SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Republican Sen. Mike Rounds has come out in support of shutting down the federal Department of Education on social media.  Newly elected lawmaker says he may not serve his term Rounds, who’s represented South Dakota in Washington D.C. since 2015, shared his support Thursday for Donald Trump’s newly nominated head of the Department of Education, Linda McMahon.  “Congratulations to @Linda_McMahon on being tapped as President Trump’s Secretary of Education. I look forward to working with her to end the Dept. of Education….stay tuned!👀,” he posted on X. Shortly after Rounds sent out his social media post, he introduced legislation to eliminate the Department of Education. The "Returning Education to Our States Act" would dismantle the department and redistribute programs to other federal agencies. Click here to read Rounds' full proposal. “The federal Department of Education has never educated a single student, and it’s long past time to end this bureaucratic Department that causes more harm than good,” said Rounds. Rounds' proposed legislation would redirect critical programs like all Native American agencies to the Department of Interior, any financial and loan programs to the Department of Treasury, special needs programs to the Department of Health and Human Services and any votech programs to the Department of Labor. Trump’s plan to end the DOE includes returning responsibility for education to the states like it was prior to 1980. The DOE is responsible for distribution of federal financial aid for education, collecting and disseminating data and research related to schools, and prohibiting discrimination in schools, CBS News reports.  AP News says the DOE manages approximately $1.5 trillion in student loan debt, oversees the Pell Grant and provides aid to students below certain income levels.  Outgoing Democratic Rep. Linda Duba said the South Dakota budget overall is 40% federally funded. "A big portion of that is education. This is a hole we can’t overcome," she posted on X earlier this month. McMahon is the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment or WWE. She served on the Connecticut Board of Education for a year in 2009. She was also on the board of trustees for Sacred Heart University in Connecticut. During Trump’s first presidency, McMahon led the Small Business Administration. After Trump lost in 2020, she helped create the America First Policy Institute to continue advocating for Trump in the White House.  KELOLAND also reached out to Dusty Johnson's office. They responded with this comment: “It’s easy to see why parents and schools are fed up with over-regulation and nonsense from our US Department of Education. Eliminating the department is one option, but if that isn’t done, we need Donald Trump to reform the department and get it focused in the right direction.” KELOLAND News also reached out to Sen. John Thune's office for comment.