<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; 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class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0-000001">.  </span><span class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0-000001">Criteria for school district funding.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0"> </span><span class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0">The authority shall evaluate an application for school district funding based on the following criteria</span><span class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0">(1)  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0">Whether the applicant is a school district as described in SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=11-15-8"><span class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0-000003">11-15-8</span></a><span class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0">    (2)  </span><span class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0">The applicant</span><span class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0-000004">'s control of the school district project and the readiness of the applicant to proceed with construction of the proposed school district project;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0"> and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0">    (3)  </span><span class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0">Whether the proposed school district project complies with applicable design standards, ordinances, regulations, and law</span><span class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0">    </span><span class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0"> </span><span class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0">52 SDR 10, effective August 4, 2025</span><span class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0">    </span><span class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=11-15-6"><span class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0-000003">11-15-6</span></a><span class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0">    </span><span class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=11-15-2"><span class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0-000003">11-15-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=11-15-8"><span class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0-000003">11-15-8</span></a><span class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scdcbe40d-6c1c-40fb-9756-2e9705446f81000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>