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8-AN ACT
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11-ENTITLED An Act to establish provisions for eligibility in the child care assistance
12-program for certain child care employees.
13-BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
14-Section 1. That § 28-1-60 be AMENDED:
15-28-1-60. The Department of Social Services shall establish a child care assistance
16-program to assist families with child care services and to aid in the improvement of quality
17-and services for the care of children in day care. The department may assist in the
18-improvement, availability, and quality of day care for children by providing training,
19-education, and advocacy for child care.
20-Section 2. That § 28-1-61 be AMENDED:
21-28-1-61. The secretary of social services shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 1-
22-26 for the administration of the child care assistance program in the following areas:
23-(1) Eligibility determination, criteria, and application procedure;
24-(2) The amount, scope, and duration of child care services and payments;
25-(3) Fees;
26-(4) Licensing and registration;
27-(5) Methods of administration, record keeping, and audit;
28-(6) Compliance monitoring;
29-(7) Complaint investigation;
30-(8) Reporting requirements;
31-(9) Eligibility criteria and procedures for grants, contracts, and awards to providers of
32-child care services under § 28-1-60;
33-(10) Training, community and provider education, and child advocacy; and 25.595.16 2 1132
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35-(11) Other standards and requirements as may be necessary to ensure the efficient
36-operation and administration of the program or as required to qualify for federal
37-funding.
38-Section 3. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 28-1:
39-In determining eligibility for payments from the child care assistance program, the
40-Department of Social Services shall exclude all earned and unearned income of an
41-applicant's household if:
42-(1) The applicant is employed by a:
43-(a) Before and after school day care program, licensed by the department;
44-(b) Day care center or group family day care home, licensed by the department;
45-or
46-(c) Family day care home, registered by the department;
47-(2) The applicant works at least thirty hours per week at the center, home, or program;
48-and
49-(3) The applicant's household income does not exceed three hundred percent of the
50-federal poverty level. 25.595.16 3 1132
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52-An Act to establish provisions for eligibility in the child care assistance program for certain
53-child care employees.
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58-I certify that the attached Act originated in
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61-House as Bill No. 1132
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65-Chief Clerk
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70-Speaker of the House
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72-Attest:
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82-President of the Senate
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12+Introduced by: Representative Healy
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94-House Bill No. 1132
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100-Received at this Executive Office
101-this _____ day of _____________,
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103-2025 at ____________M.
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107-By
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111-The attached Act is hereby
112-approved this ________ day of
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119-Governor
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121-STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA ,
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123-Office of the Secretary of State
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126-Filed ____________, 2025
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133-Secretary of State
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14+ Underscores indicate new language.
15+ Overstrikes indicate deleted language.
16+An Act to establish provisions for eligibility in the child care assistance program for 1
17+certain child care employees. 2
18+BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA: 3
19+Section 1. That § 28-1-60 be AMENDED: 4
20+28-1-60. The Department of Social Services shall establish a child care assistance 5
21+program of child care services to assist families with child care services and to aid in the 6
22+improvement of quality and services for the care of children in day care. The department 7
23+may assist in the improvement, availability, and quality of day care for children by 8
24+providing training, education, and advocacy for child care. 9
25+Section 2. That § 28-1-61 be AMENDED: 10
26+28-1-61. The secretary of social services may shall adopt reasonable and 11
27+necessary rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 for the administration of the child care services 12
28+assistance program in the following areas: 13
29+(1) Eligibility determination, criteria, and application procedure; 14
30+(2) The amount, scope, and duration of child care services and payments; 15
31+(3) Fees; 16
32+(4) Licensing and registration; 17
33+(5) Methods of administration, record keeping, and audit; 18
34+(6) Compliance monitoring; 19
35+(7) Complaint investigation; 20
36+(8) Reporting requirements; 21
37+(9) Eligibility criteria and procedures for grants, contracts, and awards to providers of 22
38+child care services under § 28-1-60; 23
39+(10) Training, community and provider education, and child advocacy; and 24 25.595.15 2 1132
40+ Underscores indicate new language.
41+ Overstrikes indicate deleted language.
42+(11) Such other Other standards and requirements as may be necessary to ensure the 1
43+efficient operation and administration of the program or as required to qualify for 2
44+federal funding. 3
45+Section 3. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 28-1: 4
46+In determining eligibility for payments from the child care assistance program, the 5
47+Department of Social Services shall exclude all earned and unearned income of an 6
48+applicant's household if: 7
49+(1) The applicant is employed by a: 8
50+(a) Before and after school day care program, licensed by the department; 9
51+(b) Day care center or group family day care home, licensed by the department; 10
52+or 11
53+(c) Family day care home, registered by the department; 12
54+(2) The applicant works at least thirty hours per week at the center, home, or program; 13
55+and 14
56+(3) The applicant's household income does not exceed three hundred percent of the 15
57+federal poverty level. 16