S.D. Codified Laws § 13-13-10.1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-13-10.1
13-13-10.1. Education funding--Terms and procedures
Status: in_force

The education funding terms and procedures referenced in this chapter are defined as follows:

(1) Nonresident students who are in the care and custody of the Department of Social Services, the Unified Judicial System, the Department of Corrections, or other state agencies and are attending a public school may be included in the fall enrollment of the receiving district when enrolled in the receiving district;

(2) "Fall enrollment," is calculated as follows:

(a) Determine the number of kindergarten through twelfth grade students enrolled in all schools operated by the school district on the last Friday of September of the current school year;

(b) Subtract the number of students for whom the district receives tuition except for:

(i) Nonresident students who are in the care and custody of a state agency and are attending a public school district; and

(ii) Students who are being provided an education pursuant to § 13-28-11 ; and

(c) Add the number of students for whom the district pays tuition.

When computing state aid to education for a school district pursuant to § 13-13-73 , the secretary of the Department of Education shall use the school district's fall enrollment;

(3) "Target teacher ratio factor," is:

(a) For school districts with a fall enrollment of two hundred or less, the target teacher ratio factor is 12;

(b) For districts with a fall enrollment of greater than two hundred, but less than six hundred, the target teacher ratio factor is calculated as follows:

(i) Multiplying the fall enrollment by .00750; and

(ii) Adding 10.50 to the resulting product; and

(c) For districts with a fall enrollment of six hundred or greater, the target teacher ratio factor is 15.

The fall enrollment used for the determination of the target teacher ratio for a school district may not include any students residing in a residential treatment facility when the education program is operated by the school district;

(4) "English learner (EL) adjustment," is calculated by multiplying 0.25 times the number of kindergarten-through-twelfth-grade students who, in the prior school year, scored below level four on the state-administered language proficiency assessment as required in the state's consolidated state application pursuant to § 1111(b)(2)(G) of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015;

(5) "Index factor," is the annual percentage change in the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers as computed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor for the year before the year immediately preceding the year of adjustment or three percent, whichever is less;

(6) "Target teacher salary," for the school fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, is $63,700.69. Each school fiscal year thereafter, the target teacher salary is the previous fiscal year's target teacher salary increased by the index factor;

(7) "Target teacher benefits," is the target teacher salary multiplied by twenty-nine percent;

(8) "Target teacher compensation," is the sum of the target teacher salary and the target teacher benefits;

(9) "Overhead rate," is thirty-eight and eighty-hundredths percent. Beginning in school fiscal year 2018, the overhead rate must be adjusted to take into account the sum of the amounts that districts exceed the other revenue base amount;

(10) "Local need," is calculated as follows:

(a) Divide the fall enrollment by the target teacher ratio factor;

(b) If applicable, divide the English Learner adjustment pursuant to subdivision (4) by the target teacher ratio factor;

(c) Add the results of subsections (a) and (b);

(d) Multiply the result of subsection (c) by the target teacher compensation;

(e) Multiply the product of subsection (d) by the overhead rate;

(f) Add the products of subsections (d) and (e) and subdivision (20);

(g) When calculating local need at the statewide level, include the amounts set aside for costs related to technology in schools and statewide student assessments;

(h) When calculating local need at the statewide level, include the amounts set aside for sparse school district benefits, calculated pursuant to §§ 13-13-78 and 13-13-79 ; and

(i) When calculating local need at the statewide level, include the amounts set aside for career and technical education calculated pursuant to §§ 13-13-81 and 13-13-82 ;

(11) "Alternative per student need," is calculated as follows:

(a) Add the total need for each school district for school fiscal year 2016, including the small school adjustment and the English learner adjustment, to the lesser of the amount of funds apportioned to each school district in the year preceding the most recently completed school fiscal year or school fiscal year 2015 pursuant to §§ 10-33-24 , 10-35-21 , 10-36-10 , 10-43-77 , 11-7-73 , 13-13-4 , and 23A-27-25 ; and

(b) Divide the result of (a) by the September 2015 fall enrollment, excluding any adjustments based on prior year student counts;

(12) "Alternative local need," may only be used by a school district created or reorganized before July 1, 2016, and is the alternative per student need multiplied by the fall enrollment, excluding any adjustments based on prior year student counts;

(13) "Local effort," the amount of ad valorem taxes generated in a school fiscal year by applying the levies established pursuant to § 10-12-42 . Beginning on July 1, 2017, local effort includes the amount of funds apportioned to each school district in the year preceding the most recently completed school fiscal year pursuant to §§ 10-33-24 , 10-35-21 as provided by subdivision (15), 10-36-10 , 10-43-77 , 11-7-73 , 13-13-4 , and 23A-27-25 and that exceeds the other revenue base amount;

(14) "Other revenue base amount," is zero;

(15) "Wind energy tax revenue," any wind energy tax revenue apportioned to school districts pursuant to § 10-35-21 from a wind farm producing power for the first time before July 1, 2016, is considered local effort pursuant to subdivision (13) and other revenue base amount pursuant to subdivision (14). However, for wind energy tax revenue apportioned to a school district from a wind farm producing power for the first time after June 30, 2016, one hundred percent must be retained by the school district to which the tax revenue is apportioned for the first five years of producing power, eighty percent for the sixth year, sixty percent for the seventh year, forty percent for the eighth year, twenty percent for the ninth year, and zero percent thereafter. If a wind farm begins producing power for the first time between October first and December thirty-first in a calendar year, any revenues generated for that time period must be retained by the school district and that time period may not be counted against the first five-year period;

(16) "Per student equivalent," for funding calculations that are determined on a per student basis, the per student equivalent is calculated as follows:

(a) Multiply the target teacher compensation times the sum of one plus the overhead rate; and

(b) Divide subsection (a) by 15;

(17) "Monthly cash balance," the total amount of money for each month in the school district's general fund, calculated by adding all deposits made during the month to the beginning cash balance and deducting all disbursements or payments made during the month;

(18) "General fund base percentage," is determined as follows:

(a) Forty percent for a school district with a fall enrollment as defined in subdivision (2) of two hundred or less;

(b) Thirty percent for a school district with fall enrollment as defined in subdivision (2) of more than two hundred but less than six hundred; and

(c) Twenty-five percent for a school district with fall enrollment as defined in subdivision (2) greater than or equal to six hundred.

When determining the general fund base percentage, the secretary of the Department of Education shall use the lesser of the school district's fall enrollment as defined in subdivision (2) for the current school year or the school district's fall enrollment from the previous two years;

(19) "Allowable general fund cash balance," the general fund base percentage multiplied by the district's general fund expenditures in the previous school year; and

(20) "Alternative instruction participation adjustment," is calculated by multiplying 0.10 times the number of children who participated in the prior school year in high school interscholastic activities sanctioned or sponsored by the South Dakota High School Activities Association, as permitted by § 13-36-7 , while receiving alternative instruction pursuant to § 13-27-3 , multiplied by the per student equivalent defined in this section.

Source: SL 1986, ch 126, § 1; SL 1987, chs 130, 131; SL 1989, ch 87, § 14; SL 1989, ch 141, § 14; SL 1990, ch 117, § 1; SL 1991, ch 20, §§ 17, 18; SL 1991, ch 128; SL 1991, ch 129, § 1; SL 1993, ch 81, § 11; SL 1994, ch 112; SL 1995, ch 94, § 38 as amended by 1995, ch 77, § 3; SL 1996, ch 69, § 6; SL 1996, ch 109; SL 1997, ch 53, § 2; SL 1997, ch 88, § 1; SL 1997, ch 98, § 10; SL 1998, ch 51, §§ 9, 10; SL 1998, ch 59, § 2; SL 1998, ch 59, § 3; SL 1999, ch 82, § 1; SL 2000, ch 84, § 4; SL 2001, ch 77, § 1; SL 2003, ch 97, § 1; SL 2004, ch 125, § 1; SL 2005, ch 96, § 2; SL 2006, ch 75, § 9; SL 2007, ch 93, § 1; SL 2008, ch 76, § 1; SL 2008, ch 77, § 1; SL 2009, ch 76, § 1; SL 2010, ch 81, § 1; SL 2010, ch 82, § 1; SL 2010, ch 83, § 1; SL 2010, ch 84, § 1; SL 2011, ch 89, § 1, eff. Mar. 17, 2011; SL 2011, ch 90, § 2; SL 2011, ch 91, § 2; SL 2013, ch 7, § 37; SL 2014, ch 80, § 1; SL 2014, ch 81, § 1; SL 2015, ch 88, § 1; SL 2015, ch 89, § 4; SL 2016, ch 83, § 4; SL 2017, ch 76, § 2; SL 2017, ch 79, § 4; SL 2018, ch 92, § 2; SL 2019, ch 62, §§ 2, 3; SL 2019, ch 81, § 2; SL 2020, ch 31, § 2; SL 2021, ch 72, § 1; SL 2021, ch 73, § 4; SL 2021, ch 74, § 1; SL 2021, ch 78, § 2; SL 2022, ch 40, § 1; SL 2022, ch 41, § 2; SL 2023, ch 30, § 2; SL 2024, ch 59, § 2; SL 2025, ch 47, § 2; SL 2025, ch 76, § 1; SL 2026, ch 44, § 2.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-27-1.1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 27 / Section 13-27-1.1
Religious exemption after eighth grade
Status: in_force

A child of compulsory school age who has successfully completed the first eight grades is excused from compulsory school attendance under § 13-27-1 if:

(1) The child or the parents of the child are members of a recognized church or religious denomination that objects to the regular public high school education; and

(2) The recognized church or religious denomination either individually or in cooperation with another recognized church or religious denomination provides a regularly supervised program of instruction in which each child participates in learning activities appropriate to the adult occupation that the child is likely to assume in later years.

Source: SL 1990, ch 126, § 2.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-64-11 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 64 / Section 13-64-11
Election on referendum
Status: in_force

The election shall be held with the regular school district election.

Source: SL 2013, ch 93, § 13.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-53-24 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 53 / Section 13-53-24
Twelve-month residency requirement to qualify as resident student
Status: in_force

A person entering the state from another state or country does not at that time become a resident for the purposes of §§ 13-53-23 to 13-53-41 , inclusive, unless, except as provided in §§ 13-53-29 to 13-53-29.2 , inclusive, the person is a resident for twelve months in order to qualify as a resident student for tuition and fee purposes.

Source: SL 1996, ch 130, § 2; SL 2012, ch 101, § 2; SL 2019, ch 93, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-48A-7 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 48A / Section 13-48A-7
Annual accountability report to Government Operations and Audit Committee
Status: in_force

The Board of Regents and the Board of Education Standards shall each provide to the Government Operations and Audit Committee an annual accountability report as determined by the committee. The annual accountability report provided by the Board of Regents shall include a financial report on each of the university centers located in Pierre, Rapid City, and Sioux Falls as prescribed by the auditor general.

Source: SL 2013, ch 81, § 8; SL 2016, ch 95, § 1; SL 2017, ch 13, § 10; SL 2017, ch 81, § 57; SL 2017, ch 88, § 2.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-26-15 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 26 / Section 13-26-15
Ballots--Printing and distribution
Status: in_force

The business manager of the school district shall have ballots printed for the vote upon the referred school board decision and have them distributed as other official ballots are distributed. Such ballots shall conform as near as may be to the law governing the submission of questions by the Legislature, except that the statement required to be printed on the ballots shall be prepared by the state's attorney. All questions to be voted upon at the same election may be submitted upon the same ballot.

Source: SL 1993, ch 133, § 8.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-32-4.1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 32 / Section 13-32-4.1
Attendance policy--Adoption by school board--Suspension and expulsion power unaffected
Status: in_force

The school board of every school district may adopt an attendance policy in accordance with procedural due process rules established by the South Dakota Board of Education Standards pursuant to § 13-32-4 . Any attendance policy adopted pursuant to this section is not to be construed as limiting the powers of the school board of a school district to suspend or expel students pursuant to § 13-32-4 .

Source: SL 1981, ch 145, § 2; SL 2017, ch 81, § 57.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-65-12 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 65 / Section 13-65-12
Regulatory authority over nonpublic schools not expanded
Status: in_force

The program established pursuant to this chapter does not expand the regulatory authority of the state or the state's officers to impose additional regulation of nonpublic schools beyond those necessary to enforce the requirements of this chapter.

Source: SL 2016, ch 102, § 12.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-1-53 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-1-53
False claims concerning degree, certificate, diploma, or transcript--Violation as misdemeanor--Revocation of license
Status: in_force

No person, for the following purposes, may knowingly use any false degree, certificate, diploma, transcript, or other document indicating that the person has completed an organized program of study or completed courses when the person has not completed the organized program of study or the courses indicated on the degree, certificate, diploma, transcript, or document or falsely claim to have any valid degree, certificate, diploma, transcript, or other such document:

(1) To obtain employment;

(2) To obtain a promotion or higher compensation in employment;

(3) To obtain admission to postsecondary education; or

(4) In connection with any business, trade, profession, or occupation.

A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor and provides cause for the revocation of any license obtained in connection with the false degree.

Source: SL 2008, ch 71, § 2; SL 2014, ch 74, § 2.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-20-7.1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 20 / Section 13-20-7.1
Deposit and performance bond by school improvement bidders--Rejection of bids
Status: in_force

If school facilities are to be built or remodeled or improvements are to be made to school sites, the school board advertising pursuant to § 13-20-3 shall require a reasonable deposit guaranteeing the execution of the contract and the furnishing of a performance bond by the successful bidder in accordance with chapters 5-18A and 5-18B . The board may reject any and all bids.

Source: SL 1979, ch 36, § 5; SL 2011, ch 2, § 128.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-47-10 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 47 / Section 13-47-10
Acceptance and use of federal aid
Status: in_force

The board shall have the power and duty to accept, control, expend, and use any federal funds, grants - in - aid, subventions, or other financial aids that are now, or may be, available to it for planning, construction, and operation of a State Educational Telecommunications Network.

Source: SL 1965, ch 67, § 5 (11).
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-26-6 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 26 / Section 13-26-6
School term provisions not applicable to special schools
Status: in_force

The provisions of §§ 13-26-2 and 13-26-4 shall not apply to adult education schools, summer schools, kindergartens, and nursery schools.

Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 12, § 9; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.3009; SL 1963, ch 83.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-62-2 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 62 / Section 13-62-2
Personnel--Qualifications
Status: in_force

The Board of Regents shall employ staff necessary to meet the needs of those persons entitled to benefits through South Dakota Services for the Deaf.

The administrator shall have knowledge concerning the educational needs of students with sensory disabilities. The administrator shall work to increase knowledge and skill in the use of American sign language.

The board may hire one person to serve as both the superintendent of the South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and as the administrator of South Dakota Services for the Deaf. The person shall receive a single salary.

Source: SDC 1939, § 55.4102 (2); SL 1953, ch 296, § 2; SL 2018, ch 106, § 1; SL 2023, ch 62, § 11.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-15-5 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 15 / Section 13-15-5
Rules applicable to education provided under federal contract--Acceptance in lieu of public education
Status: in_force

Education provided under § 13-15-3 shall comply with the rules of the South Dakota Board of Education Standards. Such education, when supplied by a federally operated school shall be considered in lieu of the public education required by law to be furnished by the school districts.

