Bill > HB1326

This bill appropriates money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and common schools for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. * **Office of the Governor:** $91,947,722 appropriated, including $12,260,941 in federal funds and $69,014,861 in other funds. This includes $3,030,238 for the Office of the Governor and $75,000 for the Governor's Contingency Fund. The Governor's Office of Economic Development receives $54,090,293, with adjustments including a $20,000,000 reduction in federal expenditure authority for expiring Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act grants. * **Bureau of Finance and Management (BFM):** $36,293,067 appropriated, including $3,551,765 in federal funds and $23,145,442 in other funds. This includes $11,235,197 for the Bureau of Finance and Management, with $118,284 and 1.0 FTE for a new accountant position. It also includes $20,583,628 for Employee Compensation and Billing Pools, covering pool adjustments and a 1.4% state salary policy increase. * **Bureau of Human Resources and Administration (BHRA):** $79,690,431 appropriated, including $500,000 in federal funds and $63,995,774 in other funds. This includes $30,503,597 for General Services, with adjustments for legal services, utility costs, and security duties. Statewide Maintenance and Repair receives $18,154,244, including $316,722 for maintenance and repair. * **Bureau of Information and Technology (BIT):** $91,454,367 appropriated, including $80,330,146 in other funds. This includes $18,444,347 for Enterprise Platforms and Infrastructure, with various adjustments for software, contracts, and cloud systems. South Dakota Public Broadcasting receives $10,241,383. State Radio Engineering receives $5,332,542, including $260,000 for a resiliency package. * **Department of Revenue:** $111,531,925 appropriated, including $397,295 in federal funds and $109,913,750 in other funds. This includes $8,161,350 for Business Tax, with $490,000 and 4.0 FTE for nicotine product regulation. Motor Vehicles receives $12,425,217, with $36,000 for self-service kiosks. Audits receives $6,507,640, with $85,050 and 1.0 FTE for a new sales and use tax auditor. * **Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources:** $98,407,404 appropriated, including $24,696,033 in federal funds and $57,482,871 in other funds. Agricultural and Environmental Services receives $16,822,933, with adjustments for animal feeding operations, water transfers, and the elimination of the state hemp program. Resource Conservation & Forestry receives $8,809,064, with transfers to the Office of Water and Agriculture and Environmental Services. The Animal Industry Board receives $5,857,241. Various agricultural commissions and councils receive funding, including $17,897,718 for the Soybean Research and Promotion Council. * **Department of Tourism:** $27,775,083 appropriated, including $1,535,707 in federal funds and $26,239,376 in other funds. Tourism receives $24,783,086, with a $8,750,000 reduction in federal expenditure authority for marketing projects. Arts receives $2,991,997, including $25,086 for state art grants. * **Department of Game, Fish and Parks:** $132,802,614 appropriated, including $34,846,556 in federal funds and $91,714,484 in other funds. Wildlife receives $66,724,273, with adjustments for shooting range operations and fee increases. State Parks and Recreation receives $34,697,088. * **Department of Tribal Relations:** $1,092,969 appropriated, including $196,000 in other funds. * **Department of Social Services:** $1,889,558,322 appropriated, including $1,183,918,645 in federal funds and $20,307,411 in other funds. This includes $42,983,251 for Administration, with transfers for kinship licensing and IT services, and provider inflation. Economic Assistance receives $162,560,233, with adjustments for Medicaid, SNAP, and TANF benefits. Medical Services receives $1,327,331,565, with significant appropriations for provider inflation, critical access hospitals, and federally qualified health centers. Children's Services receives $130,615,677. Behavioral Health receives $225,444,178, including $9,000,000 for opioid settlement grants. * **Department of Health:** $128,405,478 appropriated, including $88,392,019 in federal funds and $25,423,317 in other funds. Administration receives $22,127,801, with adjustments for federal medical assistance percentage and provider inflation. Family and Community Health receives $59,458,095, with reductions for COVID-19 stimulus grants and unutilized authority. Laboratory Services receives $17,466,795, with reductions for COVID-19 stimulus grants. * **Department of Labor and Regulation:** $61,159,286 appropriated, including $33,931,305 in federal funds and $23,433,731 in other funds. Administration receives $17,315,182, with funding for a new State Apprenticeship Agency program and centralization of apprenticeship budgets. Reemployment Assistance receives $9,188,132. Job Service receives $13,156,438. * **Department of Transportation:** $1,270,706,991 appropriated, including $863,509,008 in federal funds and $406,468,851 in other funds. General Operations receives $301,093,833, including significant funding for railroad capital projects and transit provider grants. Construction Contracts receives $969,613,158. * **Department of Education:** $1,104,893,296 appropriated, including $242,532,495 in federal funds and $62,613,044 in other funds. General Administration receives $8,875,554, with adjustments for positions and COVID-19 grants. State Aid to General Education receives $666,129,906, including target teacher salary inflation and homeowner property tax reduction funding. State Aid to Special Education receives $109,250,104. Technical Colleges receive $44,713,732. Education Resources receives $247,908,317, including dual credit program funding and reduced-price school meal reimbursements. * **Department of Public Safety:** $107,219,558 appropriated, including $35,025,898 in federal funds and $63,456,576 in other funds. Administration receives $15,690,538, with funding for a new internal control coordinator. Highway Patrol receives $44,655,049, including funding for the Crash Assistance Program. Emergency Services receives $13,096,364, including funding for a new fire management office. 