An Act to make an appropriation for school security enhancement grants.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. There is appropriated $10,000,000 from the general fund, to the Department of Public Safety, for providing security enhancement grants to school districts and to nonpublic schools accredited by the Department of Education. In order to be eligible for grant moneys under this Act, a school, whether public or nonpublic:

(1) Must have, within the past five years, undergone a security assessment conducted by a person approved by the Department of Public Safety;

(2) Must have in place a behavioral threat assessment team, the members of which have been trained using an evidence-based school behavioral threat assessment model approved by the Department of Public Safety; and

(3) Must submit verification of approval to apply from the board of the school district or the governing board of the nonpublic school.

Section 2. The Department of Public Safety shall provide grants not exceeding $2,000,000 annually, in accordance with this Act, based on applications received during the period beginning July first and ending August fifteenth. The department may expend moneys from the appropriation in section 1 of this Act for costs incurred in administering the grants.

Section 3. Grants provided in accordance with this Act may be used to purchase, install, improve, or support the operation of:

(1) Access control systems;

(2) Surveillance cameras;

(3) Panic buttons;

(4) Security lighting;

(5) Doors and locks;

(6) Fencing, gates, and barriers; and

(7) Other security enhancements recommended in the school's security assessment and approved by the Department of Public Safety.

Section 4. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety shall approve vouchers and the state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized in this Act.

Section 5. Any amounts appropriated in this Act not lawfully expended or obligated by June 30, 2030, shall revert in accordance with the procedures prescribed in chapter 4-8.

Section 6. This Act is effective beginning June 30, 2025.