Source: SL 1957, ch 63; SL 1959, ch 63; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.201; SL 1963, ch 78; SL 1975, ch 128, § 93; SL 2017, ch 81, § 57.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-33-25 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 33 / Section 13-33-25
South Dakota Virtual School Advisory Council established
Status: in_force

The South Dakota Virtual School Advisory Council is established. The council shall advise the Department of Education, the South Dakota Board of Education Standards, education-related organizations, and other education groups on issues related to distance learning. The council shall meet quarterly with the Department of Education to discuss, develop, and make recommendations for the promulgation of rules concerning policies that affect distance delivery.

Source: SL 2006, ch 83, § 2; SL 2008, ch 82, § 2; SL 2017, ch 81, § 57.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-55E-6 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 55E / Section 13-55E-6
Obligations under contract--No guarantee of admission, resident status, or graduation
Status: in_force

The executive director shall make necessary arrangements with the appropriate institution of higher education to fulfill the obligation under the advance payment contract. An institution of higher education shall admit the beneficiary of the contract if the beneficiary otherwise qualifies for admission. This section and any advance payment contract entered into pursuant to this article may not guarantee that the beneficiary will:

(1) Be admitted to an institution of higher education;

(2) If admitted, be determined a resident for tuition purposes by the appropriate institution of higher education;

(3) Be allowed to continue attendance at an institution of higher education following admission; or

(4) Graduate from an institution of higher education.

Source: SL 1994, ch 145, § 6.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-28A-15 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 28A / Section 13-28A-15
Effect of chapter on existing agreements
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter may be construed to prevent a school district which has a contract with a bordering state from continuing that contract.

Source: SL 2008, ch 81, § 12.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-29-6 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 29 / Section 13-29-6
Annual inspection of school buses--Issuance and display of certificate--Operation without certificate as petty offense
Status: in_force

Each school bus used for the transportation of school children which is owned by a school district, a nonpublic school or alternative education program or privately owned and operated under a contract with a school board or nonpublic school or alternative instruction program shall be inspected before the beginning of each school year by an inspector approved by the Division of Highway Patrol pursuant to § 13-29-6.1 to certify that the vehicle complies with state law, and rules of the South Dakota Board of Education Standards, the Department of Public Safety, and the Division of Highway Patrol. However, if a school bus is purchased from a licensed motor vehicle dealer during the school year, the dealer may inspect and certify that the vehicle complies with such law and rules. The owner of any bus certified by a dealer shall have the bus inspected by an approved inspector before the beginning of the next school year. The owner of the bus shall display a certificate certifying that the school bus has successfully passed inspection issued by the Division of Highway Patrol or the dealer in a form prescribed by the Division of Highway Patrol in the vehicle above the windshield. Any school board, contractor, or person operating a school bus that has not been certified commits a petty offense. This section does not apply to federally regulated charter bus service operations.

Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 13, § 13; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.3313; SL 1961, ch 82, § 1; SL 1968, ch 53; SL 1975, ch 128, § 201; SL 1979, ch 220, § 4; SL 1982, ch 86, § 142; SL 1986, ch 132, § 1; SL 1992, ch 158, § 94; SL 1998, ch 94, § 1; SL 2000, ch 85, § 2; SL 2004, ch 17, § 26; SL 2013, ch 78, § 1; SL 2017, ch 81, § 57.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-16-7 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 16 / Section 13-16-7
13-16-7. Additional tax levy for certain funds or obligations--Pledge of taxes--Limitations
Status: in_force

The school board of any school district of this state may at the board's discretion authorize an annual levy of a tax not to exceed three dollars per thousand dollars of taxable valuation on the taxable valuation of the district for the capital outlay fund for assets as defined by § 13-16-6 or for the district's obligations under a resolution, lease-purchase agreement, capital outlay certificate, or other arrangement with the Health and Educational Facilities Authority. Taxes collected pursuant to the levy may be irrevocably pledged by the school board to the payment of principal of and interest on installment purchase contracts or capital outlay certificates entered into or issued pursuant to § 13-16-6 or 13-16-6.2 or lease-purchase agreements or other arrangement with the Health and Educational Facilities Authority and, so long as any capital outlay certificates are outstanding, installment agreement payments, lease-purchase agreements, or other arrangements are unpaid, the school board of any district may be compelled by mandamus or other appropriate remedy to levy an annual tax sufficient to pay principal and interest thereon, but not to exceed the three dollars per thousand dollars of taxable valuation in any year authorized to be levied hereby.

The total amount of revenue payable from the levy provided in this section may not increase annually by more than the lesser of three percent or the index factor, as defined in § 10-13-38 , over the maximum amount of revenue that could have been generated from the taxes payable in 2016. Starting with taxes payable in 2021, the total amount of revenue payable from the levy provided in this section may not increase annually by more than three percent over the amount of revenue that could have been raised in the prior year.

After applying three percent, a school district may increase the revenue payable from taxes on real property above the limitations provided by this section by the percentage increase of value resulting from any improvements or change in use of real property, annexation, minor boundary changes, and any adjustments in taxation of real property separately classified and subject to statutory adjustments and reductions under chapters 10-4 , 10-6 , 10-6A , and 10-6B , except § 10-6-113 , only if assessed the same as property of equal value. For taxes payable in 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, and 2031, an increase in revenue payable to a school district allowed under this paragraph may not exceed three percent.

A school district may increase the revenue the district receives from taxes on real property above the limit provided by this section for taxes levied to pay the principal, interest, and redemption charges on any bonds issued after January 1, 2009, which are subject to referendum, scheduled payment increases on bonds, for a levy directed by the order of a court for the purpose of paying a judgment against the school district, upon the termination of a tax increment financing district pursuant to § 11-9-46 , or upon the application of any discretionary formula to real property pursuant to § 10-6-137 . Any school district created or reorganized after January 1, 2016, is exempt from the limitation provided by this section for a period of two years immediately following the district's creation.

In no year may the annual tax levy provided in this section exceed three dollars per thousand dollars of taxable valuation of the school district for the current year.

For purposes of this section, an increase in value resulting from an improvement made to an owner-occupied single-family dwelling does not include additions to, or improvements of, existing structures affixed to land that result in an increase in value of forty percent or less to the owner-occupied single-family dwelling.

Source: SL 1947, ch 80; SL 1953, ch 56; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 10, § 3; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2203; SL 1970, ch 100, §§ 2, 3; SL 1975, ch 128, § 103; SL 1978, ch 109, § 5; SL 1986, ch 124, § 7; SL 1989, ch 87, § 15K; SL 1999, ch 84, § 3; SL 2008, ch 78, § 3; SL 2016, ch 83, § 13; SL 2018, ch 94, § 1; SL 2020, ch 55, § 4; SL 2021, ch 44, § 44; SL 2025, ch 46, § 3.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-51A-8 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 51A / Section 13-51A-8
Additional provisions to make interim notes salable
Status: in_force

The board, in order further to secure the payment of the interim notes, is, in addition to the foregoing, authorized and empowered to make any other or additional covenants, terms, and conditions not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, and do any and all acts and things as may be necessary or convenient or desirable in order to secure payment of its interim notes, or in the discretion of the board, as will tend to make the interim notes more acceptable to lenders, notwithstanding that the covenants, acts, or things may not be enumerated herein.

Source: SL 1971, ch 134, § 4 (D).
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-39A-12 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 39A / Section 13-39A-12
Tuition and fees
Status: in_force

The board shall approve rates of tuition and state fees for the technical colleges. Tuition and fees may vary by course and college.

Source: SL 2017, ch 81, § 12; SL 2020, ch 61, § 5.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-51A-41 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 51A / Section 13-51A-41
Accounting for project financing--Audits
Status: in_force

For the purpose of financial reporting, each combined project will have its financial affairs, expenditures and revenues, set out clearly in the financial statement of the institution, and the South Dakota auditor - general will audit each project on a separate basis and attest to the aforementioned financial condition of each separate project as presented in the financial report of the institution.

Source: SL 1971, ch 134, § 7.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-34-24 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 34 / Section 13-34-24
Persons enrolled in schools operated by government entity other than local school district excepted
Status: in_force

The provisions of §§ 13-34-23 to 13-34-25 , inclusive, do not apply to persons enrolled in schools operated, contracted, or primarily supported by any governmental entity other than the local school district.

Source: SL 1987, ch 142, § 2.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-23-3 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 23 / Section 13-23-3
Resolution or petition to discontinue attendance center--Time of election--Board bound by decision of voters
Status: in_force

The school board may submit the question of discontinuing an attendance center for the next school fiscal year to a vote of the people upon resolution of the board, and shall submit such question to a vote of the people upon the filing of a petition on or before January fifteenth with the business manager of the school district calling for the vote and signed by at least fifteen percent of the registered voters of the district, based upon the total number of registered voters at the last preceding general election. The passing of the resolution to submit the question to the vote of the people, the filing of the petition, and the holding of the special election, shall be accomplished before the first of March.

If a majority of the voters voting cast their votes in favor of the question, the school board is bound by the decision for the next school fiscal year.

Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 12, § 17; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.3017; SL 1963, ch 84; SL 1975, ch 128, § 149; SL 1981, ch 139, § 2; SL 1983, ch 126, § 7; SL 1987, ch 67, § 12.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-13-37 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-13-37
Submission of final financial report
Status: in_force

Each school district shall submit its final financial report to the secretary of the Department of Education before August first for the school fiscal year ending June thirtieth of that year. The final financial report shall detail total expenditures and total revenues.

The financial report shall be submitted on forms prescribed by the secretary. The provisions of this section are subject to the provisions of § 13-8-44 . The total general fund expenditures may not include any capital outlay fund expenditures as defined in § 13-16-6 , except for any school district that receives money under Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. However, no school district that receives money under Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act may expend general fund money for new construction.

Source: SL 1959, ch 67; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2246 (7); SL 1961, ch 76; SL 1963, ch 77; SL 1969, ch 44, § 28; SL 1970, ch 96, § 3; SL 1975, ch 128, § 86; SL 1986, ch 126, § 14; SL 1987, ch 128, § 4; SL 1987, ch 135, § 2; SL 1988, ch 138, § 2; SL 1994, ch 113, § 1; SL 1995, ch 94, § 6; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), § 63; SL 2012, ch 88, § 7.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-48-34 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 48 / Section 13-48-34
Definitions
Status: in_force

The terms used in this chapter mean:

(1) "Accredited" or "accreditation," the status of public recognition that an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education pursuant to Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. § 1070 et seq.) as amended to January 1, 2012, grants to an institution or educational program that meets the agency's established requirements;

(2) "Complaint," an allegation that a postsecondary institution does not meet the requirements of this chapter; an allegation that a postsecondary institution violated chapter 37-24 ; or an allegation raised by a student that a postsecondary institution does not meet standards established by the institution's accrediting agency;

(3) "Secretary," the secretary of state;

(4) "Educational program," a program of organized instruction or study beyond secondary education that leads to an academic, professional, or vocational degree, or certificate, or other recognized educational credential;

(5) "Federal student financial assistance programs," federal student financial assistance program authorized by Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Section 1070 et seq.), as amended to January 1, 2012;

(6) "Postsecondary institution," a person, business entity, nonprofit corporation or government entity that operates educational programs beyond secondary education.

Source: SL 2012, ch 100, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-28-8 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 28 / Section 13-28-8
Admission of adults resident in district without tuition
Status: in_force

If a public school can accommodate more students the school board may admit without the payment of tuition persons twenty - one years of age and over, who have school residence in the district.

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.3004; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 12, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.3001; SL 1975, ch 128, § 187.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-53-15.3 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 53 / Section 13-53-15.3
Medical school funds
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of § 13-53-15 , medical school deposits into the higher education facilities fund shall equal eleven and one-half percent of the medical school tuition and fee revenue minus one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars.

Source: SL 1984, ch 132; SL 1996, ch 131, §§ 2, 3; SL 2016, ch 109, § 11, eff. Mar. 21, 2016.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-15-11 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 15 / Section 13-15-11
Contracts between districts for joint facilities
Status: in_force

The school board of any school district with boundaries adjoining another state may enter into an agreement or contract with the officers of a school district in another state when the provisions of such agreement or contract have been approved by the secretary of the Department of Education to provide for the education of the children who reside within such school district and to provide for the erection, operation, and maintenance of school facilities for both school districts upon such terms and conditions as may be mutually agreed upon between such school districts subject to the limitations as provided by law. Such contract or agreement shall not be subject to the provisions of the tuition law.

Source: SL 1957, ch 71; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2245; SL 1973, ch 85, § 42; SL 1975, ch 128, § 97; SL 2003, ch 272, § 63.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-49-20.15 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 49 / Section 13-49-20.15
Assistance for students entering veterinary medicine
Status: in_force

No student entering a program of veterinary medicine after July 1, 1993, may receive assistance pursuant to § 13-49-20.5 , except through the contractual arrangement established in § 13-49-20.14 .

Source: SL 1993, ch 149, § 5.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-6-1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 6 / Section 13-6-1
Definition of terms
Status: in_force

Terms used in this chapter mean:

(1) "Joint district," a school district having territory in two or more adjoining counties. Jurisdiction within a joint district is determined as provided in § 13-5-14 ;

(2) "Party," any person or municipality interested in any proceedings under the provisions of this chapter;

(3) "Plan," a plan proposing the formation or elimination of one or more school district entities;

(4) "Reorganization," the formation, consolidation, or subdivision of school districts;

(5) "Requirements and limitations for reorganization," those requirements and limitations provided by law;

(6) "State board," the South Dakota Board of Education Standards;

(7) "Consolidation," the combining of two or more districts in which a new district and school board are created.

Source: SL 1951, ch 81, § 3; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 8, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2001; SL 1961, ch 69; SL 1969, ch 43, § 1; SL 1971, ch 103, § 17; SL 1973, ch 85, § 2; SL 1982, ch 133, § 1; SL 2003, ch 92, § 1; SL 2017, ch 81, § 57.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-25-14 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 25 / Section 13-25-14
Extension of time to apply
Status: in_force

If the school board or other governing agency finds it is difficult to comply with the requirements due to financial circumstances, application may be made to the State Fire Marshal for an extension of time in which to comply with this chapter. The request shall be made in writing, stating the reasons for such time extension. The State Fire Marshal shall investigate the request and shall grant a time extension if there is deemed a legitimate reason for delay.

Source: SL 1991, ch 139, § 11; SL 2004, ch 17, § 25.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-13-92 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-13-92
Certain savings through state aid to education
Status: in_force

The state general fund savings obtained through the state aid to education formula from the difference between the school general fund levy for agriculture property for taxes payable in 2018 pursuant to §§ 13-13-71 , 13-13-72 , and 13-13-72.1 and the agriculture property levy adopted by legislative action for taxes payable in 2018, are in place until July 1, 2040.

Source: SL 2017, ch 43, § 7, eff. Mar. 17, 2017; SL 2025, ch 78, § 8, eff. Mar. 28, 2025.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-8-23 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 8 / Section 13-8-23
Events creating vacancy on school board
Status: in_force

A vacancy on the school board occurs if any of the following events happen before the expiration of the term of a school board member. If the member:

(1) Dies;

(2) Is removed from the board;

(3) Fails to qualify as a board member as provided by law;

(4) Ceases to be a resident of the school district or representation area where elected;

(5) Is convicted of any infamous crime or of any offense involving a violation of the member's official oath;

(6) Has a judgment obtained against the member for breach of the member's official bond;

(7) Is incapacitated and is unable to attend to the duties of the position;

(8) Assumes the duties of an office incompatible with the duties of a school board member;

(9) Resigns.

