum of four hundred sending district students. If two or more school districts consolidate after July 1, 2007, and on or before July 1, 2010, for the third year after consolidation, each new school district is entitled to four hundred dollars for each sending district student included in the receiving district's fall enrollment for the first year after consolidation, up to a maximum of four hundred sending district students.

    For the purposes of the entitlement provided in this section, if a receiving district receives fewer than ten sending district students, the receiving district is entitled to payment for ten sending district students.

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An Act to eliminate the consolidation incentives for any school districts that consolidate after July 1, 2010.

========================= I certify that the attached Act originated in the HOUSE as Bill No. 1181 ____________________________ Chief Clerk =========================     ____________________________ Speaker of the House Attest: ____________________________ Chief Clerk ____________________________ President of the Senate Attest: ____________________________ Secretary of the Senate House Bill No. 1181 File No. ____ Chapter No. ______

========================= Received at this Executive Office this _____ day of _____________ , 20____ at ____________ M. By _________________________ for the Governor ========================= The attached Act is hereby approved this ________ day of ______________ , A.D., 20___ ____________________________ Governor ========================= STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, ss. Office of the Secretary of State Filed ____________ , 20___ at _________ o'clock __ M. ____________________________ Secretary of State By _________________________ Asst. Secretary of State