PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) – A request to complete a comprehensive study of child care costs in South Dakota received unanimous support from the Senate State Affairs Committee Wednesday. Senate Bill 125, sponsored by Republican Sen. Tim Reed, would send $250,000 to the Department of Social Services to conduct or contract a study analyzing the cost […]
The state’s child care subsidy programs have been under fire in recent years. Of the roughly 29,000 South Dakota children who qualify for subsidized child care, only 1,800 receive assistance.
The stalemate continues over one of the largest appropriations in state history. Lawmakers spent the past two legislative sessions ironing out details to get $200 million for workforce housing into the hands of developers.