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Appropriations committee advances TANF clarification and partial cash assistance restoration

Joint Committee on Appropriations (South Dakota Legislature) · March 31, 2026
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Summary

Lawmakers approved a letter of intent that clarifies partial restoration of TANF cash benefits tied to $427,000 in state and $427,000 in federal expenditure authority, requests five years of TANF funding data and a plan for managing cash assistance going forward.

The Joint Committee on Appropriations voted to advance a letter of intent clarifying the partial restoration of cash assistance benefits under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and to request historical and projected TANF funding data.

Representative Eric Muckey said the LOI clarifies that $427,000 in general funds and $427,000 in federal fund expenditure authority were approved, and that the…

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