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.2316; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 9, § 24; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2324; SL 1975, ch 128, § 56; SL 2006, ch 76, § 3.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-43-4 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 43 / Section 13-43-4
Written contract required--Execution
Status: in_force

A teacher shall be employed only upon written contract signed by the teacher and by the president of the school board and business manager of the school district.

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.3801; SL 1939, ch 49; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 16, § 8; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.3808; SL 1975, ch 128, § 305.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-39A-16 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 39A / Section 13-39A-16
Additional duties of board
Status: in_force

The board shall consider and act upon the following:

(1) Recommendations regarding legislation proposed for technical education;

(2) All actions required by law to be taken by the board;

(3) Establishment of committees related to the statewide mission of the technical college system; and

(4) New degree or certificate granting or awarding programs at any technical college.

Source: SL 2017, ch 81, § 16; SL 2020, ch 61, § 9.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-37-41 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 37 / Section 13-37-41
Establishing guidelines for expenditure of state aid for special education--Annual report
Status: in_force

The secretary of the Department of Education shall establish guidelines for the application, approval, distribution, and expenditure of these funds and shall report annually to the Legislature on such expenditures.

Source: SL 1995, ch 101, § 7; SL 2003, ch 272, § 63.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-53-4 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 53 / Section 13-53-4
Rules and regulations for management of institutions
Status: in_force

The Board of Regents shall have power to enact and enforce all rules and regulations, not in conflict with any law, and deemed necessary by it for the wise and successful management of the institutions under its control and for the government of students and employees therein.

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.0714.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-51A-40 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 51A / Section 13-51A-40
Retention of revenues by board
Status: in_force

The board shall have power for each such institution to retain in its treasury:

(1) All moneys received from the sale of all bonds or notes issued under this chapter;

(2) All fees, rentals, and other charges from students, staff members, and others using or being served by, or having the right to use or the right to be served by, or to operate any project;

(3) All health, hospital, medical, laboratory, admission, student activities, student services, and all other fees collected from students matriculated, registered or otherwise enrolled at and attending each such institution pledged under the terms of any resolution authorizing bonds or notes pursuant to this chapter; and

(4) All rentals from any facility or building leased to the United States of America,

Source: SL 1971, ch 134, § 3, subdiv 6.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-13-82 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-13-82
State aid to certain school districts for career and technical education
Status: in_force

An eligible school district shall receive an amount equal to the per student equivalent as defined in § 13-13-10.1 multiplied by the number of eligible students included in its fall enrollment as defined in § 13-13-10.1 .

Source: SL 2008, ch 79, § 2; SL 2016, ch 83, § 11.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-55-28 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 55 / Section 13-55-28
Reduced tuition--Teachers, vocational instructors, and school counselors--Prohibition with other reduced tuition benefits
Status: in_force

No benefits may accrue under §§ 13-55-24 to 13-55-27.1 , inclusive, if a teacher, vocational instructor, or school counselor is entitled to other reduced tuition benefits by law.

Source: SL 1993, ch 150, § 6; SL 2023, ch 60, § 5; SL 2024, ch 64, § 6.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-39-1.2 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 39 / Section 13-39-1.2
Definitions
Status: in_force

Terms used in this chapter, mean:

(1) "Career and technical education," a contextual education model that employs career clusters and programs of study in preparing highly skilled students for success in postsecondary education and in-demand careers;

(2) "Career clusters," a distinct grouping of occupations and industries based on the knowledge and skills they require;

(3) "Center board," the governing body of a multidistrict, career and technical academy;

(4) "Department," the Department of Education;

(5) "Director," the person at the Department of Education responsible for the administration of career and technical education;

(6) "Facilities," buildings, rooms, property, and permanent equipment, including vehicles, used to provide career and technical education;

(7) "LEA," a local education agency limited to public school districts, the legal entities that a school district is authorized to establish, or a distinct separate LEA established pursuant to § 13-39A-35 ;

(8) "Multidistrict, career and technical academy," an educational entity designed to provide career and technical education and academic courses that prepare youth for a wide range of careers that require varying levels of education;

(9) "Participating district," a school district which has voting representation on a center board;

(10) "Technical college," as defined in § 13-39A-1 ;

(11) "Secretary," the secretary of education;

(12) "State board," the South Dakota Board of Education Standards established in § 1-45-6.1 .

Source: SL 1982, ch 147, § 2; SL 1985, ch 134, § 5; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), § 63; SL 2009, ch 88, § 1; SL 2010, ch 77, § 15; SL 2012, ch 88, § 15; SL 2017, ch 81, § 41; SL 2020, ch 61, § 44.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-39-56 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 39 / Section 13-39-56
Apportionment and distribution of funds available to multidistrict, career and technical academies
Status: in_force

The secretary of education shall apportion and distribute funds made available to multidistrict, career and technical academies to assist in defraying instructional costs. The use of these funds is subject to the state plans for career and technical education and to rules promulgated by the South Dakota Board of Education Standards pursuant to chapter 1-26 .

Source: SL 1973, ch 123, § 17; SL 1975, ch 128, § 262; SL 1982, ch 147, § 48; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), § 63; SL 2009, ch 88, § 9; SL 2012, ch 88, § 29; SL 2017, ch 81, § 57.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-27-17 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 27 / Section 13-27-17
Investigations and records of truancy officer
Status: in_force

Each truancy officer shall carefully check the attendance and nonattendance of all persons required by law to attend school in the district or districts within his jurisdiction and shall keep an accurate record of those persons not in attendance or whose attendance is irregular.

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.3205; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 15, § 5; SL 1971, ch 116, § 9.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-32-25 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 32 / Section 13-32-25
Multi-occupancy changing rooms and restrooms--Reserved for employees--Applicable provisions
Status: in_force

Any multi-occupancy changing room or restroom that is located in a public school and normally reserved for use by employees of the district is governed by the provisions of §§ 20-13-58 to 20-13-63 , inclusive.

Source: SL 2025, ch 84, § 4.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-51A-11 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 51A / Section 13-51A-11
Sale of interim notes
Status: in_force

Such notes shall be sold in such manner and at such price as the board shall by resolution determine.

Source: SL 1971, ch 134, § 4 (D).
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-33B-3 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 33B / Section 13-33B-3
Placement of deaf and hard of hearing children
Status: in_force

In considering placement and the least restrictive environment for a deaf or hard-of-hearing student, the individualized education program team shall consider the unique communications needs of the student, in accordance with § 13-33B-2 . In making that determination, the individualized education program team shall consider program options that provide the student with an appropriate and equal opportunity for communication access, including those available through South Dakota Services for the Deaf.

Source: SL 1993, ch 143, § 3; SL 2023, ch 62, § 3.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-28-37.1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 28 / Section 13-28-37.1
State subsidized high school dual-credit program--Standards--Data to Department--Limitations--Tuition rate--Costs
Status: in_force

A state subsidized high school dual credit program must be established for any student in grade eleven or twelve. The public institution of higher education or technical college offering the credit shall set the admission standards. A participating institution shall regularly submit course availability, enrollment, and completion data to the Department of Education.

If a student receives a failing grade in any course or withdraws from a course after the deadline and does not receive credit for the course, the student may no longer participate in the program. The Board of Regents or the South Dakota Board of Technical Education may reinstate a student who is prohibited from participating in the dual credit program, if the student demonstrates good cause for failing a course or withdrawing from a course or if, at the student's expense, the student retakes and passes the course that the student withdrew from or failed.

The dual credit program may not be used for remedial courses.

The Board of Regents shall set a high school dual credit tuition rate equivalent to forty-three percent of the undergraduate tuition rate. The student taking the course shall pay an amount equal to fifty percent of the total high school dual credit tuition rate and a school district may pay any portion of the student's share. The state shall pay an amount equal to fifty percent of the total high school dual credit tuition rate. No public institution of higher education or technical college offering the credit may require any additional fees.

The student is responsible for any other costs involved with attending a postsecondary institution.

For the purposes of this section, "undergraduate tuition rate" means the per-credit rate, as set by the Board of Regents, that was in effect on January first of the previous fiscal year.

Source: SL 2018, ch 96, § 2; SL 2020, ch 57, § 1; SL 2020, ch 61, § 41; SL 2022, ch 47, § 2; SL 2025, ch 82, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-53-15 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 53 / Section 13-53-15
Receipt by state treasurer of institutional moneys--Distribution
Status: in_force

The state treasurer shall receive and receipt all money arising from any of the educational institutions under the control of the Board of Regents. Any tuition collected pursuant to § 13-53-6 shall be deposited eighty-eight and one-half percent into the tuition and fees fund which is hereby created and continuously appropriated to the Board of Regents and eleven and one-half percent into the higher education facilities fund. Any money collected from interest on permanent funds or from lease income from lands granted to the state for the use and benefit of each institution shall be deposited into the Board of Regents endowed institution interest and income fund created by § 5-10-1.1 .

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.0723; SL 1965, ch 36, § 2; SL 1977, ch 143, § 1; SL 1978, ch 126, § 2; SL 1982, ch 154, § 1; SL 1983, ch 137, § 1; SL 1989, ch 50, § 3; SL 1994, ch 141; SL 2016, ch 109, § 10, eff. Mar. 21, 2016.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-55-27 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 55 / Section 13-55-27
Reduced tuition--Teachers, vocational instructors, and school counselors--Eligibility
Status: in_force

To be eligible for the reduced tuition benefit under §§ 13-55-24 to 13-55-28 , inclusive, an individual must:

(1) Be a bona fide resident of the state;

(2) Be employed or contracted by a school district or Head Start program in this state as a:

(a) Teacher;

(b) Vocational instructor; or

(c) School counselor; and

(3) Be required by state law, administrative rules, or an employment contract to attend college:

(a) As a condition of employment;

(b) To maintain a certificate to teach; or

(c) To maintain certification as a school counselor.

To remain eligible, an individual must earn an average academic grade of 3.0 or better in any course the tuition benefit is used for.

Source: SL 1993, ch 150, § 4; SL 2023, ch 60, § 4; SL 2024, ch 64, § 4.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-8-39 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 8 / Section 13-8-39
Management of schools by board--General powers
Status: in_force

As provided and limited by law, the school board has general charge, direction and management of the schools of the district and control and care of all property belonging to it. The school board may levy taxes, borrow money, employ any necessary personnel, lease real and personal property, carry liability and other insurance, or in lieu of insurance, make other arrangements, including entering into agreements with others, which agreements may create separate legal or administrative entities pursuant to chapter 1-24 , to protect and assist the school board in meeting obligations arising from such acts or omissions for which the school board may be legally liable, purchase all necessary books and equipment, purchase real property and erect necessary buildings for the operation of such schools.

Source: SDC 1939, §§ 15.2001, 15.2018; SL 1947, ch 61; SL 1951, ch 53; SL 1953, ch 55, § 2; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 9, § 1; SL 1957, ch 63; SL 1959, ch 63; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2301; SL 1963, ch 74, § 3; SL 1963, ch 78; SL 1978, ch 49, § 3; SL 1979, ch 114; SL 1987, ch 75, § 3.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-11-3.3 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 11 / Section 13-11-3.3
Levy to be subject to legal dollars and cents limitations
Status: in_force

The levy as determined by the state superintendent shall be subject to the legal dollars and cents limitations as applied against equalized taxable values.

Source: SL 1986, ch 126, § 5.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-10-9 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 10 / Section 13-10-9
Liability insurance for protection of employees
Status: in_force

Any school board shall have power to carry public liability insurance protecting its employed personnel against liability suits which might be brought against them for acts of negligence while performing their duties as employees of the school district.

Source: SL 1953, ch 55, § 2; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 16, § 15; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.3815.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-28-53 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 28 / Section 13-28-53
Student--Registered sex offender--Board policy
Status: in_force

A board of a school district may adopt a policy that requires a student who is registered as a sex offender, pursuant to § 22-24B-2 , to receive instruction through remote or distance learning or an alternative educational program.

Source: SL 2023, ch 58, § 1, eff. Mar. 20, 2023.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-6-48.1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 6 / Section 13-6-48.1
Distribution of copies of reorganization order
Status: in_force

A copy of the order issued pursuant to § 13-6-48 shall be sent by the secretary of the Department of Education to the school board of each school district affected by the order, to the county auditor and the chairman of the board of county commissioners of each county in which such district, or part thereof, shall lie, and when a school district is eliminated or created, a copy of the order shall be filed with the secretary of state as provided in chapter 6-10 .

Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 8, § 18; SL 1957, ch 62, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2015; SL 1961, ch 72; SL 1963, ch 69, § 4; SL 1963, ch 71; SDCL, § 13-6-48 ; SL 1971, ch 103, § 7; SL 1973, ch 85, § 21; SL 2003, ch 272, § 63.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-16-2 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 16 / Section 13-16-2
Funds to comport with generally accepted accounting principles
Status: in_force

All school district funds shall be placed in funds as defined in § 4-4-4 .

Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 10, §§ 1, 2, 4; SDC Supp 1960, §§ 15.2201, 15.2202, 15.2204; SL 1963, ch 74, § 2; SL 1963, ch 75, § 1; SL 1964, ch 40; SL 1965, ch 47; SL 1975, ch 128, § 100; SL 1991, ch 138, § 1; SL 2012, ch 88, § 9.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-1-51 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-1-51
Promulgation of rules regarding curriculum and coursework
Status: in_force

The Board of Education Standards may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to provide for curriculum and coursework in South Dakota American Indian history and culture.

Source: SL 2007, ch 82, § 5; SL 2017, ch 81, § 57.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-56-7 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 56 / Section 13-56-7
Citation of chapter
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Higher Education Loan Program Guarantee Act.

Source: SL 1966, ch 210, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-39A-18 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 39A / Section 13-39A-18
Promulgation of rules
Status: in_force

The board may promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26 , to provide oversight for the operation and maintenance of the technical college system that affords people of the state, insofar as practicable, an equal opportunity to acquire a public technical education. The rules may provide for the following:

(1) Program requirements for degrees and certificate awards;

(2) Apportionment and distribution of funds made available to the board for carrying out the purposes of this chapter;

(3) General administrative matters;

(4) The submission to the board of the annual budget by each technical college. The board shall determine the contents of the annual budget and shall provide that failure to comply with the rules may result in withholding of payments from federal and state funds;

(5) The submission of plans of LEAs for new construction or major renovation of facilities eligible for reimbursement. The rules regarding these plans shall include a requirement that the LEA, by a written resolution, declare the LEA committed to begin construction if the budget of the board provides the matching funds;

(6) The promotion and coordination of career and technical education consistent with the purpose set forth in § 13-39A-42 ; and

(7) The prevention of unwarranted duplication of programs.

Source: SL 2017, ch 81, § 18; SL 2020, ch 61, § 10.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-39-61 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 39 / Section 13-39-61
Referendum on district participation in multidistrict center--Majority required for approval
Status: in_force

A school board may not become a participating member of a multidistrict center if the resolution provided for in § 13-39-60 is disapproved by a majority of the total number of votes cast on the question of the school district's participation in the multidistrict center. A school board shall call a referendum election if a petition, signed by at least five percent of the number of qualified voters voting in the most recent annual school election, is filed with the business manager within sixty days of the date of publication of the resolution. The form of the ballot question shall be "shall (school district name) become a participating member of (multidistrict center name)?" The school board may call a special election for the referendum provided for in this section. The school board is bound by the result of the election for the next school fiscal year.

