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11-ENTITLED An Act to make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit
12-organizations.
13-BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
14-Section 1. There is appropriated $5,000,000 from the general fund, to the Department of
15-Public Safety, for the purpose of providing grants to nonprofit organizations that assist:
16-(1) Children who have been abused or neglected;
17-(2) Victims of domestic violence;
18-(3) Victims of sexual assault;
19-(4) Victims of commercial sexual exploitation; or
20-(5) Victims of human trafficking.
21-Section 2. The Department of Public Safety shall annually provide grants in accordance with
22-section 1 of this Act on the basis of applications received during the period beginning July first
23-and ending August thirty-first, of each year.
24-Recipients may use the grants for:
25-(1) The provision of emergency and transitional services, including food, lodging, and
26-transportation;
27-(2) The provision of counseling services;
28-(3) The support of a crisis line;
29-(4) Case management and facility staffing needs;
30-(5) Training, certification, or employment of a sexual assault nurse examiner; and
31-(6) Services provided through a child advocacy center.
32-The department may award grants for any request not receiving full funding from
33-any other agency of this state. The department shall consider the financial situation of the
34-applicant and prioritize awarding grants to an applicant who demonstrates a financial need 25.857.14 2 1221
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36-or inability to raise sufficient moneys for the services or uses in subdivisions (1) to (6),
37-inclusive, of this section.
38-Grants may not be used to establish a new program or organization, or for the
39-provision of legal services.
40-The Department of Public Safety may expend moneys from the appropriation
41-provided in section 1 of this Act for the administrative costs necessary to provide the
42-grants.
43-Section 3. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety shall approve vouchers and the
44-state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized by this Act.
45-Section 4. Any amounts appropriated in this Act not lawfully expended or obligated shall
46-revert in accordance with the procedures prescribed in chapter 4-8.
47-Section 5. This Act is effective beginning June 30, 2025. 25.857.14 3 1221
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49-An Act to make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations.
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54-I certify that the attached Act originated in
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61-Chief Clerk
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12+Introduced by: Representative Rehfeldt
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107-The attached Act is hereby
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115-Governor
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117-STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA ,
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119-Office of the Secretary of State
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16+An Act to make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit 1
17+organizations. 2
18+BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA: 3
19+Section 1. There is appropriated $5,000,000 from the general fund, to the Department of 4
20+Public Safety, for the purpose of providing grants to nonprofit organizations that assist: 5
21+(1) Children who have been abused or neglected; 6
22+(2) Victims of domestic violence; 7
23+(3) Victims of sexual assault; 8
24+(4) Victims of commercial sexual exploitation; or 9
25+(5) Victims of human trafficking. 10
26+Section 2. The Department of Public Safety shall annually provide grants in accordance with 11
27+section 1 of this Act on the basis of applications received during the period beginning July first 12
28+and ending August thirty-first, of each year. 13
29+Recipients may use the grants for: 14
30+(1) The provision of emergency and transitional services, including food, lodging, and 15
31+transportation; 16
32+(2) The provision of counseling services; 17
33+(3) The support of a crisis line; 18
34+(4) Case management and facility staffing needs; 19
35+(5) Training, certification, or employment of a sexual assault nurse examiner; and 20
36+(6) Services provided through a child advocacy center. 21
37+The department may award grants for any request not receiving full funding from 22
38+any other agency of this state. The department shall consider the financial situation of the 23
39+applicant and prioritize awarding grants to an applicant who demonstrates a financial need 24 25.857.13 2 1221
40+ Underscores indicate new language.
41+ Overstrikes indicate deleted language.
42+or inability to raise sufficient moneys for the services or uses in subdivisions (1) to (6), 1
43+inclusive, of this section. 2
44+Grants may not be used to establish a new program or organization, or for the 3
45+provision of legal services. 4
46+The Department of Public Safety may expend moneys from the appropriation 5
47+provided in section 1 of this Act for the administrative costs necessary to provide the 6
48+grants. 7
49+Section 3. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety shall approve vouchers and the 8
50+state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized by this Act. 9
51+Section 4. Any amounts appropriated in this Act not lawfully expended or obligated shall 10
52+revert in accordance with the procedures prescribed in chapter 4-8. 11
53+Section 5. This Act is effective beginning June 30, 2025. 12