The South Dakota Legislature recently approved a bill that would give insurance companies 80 percent tax credits if they donated money to scholarship funds, which could help low-income and working class students attend private schools.
The House voted 45 to 23 to approve the bill after using a procedural move to revive it. The measure had passed through the Senate, but had stalled in a House committee.
Daugaard has said that he would consider the measure if it is neutral to the state’s budget.
Supporters say the measure would give parents the opportunity to make a choice about where they want their children to go to school. Such programs have been “very successful” in other states, said House Republican leader Brian Gosch, the main House sponsor of the measure.
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