Source: SL 1973, ch 123, § 5 (2); SL 1975, ch 128, § 265; SL 1982, ch 147, § 52.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-53-41 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 53 / Section 13-53-41
Waiver of overpayment of tuition and fees for failure to timely appeal
Status: in_force

A student or prospective student who fails to request resident status within a particular semester or session and to pursue a timely appeal shall be deemed to have waived any alleged overpayment of tuition and fees for that semester or session.

Source: SL 1996, ch 130, § 19.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-51-16 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 51 / Section 13-51-16
Real property transfer to South Dakota State University Growth Partnership, Ltd
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, upon the request of the Board of Regents and the Governor, the Commissioner of School and Public Lands shall transfer title to up to twenty-five acres of the following real estate located in Brookings County and any related personal property and improvements located on the property, to South Dakota State University Growth Partnership, Ltd.:

Lots 1 to 32, Lots A to E and Road Right of Ways, All in Block 1 of SDSU Innovation Campus Addition to the Northwest Quarter (NW1/4) of Section Nineteen (19), subject to Lots H-3, H-4 and P-1 thereof, in Township One Hundred and Ten (110) North, Range Forty-nine (49) West of the 5th P.M., in the City of Brookings, Brookings County, South Dakota, according to the recorded plat thereof.

Source: SL 2016, ch 97, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-59-2.4 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 59 / Section 13-59-2.4
Dakota State University--Medical records and respiratory therapy programs
Status: in_force

The medical records program and respiratory therapy program currently in existence at Dakota State University shall remain at Dakota State University unless otherwise transferred by the Board of Regents.

Source: SL 1984, ch 142, § 4; SL 1989, ch 170, § 5.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-27-1.4 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 27 / Section 13-27-1.4
High school equivalency test--Requirements--Process
Status: in_force

A child who is at least sixteen years old may enroll in a school-based or school-contracted high school equivalency test preparation program or take the high school equivalency test if the child presents any one of the following:

(1) The written consent of a parent, guardian, or other custodian;

(2) Verification that the child will not graduate with the child's cohort class because of a credit deficiency;

(3) Authorization from a court services officer;

(4) A court order requiring the child to enter the program;

(5) Verification that the child is under the direction of the Department of Corrections; or

(6) Verification that the child is enrolled in Job Corps as authorized by 29 U.S.C. §§ 3191 to 3212, inclusive, (January 1, 2009).

Any child who is at least sixteen years old and who completes the high school equivalency test preparation program may take a high school equivalency test immediately following release from the school program or when ordered to take the test by a court.

Any child who fails to successfully complete the test shall re-enroll in the school district, unless the child has withdrawn from school pursuant to § 13-27-1.3 . Any child who fails to successfully complete the test may continue the high school equivalency preparation program or other suitable program as determined by the school district.

Source: SL 2025, ch 80, § 3.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-7-19.2 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 7 / Section 13-7-19.2
Margin for recount in school board election--Request--Recount board established--Business--Deadline
Status: in_force

If any candidate for the school board is defeated by a margin not exceeding two percent of the total votes cast for all candidates for the office, the candidate may, within five days after completion of the official canvass, file with the business manager of the school district a written request for a recount. Upon receipt of a recount request, the business manager shall:

(1) Set the time and place for a recount; and

(2) Appoint a recount board.

The business manager shall appoint to the recount board one individual chosen by each candidate who is eligible to participate in the recount.

If the recount board consists of an even number of persons, the business manager must appoint one additional recount board member. The additional board member appointed by the business manager must be agreeable to each candidate involved in the recount. If the additional board member appointed by the business manager is not agreeable to each candidate involved in the recount, the secretary of state shall appoint the additional member.

The individual having custody of the ballot boxes containing the ballots to be recounted shall produce the ballot boxes when the recount board convenes. The recount board shall resolve all questions arising on the recount by majority vote. The recount must proceed as expeditiously as reasonably possible until completed.

Any recount conducted under this section must be completed before the annual meeting of the board held pursuant to § 13-8-10 .

Source: SL 1982, ch 134, § 1; SL 1995, ch 44, § 5; SL 1999, ch 78, § 3; SL 2026, ch 78, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-23-12 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 23 / Section 13-23-12
Attendance center established before January 1, 2016
Status: in_force

A joint powers agreement to operate an attendance center not owned by the school district within the boundaries of another school district is not required for any attendance center that was established before January 1, 2016.

Source: SL 2016, ch 87, § 3.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-37-57 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 37 / Section 13-37-57
Annual report on early intervening services
Status: in_force

Any school district that uses funds pursuant to § 13-37-55 shall annually report to the Department of Education on:

(1) The number of students who receive coordinated, early intervening services; and

(2) The number of students who received early intervening services, and who subsequently receive special education or special education and related services within two years after receiving the coordinated, early intervening services.

Source: SL 2013, ch 79, § 3.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-52-4 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 52 / Section 13-52-4
Acceptance and use of federal funds for operational purposes and improvements
Status: in_force

The South Dakota State Board of Regents shall be authorized to accept, control, and use on behalf of the several institutions of this state under its supervision, any federal funds available for equipment, faculty, or administrative salaries, educational services, buildings, building repairs, and additions, or any other college program, improvement, or expansion.

Source: SL 1959, ch 78; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.0743 (2); SL 1961, ch 60.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-55-48 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 55 / Section 13-55-48
Eligibility requirements for jump start scholarship program
Status: in_force

To be eligible for the jump start scholarship program, a student shall:

(1) Be a resident of South Dakota;

(2) Complete the requirements of the recommended high school program as established by the Board of Education Standards pursuant to § 13-1-12.1 , and be awarded a high school diploma by a public high school in three years or less;

(3) Have attended a public high school in South Dakota on a full-time basis for at least two semesters prior to graduating; and

(4) Within one year of graduating from high school, excluding any time served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States, enroll in a college, university, or technical school accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools that provides instruction from a campus located in South Dakota.

No student who enrolls in a high school for all or any part of a fourth year is eligible for the jump start scholarship program.

Source: SL 2011, ch 102, § 2; SL 2017, ch 81, § 57.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-55-9.5 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 55 / Section 13-55-9.5
Certificates of entitlement--Disposition of copies
Status: in_force

Upon the Board of Regents or the South Dakota Board Education determining that any such person applying under the provisions of § 13-55-9.4 is entitled to receive the benefits provided in § 13-55-9.2 , the appropriate board shall issue a certificate in duplicate that such person named is entitled to the benefits of § 13-55-9.2 , one of which duplicate certificates shall be delivered to the educational institution with which said person desires to matriculate and the other of which duplicate certificates shall be delivered to the person so applying for the benefits of § 13-55-9.2 .

Source: SL 1973, ch 108, § 6.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-42-11 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 42 / Section 13-42-11
Mandatory revocation of certificate for disloyal conduct or refusal to take oath of allegiance
Status: in_force

Any teacher who shall have publicly reviled, ridiculed, or otherwise spoken or acted with disrespect and contumacy toward the flag of the United States or its official uniforms or insignia, or toward the system of government of the United States and its Constitution, or shall refuse to take and subscribe the oath of allegiance required in § 13-42-6 shall upon satisfactory proof of the commission of such offense have his certificate revoked by the secretary of the Department of Education.

Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 16, § 3; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.3803; SL 2003, ch 272, § 63.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-32-4 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 32 / Section 13-32-4
School board to assist in discipline--Suspension and expulsion of pupils--Report to local authorities--Hearings--Alternative settings
Status: in_force

The school board of every school district shall assist and cooperate with the administration and teachers in the government and discipline of the schools. The board may suspend or expel from school any student for violation of rules or policies or for insubordination or misconduct, and the superintendent or principal in charge of the school may temporarily suspend any student in accordance with § 13-32-4.2 . The rules or policies may include prohibiting the following:

(1) The consumption or possession of beer or alcoholic beverages on the school premises or at school activities;

(2) The use or possession of a controlled substance, without a valid prescription, on the school premises or at school activities; and

(3) The use or possession of a firearm, as provided in § 13-32-7 , on or in any elementary or secondary school premises, vehicle, or building or any premises, vehicle, or building used or leased for elementary or secondary school functions or activities.

In addition to administrative and school board disciplinary action, any violation of § 13-32-7 shall be reported to local law enforcement authorities.

The period of expulsion may extend beyond the semester in which the violation, insubordination, or misconduct occurred. Any expulsion for consumption or possession of beer or alcoholic beverages may not extend beyond ninety school days. If a student has intentionally brought a firearm onto school premises, the expulsion may not be for less than twelve months.

However, the superintendent or chief administering officer of each local school district or system may increase or decrease the length of a firearm-related expulsion on a case-by-case basis. The South Dakota Board of Education Standards shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to establish administrative due process procedures for the protection of a student's rights. The administrative due process procedures shall include a requirement that the school give notice of a student's due process rights to the parent or guardian of the student at the time of suspension or expulsion. Each school district board shall provide a procedural due process hearing, if requested, for a student in accordance with such rules if the suspension or expulsion of the student extends into the eleventh school day.

This section does not preclude other forms of discipline which may include suspension or expulsion from a class or activity.

This section does not prohibit a local school district from providing educational services to an expelled student in an alternative setting.

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.3008; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 12, § 18; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.3018; SL 1973, ch 99; SL 1975, ch 128, § 209; SL 1981, ch 145, § 1; SL 1993, ch 141, § 1; SL 1995, ch 99; SL 1996, ch 122; SL 1999, ch 88, § 1; SL 2017, ch 81, § 57.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-13-83 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-13-83
Monthly payments
Status: in_force

The amount calculated in § 13-13-82 and in § 13-13-87 shall be distributed to an eligible school district in the same manner as other state aid payments are distributed pursuant to § 13-13-74 from funds appropriated in the general appropriations act for state aid to education.

Source: SL 2008, ch 79, § 3; SL 2013, ch 77, § 4.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-39-57 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 39 / Section 13-39-57
Appropriated and federal funds used for distribution
Status: in_force

Funds distributed to the multidistrict, career and technical academies under the provisions of § 13-39-56 are to be paid out of money appropriated to the division and from federal funds allotted to the State of South Dakota for the purposes of career and technical education.

Source: SL 1973, ch 123, § 18; SL 1982, ch 147, § 49; SL 2009, ch 88, § 10; SL 2012, ch 88, § 30.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-16-28 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 16 / Section 13-16-28
Audit of school district books called by state, school board, or voters
Status: in_force

For any necessary reason an audit of the books of any school district may be called at any time by the auditor - general of the state, the school district board, or the voters of the school district by petition signed by twenty percent of the resident taxpayers of such district as shown by the assessment roll of the preceding year and presented to the school board or the auditor - general of the state.

Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 10, § 30; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2230; SL 1971, ch 111, § 2.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-6-86 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 6 / Section 13-6-86
Contents of resolution for boundary change
Status: in_force

A resolution for a proposed boundary change includes the following information based on the final plan for detachment and annexation:

(1) The names of the school districts involved and the legal description of the area proposed for detachment and annexation;

(2) A map of the area proposed for detachment and annexation, including a portion or all of the district from which the area is to be detached and the district to which the area is to be annexed;

(3) A statement certified by the county auditor setting forth the amount of the assessed valuation of the area to be detached, the amount of the assessed valuation of the area to be annexed, the total assessed valuation of the school district from which the area is proposed to be detached, and the amount of any bonded indebtedness or judgments against the school district;

(4) Unless waived by the boards of both school districts, as provided for in § 13-6-84.2 , an appraisal completed by a certified appraiser that shows the fair market value of the land proposed to be detached and annexed. The appraisal shall be completed by a certified appraiser approved by the school board of each involved school district, and each involved school district shall pay one-half of the cost of the appraisal. If an involved school district does not agree with the appraisal, the school district may, within thirty days of receipt of the appraisal and at its own expense, request another appraisal from a different certified appraiser. The appraisal shall include the potential fair market value of the land to be detached and annexed as if the land was fully developed as determined by consideration of the current zoning, the nearest municipality's proposed zoning for the next ten years, and the nearest municipality's comprehensive plan; and

(5) The ownership interests in the land.

Source: SDCL § 13-6-86 as enacted by SL 1973, ch 85, § 37; SL 1979, ch 112, § 5; SL 2015, ch 83, § 3; SL 2016, ch 82, § 7; SL 2020, ch 68, § 2.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-13-41 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-13-41
Correction of errors in foundation program payments
Status: in_force

If an error in payment of general support or equalization support to a school district has been made, the error shall be corrected by adding to or subtracting the amount of the error from the subsequent months' payments to be made to the school district affected.

Source: SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2246 as added by SL 1961, ch 76; SL 1963, ch 77; SL 1969, ch 44, § 32; SL 1994, ch 114.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-48-36 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 48 / Section 13-48-36
Existing postsecondary institutions authorized to provide educational programs
Status: in_force

To ensure that postsecondary institutions legally operating in this state as of this date and participating in the federal student financial assistance programs may comply with the state authorization regulations promulgated by the United States Department of Education on October 29, 2010, codified at 34 C.F.R. Section 600.9 and effective as of July 1, 2011, the following postsecondary institutions are acknowledged by the Legislature as being authorized to provide educational programs at physical locations in this state, subject to the provisions of § 13-48-38 :

(1) Augustana University;

(2) Avera McKennan Hospital School of Radiologic Technology;

(3) Avera Sacred Heart Hospital School of Radiologic Technology;

(4) Bellevue University;

(5) Black Hills Beauty College;

(6) Black Hills State University;

(7) Dakota State University;

(8) Dakota Wesleyan University;

(9) ELS Educational Services, Inc. (d/b/a ELS Language Centers);

(10) Headlines Academy;

(11) Hot Rod Institute;

(12) John Witherspoon College;

(13) Lake Area Technical College;

(14) Mitchell Technical College;

(15) Mount Marty College;

(16) National American University;

(17) Northern State University;

(18) Presentation College;

(19) Sanford Medical Center;

(20) Sioux Falls Seminary;

(21) South Dakota School of Mines and Technology;

(22) South Dakota State University;

(23) Southeast Technical College;

(24) Southwest Minnesota State University;

(25) Stewart School;

(26) University of Sioux Falls;

(27) University of South Dakota; and

(28) Western Dakota Technical College.

Source: SL 2012, ch 100, § 3; SL 2013, ch 80, § 1; SL 2018, ch 103, § 5; SL 2020, ch 61, § 46.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-56-1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 56 / Section 13-56-1
Agreements for implementation of federally insured student loan program authorized
Status: in_force

The secretary of the Department of Education may enter into agreements to implement the provisions of the federally insured student loan program for higher education under the provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IV-B as amended by entering into contracts with authorized nonprofit private institutions or organizations as may be designated by the Governor.

