State of South Dakota  
EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2012  

368T0574   HOUSE BILL   NO.  1206  

Introduced by:    Representatives Blake, Boomgarden, Brunner, Elliott, Fargen, Gibson, Greenfield, Hickey, Hunhoff (Bernie), Jones, Kirschman, Lucas, Magstadt, Sly, Street, and Wismer and Senators Buhl, Adelstein, Bradford, Krebs, Maher, Peters, Sutton, and Tieszen
 

        FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to make an appropriation for Feeding South Dakota and to repeal the sales tax on food refund program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
    Section 1. Any money remaining from the appropriation made in section 3 chapter 140 of the 2009 Session Laws shall be reappropriated to the Department of Social Services for a grant to Feeding South Dakota for the purpose of emergency food assistance.
    Section 2. The secretary of the Department of Social Services shall approve vouchers and the state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized by this Act.
    Section 3. Any amounts appropriated in this Act not lawfully expended or obligated, shall revert in accordance with chapter 4-8.
    Section 4. That § 28-1-70 be repealed.
    28-1-70. There is established the sales tax on food refund program to be administered by the Department of Social Services. The purpose of the program is to provide sales tax refunds on food for purchases made in accordance with chapters 10-45 and 10-46 to South Dakota families

who need it most.
    Section 5. That § 28-1-71 be repealed.
    28-1-71. To be eligible for the sales tax on food refund program, a person shall:

            (1)    Be a South Dakota resident;
            (2)    Be the head of the household and certify the number of persons in the household;
            (3)    Have countable income above one hundred thirty percent and below one hundred fifty-one percent of the federal poverty level, as updated annually by the Department of Social Services in administrative rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26;
            (4)    Not be a current recipient of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.
    Section 6. That § 28-1-72 be repealed.
    28-1-72. The Department of Social Services shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, relating to:
            (1)    Eligibility criteria;
            (2)    Refund amounts or levels;
            (3)    Payment provisions;
            (4)    Household reporting requirements; and
            (5)    Recoveries.
    Section 7. That § 28-1-73 be repealed.
    28-1-73. To receive sales tax on food refunds pursuant to §§ 28-1-70 to 28-1-77, inclusive, a household shall apply for an annual refund during an annual enrollment period on forms prescribed by the Department of Social Services.
    Section 8. That § 28-1-75 be repealed.
    28-1-75. The estimate of sales tax on food paid or refund awarded under this program shall be determined based on:
            (1)    The thrifty food plan as adopted and updated annually in administrative rules promulgated by the Department of Social Services pursuant to chapter 1-26; and
            (2)    The number of individuals in the household.
    A monthly allotment shall be determined based on the thrifty food plan's maximum allotment and the corresponding number of individuals in the household. Once the monthly allotment is determined, it shall be annualized and multiplied by the average sales tax rate in South Dakota as determined by the Department of Revenue. This shall be the annual level of refund eligible for the household.
    Section 9. That § 28-1-77 be repealed.
    28-1-77. The method of payment utilized to make payments authorized by §§ 28-1-70 to 28-1-77, inclusive, shall be made by warrant.