AP survey: SD lawmakers ready to boost school aid
PIERRE (AP) — A survey by The Associated Press shows South Dakota lawmakers are ready to support Gov. Dennis Daugaard's proposal to increase state financial aid to school districts.
PIERRE (AP) — A survey by The Associated Press shows South Dakota lawmakers are ready to support Gov. Dennis Daugaard's proposal to increase state financial aid to school districts.
About 86 percent of the lawmakers responding to the survey say they will support the Republican governor's plan. And although three-quarters of the Republican legislators say the governor has proposed the right increase in aid to schools, about 88 percent of the Democrats say schools should get more money than the governor has suggested.
The governor and the Legislature cut state aid to schools substantially last year as part of an effort to balance the state budget.
Daugaard now is proposing a 2.3 percent ongoing increase to help pay school districts' operating expenses next year. Schools also would get some one-time bonus money.
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