Source: SL 1966, ch 210, § 2; SL 1978, ch 130, § 1; SL 2003, ch 272, § 63.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-8-47 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 8 / Section 13-8-47
Annual report to department--Contents, filing, and auditing--Past-due reports
Status: in_force

Before August first, every school board shall file an annual report with the Department of Education. The report must contain all the educational and financial information and statistics of the school district as requested in a format established by the Department of Education. The report must also contain, for each month of the fiscal year, the month-end cash balances of the school district's general fund, capital outlay fund, and special education fund. The report must also contain the following information for the district from the preceding fiscal year:

(1) Total teacher compensation, which is defined as the total amount spent on instructional salaries and benefits for certified instructional staff;

(2) Average teacher compensation, which is calculated by dividing the total teacher compensation by the total full-time equivalence of certified instructional staff employed by the school district;

(3) The total amount spent on instructional salaries for certified instructional staff;

(4) The total amount spent on benefits for certified instructional staff;

(5) The total full-time equivalence of certified instructional staff employed by the school district; and

(6) Any other information necessary to comply with the provisions of SL 2016, ch 83.

The business manager, with the assistance of the secretary of the Department of Education, shall make the annual report, and the report must be approved by the school board. The business manager shall sign the annual report and file a copy with the Department of Education as provided in § 13-13-37 . The department shall audit the report and return one copy to the school district.

Reports not filed prior to August thirtieth are considered past due and are subject to the past-due provisions of § 13-13-38 .

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.2320; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 9, § 35; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2335; SL 1968, ch 49; SL 1970, ch 96, § 5; SL 1973, ch 86, § 18; SL 1975, ch 128, § 66; SL 1985, ch 121, § 1; SL 1991, ch 20, §§ 17, 18; SL 1994, ch 113, § 3; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), § 63; SL 2010, ch 77, § 3; SL 2011, ch 86, § 1; SL 2015, ch 87, § 1; SL 2016, ch 83, § 26; SL 2024, ch 53, § 2.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-55-66 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 55 / Section 13-55-66
Basis for critical teaching needs scholarship awards
Status: in_force

From the total pool of applicants, the Critical Teaching Needs Scholarship Board shall award scholarships based on the requirements of §§ 13-55-68 and 13-55-69 , the filling of critical need teaching areas, other academic and personal characteristics of each applicant as determined by the board, and the amount of funding available for the scholarships. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, if the board rescinds a scholarship that has been awarded, the board may award the amount of the rescinded scholarship to an alternate.

Source: SL 2013, ch 91, § 3, eff. Mar. 20, 2013.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-25-1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 25 / Section 13-25-1
Construction and maintenance of buildings in safe condition required--Matters considered
Status: in_force

In addition to all other requirements provided by law, every public or nonpublic school, or private institution operating a school shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter and shall be constructed, equipped, operated, and maintained in a safe condition so as to provide for the safety of all persons employed, accommodated, housed, or assembled therein, with respect to the type of construction and materials used, fireproofing, the number and types of ways of egress, aisles and passageways, stairs and fire escapes, wall openings, exits and exit signs, doors and doorways, shaft ways and other vertical openings, fire alarm systems, electrical equipment, flammable and explosive materials, heating systems and fuel storage, numbers of occupants, ventilation, and all other emergency protection.

Source: SL 1959, ch 217, § 3; SDC Supp 1960, § 31.04C03; SL 1975, ch 128, § 158.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-13-1.1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-13-1.1
Individual school district average daily membership defined
Status: in_force

The individual school district average daily membership as calculated by the Department of Education for distribution of school and public lands funds may not include pupils for whom the school district receives tuition, shall include pupils for whom the district pays tuition, and shall include resident pupils attending public schools within the district and resident pupils attending private schools.

Source: SL 1982, ch 137, § 2; SL 2009, ch 75, § 2; SL 2010, ch 77, § 4.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-49-20.14 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 49 / Section 13-49-20.14
Contracts to reserve spaces for South Dakota State University veterinary students to complete degree
Status: in_force

The Board of Regents may negotiate and enter into contractual agreements with the University of Minnesota or a future other accredited institution of higher education collaborating with South Dakota State University veterinary program for final degree completion, to reserve spaces for South Dakota State University students completing the remaining requirements for a degree in veterinary medicine.

Source: SL 1993, ch 149, § 4; SL 2019, ch 88, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-11-11 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 11 / Section 13-11-11
Use of funds raised from levy of sending district
Status: in_force

The money raised by the levy provided in § 13-11-9 shall be used to fund any budget expense of the sending district, and the remaining balance shall be paid by the county treasurer on a pro rata basis for each child to the business manager for the adjoining in - state school district that is providing the educational services to the children of the sending school district pursuant to § 13-15-1.3 .

Source: SL 1991, ch 137, § 5; SL 1992, ch 117, § 3.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-51-4 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 51 / Section 13-51-4
Recommendations by regents for legislative appropriation or authorization of expenditures
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the Board of Regents, and the board has the power and authority, to consider the needs for new facilities or for the complete renovation of existing structures, at institutions of higher education under the jurisdiction of such board, and to make recommendations to the Legislature for specific legislative appropriation or authorization for expenditure or pledges from the educational facilities fund to meet such needs.

Source: SL 1965, ch 68; SL 1968, ch 60, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-51A-34 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 51A / Section 13-51A-34
Exchange of refunding bonds--Sale and use of proceeds--Cancellation of bonds and coupons received
Status: in_force

Refunding bonds issued pursuant to § 13-51A-33 may be exchanged for the bonds to be refunded on a par for par basis of the bonds, interest coupons, and interest not represented by coupons, if any, or may be sold at not less than par, or may be exchanged in part and sold in part, and the proceeds received at any such sale shall be used to pay the bonds, interest coupons, and interest not represented by coupons, if any. Bonds and interest coupons which have been received in exchange or paid shall be canceled and the obligation for interest, not represented by coupons, which has been discharged, shall be evidenced by a written acknowledgment of the exchange or payment thereof.

Source: SL 1971, ch 134, § 4 (B).
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-55-13 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 55 / Section 13-55-13
Visual impairment exemption not applicable to private instruction charges
Status: in_force

The exemption provided by § 13-55-11 shall not apply to any charges made for private instruction.

Source: SL 1939, ch 52, § 1; SL 1957, ch 48; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.07 17-1 .
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-53-48 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 53 / Section 13-53-48
Time for submission of documentation
Status: in_force

The institution shall require that the documentation from the student, provided for by § 13-53-47 , be submitted within forty-five days after the start of classes.

Source: SL 2007, ch 119, § 3.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-43-20.1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 43 / Section 13-43-20.1
Appointment of executive secretary to commission--Employees
Status: in_force

The Professional Teachers Practices and Standards Commission may appoint an executive secretary and employ persons to provide such service as the commission may require.

Source: SL 1974, ch 137, § 4; SL 1994, ch 132, § 7.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-52-6 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 52 / Section 13-52-6
Direct endowments--Uses limited
Status: in_force

All endowments, gifts, and bequests made directly to any state institution of higher education, and the income therefrom, shall belong to and be used only by that institution. Direct endowments, gifts, and bequests, including those received indirectly by foundations affiliated with an institution, may not be used to reduce its state appropriation. Nothing contained in this section may require the continuation of programs or program levels achieved as the result of those endowments, gifts, and bequests, nor may it apply to state appropriated funds.

Source: SL 2001, ch 23, § 4.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-39A-31 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 39A / Section 13-39A-31
Petition to establish technical college
Status: in_force

Any LEA proposing to establish a technical college after July 1, 2015, may petition the board pursuant to §§ 13-39A-32 to 13-39A-34 , inclusive. The board may conduct hearings, investigate school records, and secure other data relating to the proposed technical college, the college's geographical location, the demography and economy of the area, and any other facts relating to the proposed technical college that the board may consider appropriate. This section does not apply to a distinct separate LEA established pursuant to § 13-39A-35 .

Source: SL 2017, ch 81, § 31; SL 2020, ch 61, § 20.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-8-34 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 8 / Section 13-8-34
Approval and signing of minutes of school board
Status: in_force

The school board shall approve the minutes of every meeting of the board within forty - five days after such meeting. The presiding officer and the business manager shall sign the minutes of all annual, regular, and special meetings after they have been approved.

Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 9, § 33; SL 1959, ch 66; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2333; SL 1968, ch 48, § 1; SL 1975, ch 128, § 61.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-29-19 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 29 / Section 13-29-19
Fee for students within five miles--Amount
Status: in_force

A school district may charge a nominal fee for providing school bus transportation services to students whose residence is less than five miles from the school.

The fee authorized by this section may be charged only to those parents who request school bus transportation services for their children. The amount of the fee shall be established by the local school board.

Source: SL 1994, ch 124, §§ 1, 2; SL 1998, ch 95, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-43-49 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 43 / Section 13-43-49
Complaint requesting revocation or suspension of certificate of administrator--Procedure--Decision--Appeal
Status: in_force

If the Professional Administrators Practices and Standards Commission determines that proceedings to revoke or suspend the certificate of an administrator should be instituted, the commission shall file a written complaint, findings of fact and conclusions of law, and the hearing record with the secretary and serve a copy of the complaint and findings and conclusions upon the parties before the commission. The commission's complaint shall specify the nature and character of the charges. The commission may impose discipline pursuant to § 13-43-48 and file a complaint pursuant to this section.

The secretary may base the revocation or suspension decision solely upon review of the commission's hearing record or may require additional evidence by affidavit, document, or testimony upon the secretary's own motion or upon the request of any party before the commission. The commission's determination to institute proceedings seeking revocation or suspension of a certificate pursuant to this section is not a final agency action and may not be appealed to court. The final decision of the secretary may be appealed to circuit court as provided in § 13-42-16 .

Source: SL 1985, ch 139, § 14; SL 1991, ch 155; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), § 63; SL 2015, ch 98, § 25.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-53-11 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 53 / Section 13-53-11
Federal funds and institutional endowment income paid to state treasurer--Credit to institution
Status: in_force

Money received for the use and benefit of any of the educational institutions under the control of the Board of Regents from the United States, or from interest on the permanent funds or from leases of land granted to the State of South Dakota in trust for the use and benefit of said institution shall be paid to the state treasurer, and shall be receipted for by him and credited to the proper institution.

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.0723; SL 1965, ch 36, § 2.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-33-20 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 33 / Section 13-33-20
Distance learning defined
Status: in_force

For purposes of §§ 13-33-20 to 13-33-23 , inclusive, distance learning is the technology and educational process used to provide instruction when the student and primary instructor are not physically present at the same time or place.

Source: SL 2005, ch 104, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-49-14.12 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 49 / Section 13-49-14.12
South Dakota Services for the Deaf and the South Dakota School for the Visually Handicapped--Maintenance and repair fund
Status: in_force

The Board of Regents may deposit any moneys held by it pursuant to § 13-49-14.2 , but not needed to cover liabilities, into a special fund created in the South Dakota school and public lands endowment, known as the South Dakota Services for the Deaf and the South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired support fund.

All moneys so deposited are part of the school and public lands endowment, whose principal must be held inviolate, and the earnings must be made available to the board to:

(1) Support routine maintenance and repair at the South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired; and

(2) Support locations utilized by South Dakota Services for the Deaf.

Source: SL 1998, ch 101, § 1; SL 2023, ch 62, § 5.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-27-6 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 27 / Section 13-27-6
Child excused because of illness in family
Status: in_force

A school board may excuse a child from school attendance, pursuant to § 13-27-2 , because of serious illness in his immediate family, making his presence at home an actual necessity, or his presence in school a menace to the health of other pupils. The school board may require the submission of medical evidence as a condition of granting an excuse pursuant to this section.

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.3202 (1); SL 1955, ch 41, ch 15, § 2; SL 1982, ch 142, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-16-26 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 16 / Section 13-16-26
Transfers between school district funds
Status: in_force

All or any part of a surplus of any school district fund, except the capital outlay fund provided by §§ 13-16-6 to 13-16-9 , inclusive, and the special education fund provided by § 13-37-16 may be transferred to any other school district fund. Only a school district with a plan for reorganization that has been approved by the voters pursuant to § 13-6-47 after July 1, 2007 may transfer within twelve months before the effective date of the reorganization all or any part of a surplus in the capital outlay fund to the general fund. Any unused portion of money that has been transferred into the special education fund may be transferred from the special education fund within the current fiscal year to the fund from which it originated. All or any part of any school district fund may be loaned to any other school district fund for a term not to exceed twenty-four months.

The restriction on a transfer from the capital outlay fund in this section does not apply to any transfer from the capital outlay fund to the general fund as authorized in § 13-16-6 .

Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 10, § 5; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2205; SL 1964, ch 41; SL 1971, ch 110; SL 1992, ch 125; SL 1998, ch 91, § 1; SL 2007, ch 93, § 22; SL 2012, ch 88, § 13; SL 2016, ch 83, § 16.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-55A-7 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 55A / Section 13-55A-7
Grants made annually--Payments--Certification of attendance and academic progress
Status: in_force

A student grant may be made annually for both the fall and spring semesters, summer school sessions, or their equivalents. Payments under the grant shall be allocated equally among the semesters, summer school sessions, or their equivalents, and shall be paid at the beginning of each semester, summer school session, or their equivalents, upon certification by the eligible institution that the student is admitted, in attendance, and is maintaining satisfactory academic progress.

Source: SL 1974, ch 141, § 6; SL 1981, ch 159, § 6.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-16-29 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 16 / Section 13-16-29
School district repayment fund created--Pledge of revenues--Creation of sub-funds or accounts
Status: in_force

There is created a separate trust fund designated the school district repayment fund consisting of all revenues with respect to school district lease, resolution, certificate, or other arrangement, or any bond, note, or certificate issued to or in connection with a program sponsored by the Health and Educational Facilities Authority for school districts and entered into under §§ 13-13-39 , 13-16-6.4 , 13-16-7 , and 13-19-27 to 13-19-29 , inclusive. The Health and Educational Facilities Authority may pledge revenues received or to be received by the fund to secure bonds, notes or other obligations issued under §§ 13-13-39 , 13-16-6.4 , 13-16-7 , and § 13-19-27 to 13-19-29 , inclusive. The authority may create sub - funds or accounts within the repayment fund created under this section as the authority considers necessary.

Source: SL 1986, ch 124, § 8; SL 1988, ch 140, § 3; SL 1999, ch 84, § 4.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-33-4 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 33 / Section 13-33-4
Instruction on United States and state Constitutions required--Years when given
Status: in_force

In all public and nonpublic schools located within the state there shall be given regular courses of instruction in the Constitutions of the United States and the State of South Dakota. Such instruction shall begin not later than the opening of the eighth grade and shall continue in the high school to an extent to be determined by the South Dakota Board of Education Standards.

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.3104; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 14, § 4; SL 1975, ch 128, § 214; SL 2017, ch 81, § 57.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-47-8 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 47 / Section 13-47-8
Acquisition and use of property
Status: in_force

The board shall have the power and duty to acquire real estate and other property as an agency of the State of South Dakota, and to hold and use the same for educational telecommunications purposes.

Source: SL 1965, ch 67, § 5 (4).
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-1-23 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-1-23
Acceptance and distribution of money, goods, and services
Status: in_force

The secretary of education shall accept and distribute in accord with law and in a fair and equitable manner any commodities, moneys, goods, and services which may be made available from the state or federal government or from other sources. The goods and services may include items the state negotiates for centrally and provides to any school district on a voluntary basis at no cost or reduced cost. The secretary may also contract with any school district or other entity to provide services to school districts throughout the state.

