25.857.13 100th Legislative Session 1221
2025 South Dakota Legislature
House Bill 1221
HOUSE JUDICIARY ENGROSSED
Introduced by: Representative Rehfeldt
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An Act to make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit 1
organizations. 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA: 3
Section 1. There is appropriated $5,000,000 from the general fund, to the Department of 4
Public Safety, for the purpose of providing grants to nonprofit organizations that assist: 5
(1) Children who have been abused or neglected; 6
(2) Victims of domestic violence; 7
(3) Victims of sexual assault; 8
(4) Victims of commercial sexual exploitation; or 9
(5) Victims of human trafficking. 10
Section 2. The Department of Public Safety shall annually provide grants in accordance with 11
section 1 of this Act on the basis of applications received during the period beginning July first 12
and ending August thirty-first, of each year. 13
Recipients may use the grants for: 14
(1) The provision of emergency and transitional services, including food, lodging, and 15
transportation; 16
(2) The provision of counseling services; 17
(3) The support of a crisis line; 18
(4) Case management and facility staffing needs; 19
(5) Training, certification, or employment of a sexual assault nurse examiner; and 20
(6) Services provided through a child advocacy center. 21
The department may award grants for any request not receiving full funding from 22
any other agency of this state. The department shall consider the financial situation of the 23
applicant and prioritize awarding grants to an applicant who demonstrates a financial need 24 25.857.13 2 1221
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or inability to raise sufficient moneys for the services or uses in subdivisions (1) to (6), 1
inclusive, of this section. 2
Grants may not be used to establish a new program or organization, or for the 3
provision of legal services. 4
The Department of Public Safety may expend moneys from the appropriation 5
provided in section 1 of this Act for the administrative costs necessary to provide the 6
grants. 7
Section 3. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety shall approve vouchers and the 8
state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized by this Act. 9
Section 4. Any amounts appropriated in this Act not lawfully expended or obligated shall 10
revert in accordance with the procedures prescribed in chapter 4-8. 11
Section 5. This Act is effective beginning June 30, 2025. 12