FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to  establish the teen court grant program and to provide for its funding and purpose.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
     Section  1.  The teen court grant program is hereby established in the Office of the State Treasurer. The purpose of the grant program is to support the development, growth, quality, and continuation of teen court programs in South Dakota through grants awarded by the South Dakota Teen Court Association.
     Section  2.  There is hereby established in the state treasury the teen court grant program fund to be administered by the Office of the State Treasurer. Money shall enter the fund through contributions, grants, settlement funds, interest received on moneys in the fund, and any other moneys collected for the purposes of this Act. The state treasurer shall distribute the fund balance quarterly to the South Dakota Teen Court Association for the purpose of administering and funding the grant program.
     Section  3.  The South Dakota Teen Court Association shall award grants to entities within

the State of South Dakota that are recognized by the National Youth Court Association. The awards shall be to support the development, growth, quality, and continuation of teen court programs in South Dakota.
     Section  4.  The association shall award grants as provided in this Act and publicize the availability of and procedures for obtaining such grants.
     Section  5.  On June 26, 2007, the state treasurer shall transfer one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) from the energy development impact fund created in §  10-39A-8.1 to the teen court grant program fund created in section 2 of this Act.
     Section  6.  The state treasurer shall approve vouchers and the state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized in this Act.