Source: SL 1957, ch 52, § 4; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.0905 (20); SL 1975, ch 128, § 8; SL 1996, ch 8, § 26; SL 2004, ch 17, § 9; SL 2016, ch 80, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-7-10 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 7 / Section 13-7-10
Date and hours of annual school elections--Procedure for absentee voting, voter registration, and counting ballots
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise exempted by law, each school district must hold an annual election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June or the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, between the hours of seven a.m. and seven p.m. The school board shall select the date of the election by resolution no later than the first regular meeting after January first of each year. Voter registration, absentee voting, and procedures used in counting ballots must be in accordance with title 12, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

Source: SDC 1939, §§ 15.2309, 15.2509; SL 1945, ch 55, § 1; SL 1951, ch 63, § 1; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 9, § 12; SL 1955, ch 44; SL 1957, ch 64, § 4; SL 1959, ch 65, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2312; SL 1975, ch 128, § 37; SL 1985, ch 119, § 5; SL 1995, ch 90, § 1; SL 1997, ch 85, § 1; SL 1999, ch 39, § 2; SL 2002, ch 45, § 4; SL 2023, ch 55, § 8; SL 2025, ch 40, § 16, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-51A-5 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 51A / Section 13-51A-5
Interim notes authorized--Purposes
Status: in_force

The board may borrow money and issue interim notes in evidence thereof to perform any of the duties authorized under this chapter, including the payment of expenses to be incurred for planning, architectural, engineering, legal and financial services, the acquisition of a site or sites, and the purchase of fixed equipment. The board may from time to time, and pursuant to appropriate resolution, issue interim notes to evidence such borrowings including interest on such borrowings and all necessary and incidental expenses in connection with any of the purposes provided for by this chapter until the date of the permanent financing.

Source: SL 1971, ch 134, § 4 (D).
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-6-53 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 6 / Section 13-6-53
Joint exercise of county powers in reorganization of joint districts
Status: in_force

Any power or duty which a board of county commissioners or county officer has under this chapter involving reorganization of its own school districts shall be performed jointly by all boards of county commissioners and county officers of those counties containing territory involved in the reorganization of joint school districts.

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.2005; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 8, § 6; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2006; SL 1961, ch 71, § 1; SL 1964, ch 37; SL 1965, ch 43, § 1; SL 1966, ch 40, § 1; SL 1973, ch 85, § 23.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-43-15.1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 43 / Section 13-43-15.1
Right of employee to run for office
Status: in_force

No employee of a public school shall lose his job or status on the job for becoming a candidate for any public office if it does not entail neglect of duty.

Source: SL 1973, ch 111; SL 1975, ch 128, § 314.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-33A-2 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 33A / Section 13-33A-2
Promulgation of rules--Board of Education Standards--Board of Nursing--Application of chapter
Status: in_force

By rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26 , the South Dakota Board of Education Standards shall establish the requirements for storage and control of medications at the school site and the policies and procedures for provision of the school health services listed in § 13-33A-1 .

Pursuant to chapter 1-26 , the Board of Nursing shall promulgate rules regarding any function of nursing as defined in chapter 36-9 that may be delegated to a school employee at a school site.

This section applies only to public school systems that have students with special needs.

Source: SL 1993, ch 144, § 2; SL 2017, ch 81, § 57.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-42-14 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 42 / Section 13-42-14
Private or public hearing--Appearance and production of evidence--Witnesses--Record of proceedings
Status: in_force

The hearing referenced in § 13-42-12 may be either private or public, as the certificate holder may elect, and the certificate holder may appear in person or by counsel and produce evidence at the hearing. Each witness shall be sworn before testifying and the official conducting the hearing may administer the oath prescribed by law for witnesses in judicial proceedings. A record, in writing, shall be made of the proceedings and of all evidence produced at the hearing and shall be filed with the department upon conclusion of the hearing. The hearing shall be held in Pierre unless good cause is shown to justify moving the hearing to another location for the convenience of the parties and witnesses.

Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 16, § 6; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.3806; SL 1985, ch 139, § 18; SL 2010, ch 77, § 19; SL 2015, ch 98, § 12.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-28A-4 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 28A / Section 13-28A-4
Reasons application may be denied--Application to specify
Status: in_force

Any agreement entered into pursuant to this chapter shall specify the reasons for which an application for the enrollment options program between South Dakota and the bordering state may be denied.

Source: SL 2005, ch 102, § 4; SL 2008, ch 81, § 5.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-62-6 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 62 / Section 13-62-6
Assistance--Criteria
Status: in_force

Any resident of this state who is under twenty-one and has a hearing status that precludes receiving educational benefits through a public school is entitled to receive services through South Dakota Services for the Deaf.

South Dakota Services for the Deaf may assist any person who is not a resident of the state, provided:

(1) The person meets the criteria established in this section;

(2) The Board of Regents determines that no resident of this state is denied assistance as a result; and

(3) Payment is received for any charges established by the Board of Regents.

Source: SDC 1939, § 55.4103; SL 1953, ch 296, § 3; SL 1975, ch 128, § 373; SL 1989, ch 171, § 2; SL 2023, ch 62, § 15.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-13-18 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-13-18
Accredited public schools required
Status: in_force

In order to be eligible to receive state aid to education funds as provided by this chapter, a school district must have operated only accredited public schools, as defined by the South Dakota Board of Education Standards, during the previous school fiscal year.

Source: SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2246 as added by SL 1961, ch 76; SL 1963, ch 77; SL 1969, ch 44, § 9; SL 2015, ch 89, § 9; SL 2017, ch 81, § 57.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-17-4 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 17 / Section 13-17-4
Time and place of hearing--Publication of notice
Status: in_force

Upon the presentation and filing of the petition, a time and place shall be fixed by the court for hearing the petition, and notice of the petition and hearing shall be given by publishing a notice of the petition and hearing in the official newspaper of the school district at least once each week for at least two consecutive weeks. The first publication may not be less than fifteen days before the date of the hearing.

Source: SL 1939, ch 55, § 4; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 10, § 41; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2241; SL 1972, ch 33, § 5; SL 1983, ch 129, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-39-51 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 39 / Section 13-39-51
Employment of personnel by center board
Status: in_force

The center board may employ personnel to administer the affairs of the multidistrict center and the center board shall determine their duties.

Source: SL 1973, ch 123, § 11; SL 1982, ch 147, § 43.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-29-6.1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 29 / Section 13-29-6.1
School bus inspectors--Inspection without approval as misdemeanor
Status: in_force

The Division of Highway Patrol may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 , to establish specific standards and requirements for approval of school bus inspectors. The Division of Highway Patrol may approve inspectors subject to these rules. Any person that performs a school bus inspection without being approved by the Division of Highway Patrol is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 2013, ch 78, § 2.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-49-20.7 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 49 / Section 13-49-20.7
Veterinary medicine education tuition assistance--Contract regarding conditions to be met by student
Status: in_force

Any student desiring to receive veterinary medicine education tuition assistance pursuant to this chapter shall sign a contract agreeing to:

(1) Complete the undergraduate and graduate veterinary medicine education requirements to become a practicing veterinarian;

(2) Practice veterinary medicine in South Dakota within three years after completion of his veterinary education and maintain that practice for a period of one year for each academic year the student received a veterinary medicine tuition award pursuant to this chapter;

(3) Pay interest on the amount of the tuition assistance at the category A rate of interest specified in § 54-3-16 to accrue from the time the scholarship is awarded, if the student does not complete the terms of the contract.

Source: SL 1991, ch 157, § 6.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-1-55 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-1-55
Promulgation of rules regarding reimbursement and stipend
Status: in_force

The Board of Education Standards shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26 , establishing the procedures for documenting the necessary certification and for providing the payments required in § 13-1-54 .

Source: SL 2009, ch 70, § 2; SL 2017, ch 81, § 57.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-3-63 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 3 / Section 13-3-63
State accountability system based on standards approved by board--Annual academic indicators
Status: in_force

The state accountability system shall be based on the South Dakota Content Standards in reading and mathematics approved by the South Dakota Board of Education Standards. The yearly progress of students shall be measured by the state academic assessments as may be prescribed by the Legislature, and shall take into account the achievement of all public elementary school and secondary school students in reading and mathematics annually. Additional indicators established pursuant to § 13-3-69 shall be used in the measurement of yearly progress.

Source: SL 2003, ch 90, § 2; SL 2012, ch 89, § 2; SL 2017, ch 81, § 57.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-29-2 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 29 / Section 13-29-2
Establishment of bus routes within district--Rules prescribed by state board
Status: in_force

The school board shall also have authority to establish the school bus routes within its own school district. Such bus service shall be subject to the rules for buses and bus routes as prescribed by the South Dakota Board of Education Standards.

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.3404; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 13, § 12; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.3312; SL 1975, ch 128, § 200; SL 2017, ch 81, § 57.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-11-2.1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 11 / Section 13-11-2.1
Contingency line item in budget--Maximum--Transfer of funds
Status: in_force

In preparing the school district budget, the school board may include a line item for contingencies. The line item shall be included in the annual budget and shall not exceed five percent of the total school district budget. The school board may by resolution transfer contingency funds to any budget category except capital outlay.

Source: SL 1977, ch 119, § 3.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-55-8 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 55 / Section 13-55-8
Application for veteran's orphan benefits--Determination of eligibility--Rules
Status: in_force

Any person desiring to use the benefits of § 13-55-6 shall apply to the Board of Regents. The Board of Regents shall determine whether the applicant is entitled to the benefits. The Board of Regents may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to accomplish the purposes of §§ 13-55-6 to 13-55-9 , inclusive.

Source: SL 1947, ch 186, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.07 17-2 ; SL 1975, ch 128, § 342; SL 2007, ch 187, § 231.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-5-32.1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 5 / Section 13-5-32.1
Cooperative educational service units--Purpose--Acquiring, leasing and selling real and personal property--Agreement establishing units
Status: in_force

Cooperative educational service units shall serve the public purpose of providing services to member districts and any other public or private entities deemed appropriate by a majority vote of the cooperative's governing board.

Each cooperative educational service unit shall be established pursuant to an agreement among participating districts, which entitles each to appoint at least one of its school board members to the governing board of the cooperative educational service unit and establishes that control of the cooperative educational service unit is vested in the participating districts through such appointments.

Each cooperative educational service unit may acquire, lease, and sell real and personal property as provided in the agreement establishing the unit.

The agreement which established a cooperative educational service unit shall provide for the applicable procedures for dissolution of the unit. Whether or not included in any such agreement, the procedures shall be subject to the statutory requirements that no earnings of the cooperative educational service unit may inure to the benefit of any private person and upon dissolution of any such unit, title to all property shall revert to one or more participating districts.

Source: SL 1991, ch 124, § 3; SL 1995, ch 87, § 12.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-7-5 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 7 / Section 13-7-5
Publication of notice of vacancies on school board--Newly created school districts
Status: in_force

Between the fifteenth day and the thirtieth day of the month six months before the election, except in the case of the joint election as provided in § 13-7-10.1 , the business manager of each school district shall publish once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official newspaper, a notice setting forth the vacancies that will occur by termination of the terms of the elective or appointive school board members.

If the vacancies set forth in the notice exist within a new school board of a newly created school district pursuant to § 13-6-62 , the county auditor of the county having jurisdiction over the election must publish the notice once each week for two consecutive weeks at least one month preceding the election. The notice must also state the time and place where nominating petitions for school board membership may be filed.

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.2509; SL 1949, ch 70; SL 1951, ch 63, § 1; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 9, § 11; SL 1955, ch 44; SL 1957, ch 64, § 3; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2311; SL 1968, ch 47, § 2; SL 1975, ch 128, § 32; SL 1976, ch 117, § 1; SL 1979, ch 113, § 1; SL 1985, ch 119, § 1; SL 1995, ch 90, § 3; SL 2004, ch 75, § 6; SL 2007, ch 89, § 1, eff. Feb. 15, 2007; SL 2025, ch 40, § 13, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-8-10.2 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 8 / Section 13-8-10.2
Attendance at association meetings--Appointment of members and official delegates--Expenses
Status: in_force

Every school board member in the state shall be entitled to attend the meetings of such association, and every school board, which is a member of such association, may appoint any of its members to attend the annual, district, or regional meeting thereof with one to act as an official delegate and shall pay the actual and necessary expenses incurred by those attending such meeting as provided in § 13-8-38 .

Source: SL 1949, ch 68, § 6; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 7, § 13; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.1913; SDCL, §§ 13-9-4, 13-9-5; SL 1969, ch 42, § 2; SL 1969, ch 47; SL 1975, ch 128, § 68; SL 1976, ch 110, § 2.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-28-10 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 28 / Section 13-28-10
School residency of child residing in home other than residence of parents, guardian, or noncustodial parents--Petition to local school board--Appeal
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a school age child resides in a home other than the residence of the child's parents, guardian, or noncustodial parents, on a temporary or permanent basis, the school residency of the child is where the parents, noncustodial parents, or guardian reside unless, upon request of the person with whom the child is living, the board of the school district accepts the child as a resident of that school district.

If the board rejects the request, the person who made the request may, within fifteen days after receipt of the rejection, petition the board for a hearing. The decision of the board, after the hearing, may be appealed to the circuit court.

A school age child is a resident of the school district in which the child is placed by the Department of Corrections, the Department of Human Services, or the Department of Social Services.

Source: SL 1959, ch 70; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.3003; SL 1965, ch 52; SL 1975, ch 128, § 188; SL 1982, ch 143, § 3; SL 1993, ch 138, § 1; SL 1997, ch 96, § 1; SL 2022, ch 43, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-57-1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 57 / Section 13-57-1
Designation and location--Control by board of regents--Programs of instruction
Status: in_force

Designated as South Dakota's Liberal Arts University, the University of South Dakota, established and located at Vermillion, in Clay County, shall be under the control of the Board of Regents and shall provide undergraduate and graduate programs of instruction in the liberal arts and sciences and professional education in business, education, fine arts, law and medicine, and other courses or programs as the Board of Regents may determine.

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.1101; SDCL, §§ 13-57-2 , 13-57-3; SL 1975, ch 128, § 350.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-8-10 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 8 / Section 13-8-10
Meetings of board--Election of officers--Designation of depository and newspaper--Quorum
Status: in_force

The annual meeting shall be held on the second Monday of July unless otherwise designated by the board at the prior regular meeting. Regular meetings shall be on the second Monday of each month unless otherwise designated by the board at the annual meeting. At the annual meeting the school board shall organize by the election of a president and a vice president from its membership, and such officers shall serve until the next annual meeting. The board shall designate the depository or depositories as provided in § 13-16-15 , and the custodians of all accounts; and designate the legal newspaper to be used for publishing all official notices and proceedings. A majority of the members of the school board constitutes a quorum for the purpose of conducting business. Any board action may be taken if it is approved by the majority of the members voting.

Special meetings may be held upon call of the president or in the president's absence by the vice-president, or a majority of the board members. Notice of such meeting shall be given by the business manager to the board members either orally or in writing in sufficient time to permit their presence.

