The general fund of the school district is a fund provided by law to meet all the operational costs of the school district, excluding capital outlay fund and special education fund expenditures pursuant to § 13-13-37, and to redeem all outstanding warrants against the general fund. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 13-16-6, the general fund may be used to purchase or lease computer hardware and software. The general fund may be used to support a technical college and other career and technical education purposes.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-16-3
General fund defined
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Davis v. Ssd Dept. of Ed. (2011)
Most recently applied in Davis v. Ssd Dept. of Ed. (August 2011)
Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 10, § 2; SDC Supp. 1960, § 15.2202; SL 1963, ch 74, § 2; SL 1964, ch 40; SL 1975, ch 128, § 101; SL 1987, ch 135, § 3; SL 1989, ch 146, § 2; SL 2003, …
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