911 Coordination Board receives $6,553,421, including a new grant program. * **Board of Regents:** $977,285,656 appropriated, including $119,365,382 in federal funds and $543,557,293 in other funds. This includes funding for the central office, research pool, scholarships, and all state universities (University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University, SD School of Mines and Technology, Northern State University, Black Hills State University, Dakota State University, SD Services for the Deaf, and SD School for the Blind and Visually Impaired). Significant appropriations are for utility cost adjustments, room and board utilization, student services, and reductions in unutilized authority and FTE across various institutions. * **Department of the Military:** $34,125,102 appropriated, including $26,903,675 in federal funds and $49,254 in other funds. Adjutant General receives $3,265,982, with funding for a new assistant adjutant general and museum maintenance. Army Guard receives $21,631,547 and Air Guard receives $9,227,573. * **Department of Veterans' Affairs:** $16,413,145 appropriated, including $3,421,837 in federal funds and $7,261,787 in other funds. Veterans' Benefits and Services receives $2,743,330. State Veterans' Home receives $13,104,405, with adjustments for federal medical assistance percentage and utility costs. * **Department of Corrections:** $179,456,767 appropriated, including $2,984,210 in federal funds and $5,304,138 in other funds. Administration receives $7,506,918. Mike Durfee State Prison receives $32,678,836. State Penitentiary receives $39,190,812, including funding for correctional officer transfers and the decommissioning of the Pierre Minimum Center. Women's Prison receives $8,988,695, with adjustments for decommissioning the Pierre Minimum Center. Rapid City Correctional Facility receives $12,103,927 for its new operations. Inmate Services receives $49,509,326, including funding for medical services at the new Rapid City facility and discretionary provider inflation. Parole Services receives $9,367,886, including increased payments to counties for housing parolees. Juvenile Community Corrections receives $14,936,307, with adjustments for population changes and provider inflation. * **Department of Human Services:** $779,953,570 appropriated, including $413,398,653 in federal funds and $17,850,051 in other funds. Administration receives $3,733,732, with funding for a new internal controls position. Developmental Disabilities receives $329,864,360, with significant appropriations for Medicaid utilization and provider inflation. South Dakota Developmental Center - Redfield receives $27,850,448. Long Term Services and Supports receives $379,557,804, with funding for homemaker fees, Medicaid utilization, and provider inflation. Rehabilitation Services receives $32,787,985, with adjustments for disability determination services and provider inflation. Service to the Blind and Visually Impaired receives $4,857,561, with adjustments for position transfers and provider inflation. * **South Dakota Retirement System:** $6,537,548 appropriated from other funds. * **Public Utilities Commission (PUC):** $5,397,527 appropriated, including $421,672 in federal funds and $3,554,043 in other funds. This includes budget realignments for consumer affairs, commissioners, and regional transmission organization analysts. * **Unified Judicial System:** $83,105,216 appropriated, including $346,249 in federal funds and $15,240,771 in other funds. This includes $80,510,561 for Court Services, with adjustments for drug and DUI court utilization, alternative care grants, and provider inflation. * **Legislative Branch:** $16,718,473 appropriated, including $755,066 in other funds. Legislative Operations receives $9,985,882, with funding for new assistant code counsel, legislative editor, and analyst/attorney positions. * **Office of the Attorney General:** $41,773,694 appropriated, including $6,459,400 in federal funds and $14,790,912 in other funds. Legal Services Program receives $13,329,038, with funding for a new legal assistant and special projects coordinator. Criminal Investigation receives $24,468,599. * **School and Public Lands:** $1,249,269 appropriated, including $342,052 in other funds. Administration receives $1,249,269, including $3,500 for a printer/scanner. * **Secretary of State:** $4,990,802 appropriated, including $2,276,143 in federal funds and $1,118,294 in other funds. This includes $262,169 in federal funds for the Help America Vote Act. * **State Treasurer:** $90,215,339 appropriated, including $87,709,545 in other funds. Treasury Management receives $764,651. Unclaimed Property operations receive significant funding, including $20,000,000 for unclaimed property payments and $75,000 for verification and fraud detection services. Investment of State Funds receives $12,961,776, with adjustments for bank custodian contracts, office rent, employee salaries, and AI assistant subscriptions. * **State Auditor:** $1,937,695 appropriated. * **STATE (Overall Totals):** $7,472,098,316 appropriated, including $3,100,674,888 in federal funds and $1,827,806,388 in other funds, with a total of 14,121.3 FTE. * **Transfers:** Various transfers are mandated from funds like the state highway fund, game, fish and parks fund, motor vehicle fund, and state veterans home operating fund to the general fund. Transfers are also directed from trust funds for education and healthcare to the general fund. * **Board and Commission Per Diem:** Section 38 outlines per diem rates for various state boards, committees, councils, and commissions for fiscal years 2027 and 2028.