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.2516; SL 1951, ch 63, § 3; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 9, § 4; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2304; SL 1964, ch 43; SL 1973, ch 86, § 5; SL 1975, ch 128, § 48; SL 2007, ch 92, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-39-43 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 39 / Section 13-39-43
Agreement of participation in multidistrict, career and technical academy--Resolution of agreement
Status: in_force

After approval of a plan pursuant to § 13-39-42 , all participating school districts of a multidistrict, career and technical academy shall enter into an agreement of participation which must receive a vote of approval by the school board of each participating school district. Prior to the effective date of an approved plan, each participating school board shall adopt a resolution of agreement and shall publish the resolution once in the official newspapers of each participating school district.

Source: SL 1973, ch 123, § 4; SL 1982, ch 147, § 39; SL 2009, ch 88, § 4.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-27-14 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 27 / Section 13-27-14
Truancy officer employed by district--Duties--President of board acting where no officer employed
Status: in_force

The school board of each school district shall annually appoint and provide for the remuneration of one or more truancy officers, to enforce, under the school board's direction, the compulsory attendance laws within the district. In a school district failing to provide a truancy officer, the president of the school board is the truancy officer and is responsible for the enforcement of the compulsory attendance laws within the school district.

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.3205; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 15, § 5; SL 1971, ch 116, § 7; SL 1982, ch 142, § 4.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-39A-10 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 39A / Section 13-39A-10
Executive director
Status: in_force

The board may select and employ an executive director. The board shall provide overall policy guidance to the executive director. The board may delegate to the executive director the authority to hire and fire board employees.

Source: SL 2017, ch 81, § 10.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-6-47 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 6 / Section 13-6-47
Vote required to approve reorganization plan
Status: in_force

Upon the receipt and review of the results of the election on a plan and if the secretary of the Department of Education finds that a majority of votes cast in each district is in favor of the consolidation or division of school districts to create a new school district, or districts, as set forth in the plan, the plan shall be considered to be approved by the voters. If the secretary of the Department of Education finds that fifty percent of the votes cast in a district are in favor of a plan to dissolve the district and annex its territory to another district, or districts, as set forth in the plan, the plan shall be considered approved by the voters.

Source: SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2015 as added by SL 1961, ch 72; SL 1963, ch 69, § 4; SL 1963, ch 71; SL 1971, ch 103, § 6; SL 1973, ch 85, § 20; SL 1995, ch 87, § 18; SL 2003, ch 272, § 63.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-55-9.7 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 55 / Section 13-55-9.7
State funds used for benefits
Status: in_force

The benefits authorized by §§ 13-55-9.1 to 13-55-9.6 , inclusive, shall be paid out of the state funds available to the Board of Regents or the Division of Education Services and Resources, respectively.

Source: SL 1973, ch 108, § 7.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-33B-6 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 33B / Section 13-33B-6
Tools to assess language and literacy development of deaf and hard-of-hearing children
Status: in_force

The advisory committee established pursuant to § 13-33B-9 shall recommend tools or assessments to assess the language and literacy development of deaf and hard-of-hearing children. The tools or assessments shall be:

(1) In a format that shows the stages of language development;

(2) Selected for use by educators to track the development of deaf and hard-of-hearing children's expressive and receptive language acquisition and developmental stages toward English literacy;

(3) Selected from existing tools or assessments used to assess the development of all children from birth to five years of age; and

(4) Appropriate, in both content and administration, for use with deaf and hard-of-hearing children.

The tools or assessments may be used by the child's IFSP or IEP team to track the deaf or hard-of-hearing child's progress and to establish or modify IFSP or IEP.

Source: SL 2018, ch 100, § 3.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-42-4.2 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 42 / Section 13-42-4.2
Investigations by secretary
Status: in_force

The secretary may, upon receipt of information suggesting the failure of an applicant or certificate holder to comply with requirements necessary for certification, initiate and conduct an investigation. The secretary may also initiate and conduct an investigation in regard to a person subject to § 13-43-59 . In conducting the investigation, the secretary shall have the powers referenced in § 1-26-19.1 .

Source: SL 2015, ch 98, § 5.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-11-13 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 11 / Section 13-11-13
Levy authorized to pay judgment against school district
Status: in_force

If a final judgment is obtained against any school district, the school board shall levy a tax upon the taxable property in the school district for the payment of the judgment and the tax shall be collected as other school taxes. The tax may not be greater than one - half percent of the taxable valuation of the school district in any one year, and shall be exclusive of the maximum levies as provided by law. The levy may be repeated until the judgment is paid. No execution may issue against any school district.

Source: SL 1996, ch 107, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-29-21 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 29 / Section 13-29-21
School bus driver training
Status: in_force

Each school bus driver shall receive appropriate training at least once every five years, and the school bus driver shall pay any fees charged for the training. The training shall include classroom instruction in first aid, bus safety, and the management of passengers, and also behind-the-wheel training to enable the safe and efficient operation of the bus.

Source: SL 2011, ch 87, § 3.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-20-2.1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 20 / Section 13-20-2.1
Interest of school district officer or employee in sale of school equipment as misdemeanor--Exception
Status: in_force

No school district officer or employee may be interested in the sale, proceeds, or profits of any book, apparatus, or furniture used or to be used in any school district of this state in which the officer serves or the employee is employed. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor unless the sale is exempt as provided in § 6-1-2 or the purchase is made at public auction.

Source: SDC 1939, §§ 15.1707, 15.9906; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 5, § 9; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 17, § 6; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.1709; SDCL, § 13-34-8; SL 1974, ch 133, § 1; SL 1982, ch 86, § 136; SL 1987, ch 137.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-51A-17 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 51A / Section 13-51A-17
Covenant to maintain adequate income for bond retirement
Status: in_force

In connection with the issuance of any bonds under this chapter, and in order to secure the payment of any such bonds and the interest thereon, the board shall have the power for each such institution to covenant with or for the benefit of the holder or holders of the bonds issued under this chapter that so long as any such bonds shall remain outstanding and unpaid the board will fix, maintain and collect in such installments as may be agreed upon:

(1) Fees, rentals, and other charges from students, staff members, and others using or being served by, or having the right to use or the right to be served by, or to operate any project;

(2) Health, hospital, medical, laboratory, admission, student activities, student services, and all other fees collected from students matriculated, registered, or otherwise enrolled at and attending each such institution pledged under the terms of any resolution authorizing bonds pursuant to this chapter; and

(3) Rentals from any facility or building leased to the United States of America,

Source: SL 1971, ch 134, § 5, subdiv 3.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-55-43 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 55 / Section 13-55-43
Department to support board
Status: in_force

The Department of Education shall provide necessary support services to the board created by §§ 13-55-37 to 13-55-46 , inclusive.

Source: SL 2003, ch 109, § 8; SL 2003, ch 272, § 63.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-47-16.1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 47 / Section 13-47-16.1
Powers of board extended to radio--Construction priorities--Allocation of frequencies
Status: in_force

The provisions of §§ 13-47-2 , 13-47-7 to 13-47-12 , inclusive, and 13-47-14 to 13-47-16 , inclusive, relating to educational telecommunications shall also apply to educational radio broadcasting. The board shall also have the authority to approve and create construction priorities and the allocation of frequencies of proposed board - owned educational radio stations, and shall assist in the development of a state - wide channel allocation plan for noncommercial educational FM radio broadcasting, consistent with federal communications rules and regulations.

Source: SL 1974, ch 138.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-55-51 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 55 / Section 13-55-51
Secretary to transfer appropriated funds for jump start scholarships
Status: in_force

The secretary of the Department of Education shall transfer to the executive director of the Board of Regents, on a noncash basis, from funds appropriated for state aid to general education pursuant to chapter 13-13 , the amount of money necessary to award the jump start scholarships to all students admitted into the scholarship program for that fiscal year. One-half of the necessary amount shall be transferred by October fifteenth for distribution for the first semester, and one-half of the necessary amount shall be transferred by March fifteenth for distribution for the second semester. Upon receipt, the executive director of the Board of Regents shall distribute the funds pursuant to § 13-55-50 .

Source: SL 2011, ch 102, § 5.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-42-33 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 42 / Section 13-42-33
Promulgation of rules on performance standards
Status: in_force

The Board of Education Standards shall, no later than July 1, 2011, promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to establish minimum professional performance standards for certified teachers in South Dakota public schools, and to establish best practices for the evaluation of the performance of certified teachers that may be used by individual school districts.

Source: SL 2010, ch 94, § 1; SL 2017, ch 81, § 57.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-55-33 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 55 / Section 13-55-33
Allocation of scholarship--Total amount
Status: in_force

At the beginning of the fall semester, one-half of the annual opportunity scholarship must be paid to public institutions, on behalf of eligible students, or provided directly to eligible students enrolled at nonpublic institutions. The other half of the scholarship must be paid at the beginning of the spring semester.

The amount of the annual scholarship is:

(1) For students first receiving a scholarship on or before June 30, 2023:

(a) One thousand three hundred dollars for the first year of attendance;

(b) One thousand three hundred dollars for the second year of attendance;

(c) One thousand three hundred dollars for the third year of attendance; and

(d) Two thousand six hundred dollars for the fourth year of attendance, except if the student was in full-time attendance at a regionally accredited university, college, or technical school, located outside this state, prior to admission to the program, the scholarship is one thousand three hundred dollars; and

(2) For students first receiving a scholarship on or after July 1, 2023:

(a) One thousand five hundred dollars for the first year of attendance;

(b) One thousand five hundred dollars for the second year of attendance;

(c) One thousand five hundred dollars for the third year of attendance; and

(d) Three thousand dollars for the fourth year of attendance, except if the student was in full-time attendance at a regionally accredited university, college, or technical school, located outside this state, prior to admission to the program, the scholarship is one thousand five hundred dollars.

If a scholarship recipient completes an undergraduate degree within three full years of attendance and subsequently enrolls in a graduate program and attains full-time graduate status, as determined by the graduate program, at an eligible institution, as described in § 13-55-31 , the recipient is entitled to the remainder of the scholarship the recipient would have received if the recipient had completed an undergraduate degree following four full years of attendance.

If, in any year, the total moneys available to finance the scholarships are insufficient to permit each eligible recipient to receive the full amount provided in this section, the available moneys must be prorated and distributed to each recipient in proportion to the entitlement set forth in this section.

The total amount payable to a student under this section may not exceed seven thousand five hundred dollars.

Source: SL 2003, ch 110, § 4; SL 2004, ch 136, § 3; SL 2006, ch 89, § 2; SL 2013, ch 90, § 1; SL 2015, ch 100, § 1; SL 2023, ch 61, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-28-39 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 28 / Section 13-28-39
Payment of tuition costs for students in residential treatment centers, intensive residential treatment centers, or group care centers for minor--Tuition rate setting--Promulgation of Rules
Status: in_force

The Department of Social Services shall pay tuition costs and related service costs for students in residential treatment centers, intensive residential treatment centers, or group care centers for minors who are under the care and custody of the Department of Social Services or the Department of Corrections.

The Department of Social Services has rate setting authority for tuition costs and related service costs.

The Department of Social Services shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26 , pertaining to:

(1) The amount, scope, and duration of services;

(2) The basis for and extent of provider payments;

(3) The method and amount of payment;

(4) The methods of recoupment or recovery of overpayments;

(5) Administration, record keeping, and audit requirements;

(6) Compliance monitoring;

(7) Reporting requirements; and

(8) Such other standards and requirements as necessary to ensure the efficient operation and administration of the program.

Source: SL 1995, ch 98, § 6; SL 2000, ch 84, § 9; SL 2022, ch 43, § 3.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-43-62 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 43 / Section 13-43-62
Signing bonus––Payment
Status: in_force

A payment authorized in § 13-43-61 may be paid:

(1) In one lump sum, upon completion of the staff member's first year of employment in the school district; or

(2) In installments, over a period not to exceed three years from the date the staff member signed a contract of employment with the school district, and upon the terms and conditions mutually agreed upon by the school district and the staff member.

Source: SL 2015, ch 99, § 2; SL 2022, ch 45, § 2.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-63-10 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 63 / Section 13-63-10
Contributions to accounts
Status: in_force

Any person may make contributions to an account after the account is opened. Contributions to accounts may be made only in cash.

Source: SL 2001, ch 97, § 10.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-25-10 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 25 / Section 13-25-10
Evacuation drills
Status: in_force

Each school board shall have evacuation drills in each school under their jurisdiction. There shall be at least two fire exit drills each semester of the school year in schools through grade twelve. During such drills all personnel and all pupils shall completely leave the building and move to a safe distance therefrom. All superintendents, principals, teachers, instructors, and employees shall be thoroughly instructed in respect to duties under these evacuation drills. Each superintendent of schools or official in charge shall maintain a record of the dates and evacuation times of the evacuation drills conducted on the form provided by the Department of Public Safety. This record shall be available for inspection by a representative of the State Fire Marshal upon request.

The appointed representative of the State Fire Marshal, or the local fire chief or his designee may conduct evacuation drills at any school or institution, both public and private, in order to test the effectiveness of the warning system and the evacuation plan.

Source: SL 1982, ch 18, § 4; SL 1991, ch 139, § 9; SL 2004, ch 17, § 23.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-6-61.1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 6 / Section 13-6-61.1
Operative date when reorganization consists solely of dissolution of school district
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding § 13-6-61 when reorganization consists solely of the dissolution of a school district the effective date of the plan is July first following the date of the order by the secretary of the Department of Education or as provided in the plan.

Source: SL 1990, ch 78, § 3; SL 1991, ch 20, §§ 17, 18; SL 2003, ch 272, § 63.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-55-3 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 55 / Section 13-55-3
Time allowed for use of veterans' benefits
Status: in_force

The benefits to which a veteran is entitled under § 13-55-2 may be used by the veteran at any period after the date specified in § 33A-2-2 as the end of the qualifying period during which the veteran served, at any period after the end of the period of eligibility for any of the awards specified in subdivision 33A-2-2(7) for which the veteran qualifies, or at any period after the date the veteran was rated by the veterans administration as ten percent or more disabled.

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.0717 as added by SL 1966, ch 37; SL 1983, ch 139; SL 1987, ch 149; SL 1989, ch 159; SL 1994, ch 142, § 2; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1 ), § 20, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2016, ch 98, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-28-51 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 28 / Section 13-28-51
Enrollment of child on partial basis upon request of parent or guardian--Alternative instruction
Status: in_force

The resident school district of a child being provided alternative instruction pursuant to § 13-27-3 shall admit that child to a public school in the district upon request from the child's parent or legal guardian. A child enrolled in a school district pursuant to this section may be enrolled in a school of the school district on only a partial basis and shall continue to also be provided with alternative instruction pursuant to § 13-27-3 .

Source: SL 2007, ch 101, § 1; SL 2021, ch 76, § 17.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-49-20.16 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 49 / Section 13-49-20.16
Requirements for veterinary students receiving tuition grants
Status: in_force

At least six of the students receiving tuition grants each year pursuant to §§ 10-45-16.1 and 10-46-17.5 shall be required to complete the graduate veterinary medicine education requirements to become a practicing veterinarian, commence practicing veterinary medicine in South Dakota within one year of graduation, and continue practicing veterinary medicine in South Dakota for at least four years thereafter. The Board of Regents shall enforce the requirements of the program in accordance with its authority as set forth in § 13-49-20.5 .

Source: SL 2019, ch 88, § 4.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-56-2 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 56 / Section 13-56-2
Administration of past agreements of Board of Regents
Status: in_force

Any agreements entered into by the Board of Regents under the authority of this chapter shall be administered by the secretary of the Department of Education and the secretary may terminate the agreements.

