An Act to make an appropriation for victim services.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. There is hereby appropriated from the general fund the sum of $5,000,000 to the Office of the Attorney General, for the purpose of providing grants to organizations that assist:

(1) Children who have been abused or neglected;

(2) Victims of domestic violence; and

(3) Victims of sexual assault.

Section 2. The Office of the Attorney General shall annually provide grants in accordance with section 1 of this Act on the basis of applications received during the period beginning July first and ending August thirty-first, of each year.

Recipients may use the grants for:

(1) The provision of emergency and transitional services, including food, lodging, and transportation;

(2) The provision of counseling services;

(3) The support of a crisis line;

(4) Case management and facility staffing needs; and

(5) Existing facility needs, including repair and maintenance.

The Office of the Attorney General may award grants for any request not receiving full funding from any other agency of this state. The Office of the Attorney General may expend moneys from the appropriation provided in section 1 of this Act for the administrative costs necessary in providing the grants in this section.

Section 3. The attorney general shall approve vouchers and the state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized by this Act.

Section 4. Any amounts appropriated in this Act not lawfully expended or obligated shall revert in accordance with the procedures prescribed in chapter 4-8.

Section 5. This Act is effective beginning June 25, 2024.