Source: SL 1966, ch 210, § 3; SL 1978, ch 130, § 2; SL 2003, ch 272, § 63.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-8-35 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 8 / Section 13-8-35
Publication of minutes of board--Contents--Changes after publication--Business manager to sign
Status: in_force

Within twenty days after a meeting of the school board, the board shall cause to be published in the designated legal newspaper a full account of the unapproved proceedings of such meeting, giving a detailed statement of all expenditures of money, with the names of persons to whom payment is made, showing the service rendered or goods furnished, a detailed statement of receipts, and balance on hand. Expenditures and receipts of trust and agency funds may be published in total only.

If the published minutes of the previous meeting of the board are modified, amended, or corrected by such board subsequent to such publication and prior to approval by the board, such changes shall be reflected in the minutes of the meeting at which such modifications, amendments, or corrections are made.

The business manager shall sign each legal publication submitted to the newspaper.

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.2522; SL 1947, ch 69; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 9, § 33; SL 1959, ch 66; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2333; SL 1968, ch 48, § 1; SL 1971, ch 104, § 5; SL 1972, ch 129, § 2; SL 1973, ch 86, § 13; SL 1975, ch 67, § 2; SL 1975, ch 128, § 62; SL 1976, ch 115, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-13-1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-13-1
Apportionment among school districts of school fund income
Status: in_force

The commissioner of school and public lands, after any adjustments that have been made pursuant to § 5-10-18.3 , shall apportion the school funds as follows: the commissioner shall ascertain from the division of education the total number of resident pupils in average daily membership as defined in § 13-13-1.1 in each school district and the total number of pupils in average daily membership in all school districts, and on that basis of the school population, the commissioner shall apportion to each school district, pro rata, such share, as its population of resident pupils in average daily membership in the school district bears to the total number of pupils in average daily membership in all school districts. The funds to be apportioned include funds derived from the lease of school lands, the lease of public lands not apportioned to any educational, penal, or charitable institution, the interest, dividends, and other income on invested funds derived from the sale of school lands and public lands not apportioned to any such institution, and the interest, dividends, and other income on invested funds derived from the five percent paid by the United States on sale of public lands within the state.

Source: SDC 1939, §§ 15.0109, 15.2032; SL 1939, ch 40; SL 1953, ch 55, § 4; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 12, § 2; SDCL § 13-28-1 ; SL 1971, ch 117, § 1; SL 1973, ch 83, § 2; SL 1974, ch 128, § 1; SL 1978, ch 112, § 1; SL 1979, ch 116, § 1; SL 1982, ch 137, § 1; SL 2001, ch 26, § 9; SL 2009, ch 75, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-16-15.1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 16 / Section 13-16-15.1
Domestic savings and loan associations as official depositories--Restrictions
Status: in_force

Domestic savings and loan associations whether chartered by this state or by the United States are official depositories for school district funds; provided such funds are invested only in the accounts of such associations which are insured by the federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. The amount so invested in any one association may not exceed the amount which is covered by such insurance unless such association qualifies as a savings and loan depository as provided by chapter 4-6A .

Source: SL 1974, ch 303; SL 1982, ch 45, § 4.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-13-36 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-13-36
Manner of payment of state aid
Status: in_force

Payment of state aid to education funds shall be made to eligible school districts as provided by §§ 13-13-37 to 13-13-41 , inclusive.

Source: SL 1959, ch 67; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2246 (7); SL 1961, ch 76; SL 1963, ch 77; SL 1969, ch 44, § 27; SL 1989, ch 30, § 41; SL 2015, ch 89, § 11.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-53-56 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 53 / Section 13-53-56
Restrictions on lawful weapons prohibited
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in § 13-53-57 , neither the Board of Regents nor any institution under the control of the board may restrict or limit the lawful carrying, possession, storage, or transportation of:

(1) A concealed pistol, as defined in § 22-1-2 , and compatible ammunition, by any individual holding an enhanced permit, a restricted enhanced permit, or a reciprocal permit in accordance with chapter 23-7 , within the boundaries of the institution, or while in any building or structure owned or leased by the board or the institution;

(2) A stun gun, as defined in § 22-1-2 , by any individual within the boundaries of the institution, or while in any building or structure owned or leased by the board or the institution; or

(3) Mace, pepper spray, or other chemical irritant by any individual within the boundaries of the institution, or while in any building or structure owned or leased by the board or the institution.

Source: SL 2025, ch 86, § 3.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-37-36.2 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 37 / Section 13-37-36.2
Level five disability criteria
Status: in_force

For the purpose of calculating state aid pursuant to this chapter, a level five disability shall meet criteria for at least two disability categories in levels two to four, inclusive, excluding the disability of deaf-blindness.

Source: SL 1999, ch 90, § 10; SL 2000, ch 87, § 1; SL 2014, ch 92, § 3.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-32-9.1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 32 / Section 13-32-9.1
Consequences imposed by local school districts
Status: in_force

No local school board may impose a lesser consequence than those established in § 13-32-9 , but a local school district may adopt a policy, by local school board action, with more strict consequences to meet the needs of the district.

Source: SL 2014, ch 88, § 2.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-16-4 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 16 / Section 13-16-4
Lease payments from general fund in federally affected areas--Purchase on option made from capital outlay fund
Status: in_force

The general fund in any school district authorized to receive funds from the federal government under Public Law 874 may be utilized for lease payments on equipment, teacherages, buildings, and other real estate, subject to the limitation that no more than ten percent of the general fund budget may be expended for lease payments during any school fiscal year. If the lease agreement provides for an option to purchase the leased property at the end of the lease period upon payment of a stipulated amount, the final payment at the end of the lease which shall result in acquisition of the property and title thereto, shall be made from the capital outlay fund subject to the provisions of §§ 13-16-6 to 13-16-9 , inclusive.

Source: SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2202 as added by SL 1963, ch 74, § 2; SL 1964, ch 40.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-1-68 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-1-68
Engagement with divisive concepts--Compulsion prohibited
Status: in_force

The Board of Regents, or the Board of Technical Education, or any institution under their control, may not direct or compel a student to personally affirm, adopt, or adhere to divisive concepts.

The Board of Regents, or the Board of Technical Education, or any institution under their control may not require their students or employees to attend or participate in any training or orientation that teaches, advocates, acts upon, or promotes divisive concepts.

Source: SL 2022, ch 39, § 2.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-16-6.1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 16 / Section 13-16-6.1
Bidders on installment purchases or lease-purchase agreement to state interest rate and installment schedule
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of chapters 5-18A and 13-20 , if any proposed installment purchase contract or lease-purchase agreement authorized under chapter 13-16 , is to be entered into by a school district, the notice for bidders shall require the bidders to state the rate of interest and the installment payment or lease-purchase schedule that would have to be made by the school district in fulfillment of the contract. However, the requirement of this section does not apply to any installment purchase or lease-purchase to be entered into between a school district and the health and educational facilities authority.

Source: SL 1973, ch 91, § 3; SL 1978, ch 109, § 2; SL 1989, ch 146, § 4; SL 2011, ch 2, § 122.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-53E-2 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 53E / Section 13-53E-2
Governor to appoint representative to commission
Status: in_force

The Governor shall appoint this state's representative to the interstate commission on educational opportunity for military children created in § 13-53E-1 .

Source: SL 2010, ch 102, § 2.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-64-2 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 64 / Section 13-64-2
Approval of law enforcement official required
Status: in_force

Before any school board may implement any school sentinel program pursuant to § 13-64-1 , or effect any material changes in the personnel or protocols of the school sentinel program, the school board shall obtain the approval of the law enforcement official who has jurisdiction over the school premises. Any material changes in the school sentinel program's personnel or protocols shall be reported to all law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction over the school premises forthwith.

Source: SL 2013, ch 93, § 2.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-59-12 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 59 / Section 13-59-12
Lake County museum building as state property
Status: in_force

The Lake County Historical Museum building located on the campus of Dakota State University at Madison is the property of the State of South Dakota. The purpose of the Lake County Historical Museum is to house items of historical interest owned, donated or loaned to the Lake County Historical Society of Historical Interest to the State of South Dakota or to the United States of America; to contain offices and headquarters of the Lake County Historical Society, the donor corporation, and a memorial room to honor pioneers selected by it, who have made a significant contribution to the progress of Lake County and the State of South Dakota; and to contain sufficient space to provide educational opportunities for the university commensurate with the cost of maintaining and paying the operational expense of such building as provided in § 13-59-17 .

Source: SL 1959, ch 80, § 4; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.1305; SL 1975, ch 128, § 362; SL 1989, ch 170, § 6.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-52-2 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 52 / Section 13-52-2
Certification by attorney general of freedom from obligations on state--Legislative approval required for gifts of real property and building funds
Status: in_force

Gifts that would impose any present or future legal obligations upon the state or its administrative agencies shall not be accepted, received, or administered under § 13-52-1 until the attorney general of this state certifies that the same are free from such obligations, and gifts of real property and of funds for building purposes shall not be so accepted, received, or administered without specific approval by resolution adopted by the Legislature.

Source: SL 1955, ch 45; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.0734.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-43-28 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 43 / Section 13-43-28
Reprimand or disciplinary action for teacher misconduct--Procedure
Status: in_force

After notice and hearing as a contested case under the provisions of chapter 1-26 , if the Professional Teachers Practices and Standards Commission determines that a certificate holder has engaged in conduct referenced in § 13-42-9 or 13-42-10 , the commission may issue a public or private reprimand or impose other appropriate disciplinary action which is in the best interests of the commission, the certificate holder, and the public. The commission does not have the authority to deny, not renew, suspend, or revoke a certificate.

The commission has the powers conferred by §§ 1-26-19.1 and 1-26-19.2 and the certificate holder and the certificate holder's attorney also have available the provisions of those sections. The commission may promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26 , to further define other appropriate disciplinary action referenced in this section. Any member reprimanded or disciplined by the commission pursuant to this section may appeal to circuit court as provided by chapter 1-26 .

Source: SL 1969, ch 62, § 8 (a); SL 1970, ch 104, § 7; SL 1974, ch 137, § 7; SL 1975, ch 140; SL 1994, ch 132, § 12; SL 2015, ch 98, § 21.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-13-73.8 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-13-73.8
State minimum salary required--Definition
Status: in_force

Beginning July 1, 2026, each school district must pay each full-time equivalent teacher a salary at least equal to the state minimum salary.

For the purposes of this section, the term "state minimum salary" is forty-five thousand dollars for fiscal year 2025. For fiscal year 2026 and thereafter, the state minimum salary is calculated by increasing the previous year's state minimum salary by the percentage change in the target teacher salary from the previous fiscal year to the current fiscal year as adopted by the legislature.

Source: SL 2024, ch 53, § 4.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-33-1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 33 / Section 13-33-1
Conformity to standards adopted by state board
Status: in_force

All the public schools in the state shall provide instruction in substantial conformity to the accreditation standards adopted by the South Dakota Board of Education Standards.

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.3101; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 14, § 1; SL 1974, ch 123, § 2; SL 1975, ch 128, § 212; SL 2017, ch 81, § 57.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-60-6 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 60 / Section 13-60-6
Assays and tests made at mining experiment station--Charges
Status: in_force

Assays shall be made at such station for the citizens of this state on ores and minerals to determine the percentage of valuable contents at a nominal charge only, the charge to be fixed by the Board of Regents; also tests on a working scale to determine the most suitable method of treatment at a nominal charge only, to be determined by such board.

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.1402.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-51A-15 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 51A / Section 13-51A-15
Pledge of income for security of bonds
Status: in_force

In connection with the issuance of any bonds under this chapter, and in order to secure the payment of any such bonds and the interest thereon, the board shall have the power for each such institution to provide that bonds issued under this chapter, subject only to the prior payment of the operation and maintenance expenses of any project, shall be payable from and secured by a pledge of and lien on all or any part of the income and revenues derived from, and to pledge and assign to, or in trust for the benefit of, the holder or holders of bonds issued under this chapter all or any part of the income and revenues derived from:

(1) Fees, rentals, and other charges from students, staff members, and others using or being served by, or having the right to use or the right to be served by, or to operate, any project;

(2) Health, hospital, medical, laboratory, admission, student activities, student services, and all other fees collected from students matriculated, registered or otherwise enrolled at and attending each such institution; and

(3) Rentals from any facility or building leased to the United States of America.

Source: SL 1971, ch 134, § 5, subdiv 2.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-63-31 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 63 / Section 13-63-31
Annual report by council
Status: in_force

The council shall submit an annual report to the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president pro tem of the Senate, and the Governor by February first that summarizes the council's findings and recommendations concerning the program established by this chapter.

Source: SL 2001, ch 97, § 31.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-61-2.1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 61 / Section 13-61-2.1
Expenditure of gifts for campus expansion
Status: in_force

The Board of Regents may accept and expend in addition to the amount appropriated from the state treasury therefor, any funds which it may obtain from gifts, contributions, or any other source for the purpose of land acquisition as defined by § 5-14-1 for the South Dakota School for the Blind and the Visually Impaired, to expand the existing campus.

Source: SL 1970, ch 301, § 2; SL 1975, ch 128, § 366; SL 1998, ch 110, § 8.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-17-5 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 17 / Section 13-17-5
Circuit court hearing on judgment compromise
Status: in_force

Upon the day of such hearing, or at such time to which the hearing may be adjourned by the court, said petition shall be heard and any person interested may appear and show cause why such petition should not be granted.

Source: SL 1939, ch 55, § 5; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 10, § 42; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2242.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-3-89 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 3 / Section 13-3-89
Public hearings prior to adoption of content standards--Quorum
Status: in_force

The Board of Education Standards, prior to adopting content standards pursuant to § 13-3-48 , shall conduct, over a period of no less than six months, at least four public hearings. The purpose of the hearings is to give members of the public the opportunity to provide input to the board on whether the standards being proposed should be adopted and implemented in South Dakota. The board shall conduct at least one of the public hearings in each of the following cities: Aberdeen, Pierre, Rapid City, and Sioux Falls. No public hearing required pursuant to this section is valid unless a quorum of the board is physically present at each of these public hearings.

Source: SL 2012, ch 90, § 1; SL 2014, ch 75, § 2; SL 2017, ch 81, § 57.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-6-13 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 6 / Section 13-6-13
Contents of reorganization plan--Acceptance or rejection of annexed area by receiving board--Excess tax levy
Status: in_force

The plan shall contain:

(1) A map or maps showing the boundaries of the proposed district or districts, the boundaries of the existing districts involved, the location of existing and proposed attendance centers and a description of the facilities, and the proposed school bus routes, if any;

(2) A legal description of the boundaries of the proposed district or districts;

(3) Estimates of the school age population within the proposed district or districts;

(4) The assessed valuation of all taxable property of each existing district and of the proposed district or districts;

(5) Outstanding general obligation bonds of any component district, funds in all school accounts and estimated receipts in all accounts in process of collection;

(6) If a joint district, the designation of the county of jurisdiction;

(7) The official name of the proposed district;

(8) A statement with regard to a proposed method of adjustment of assets and liabilities;

(9) The proposed number of school board members if a new entity is to be created;

(10) A description of the proposed educational program;

(11) A reasonably detailed budget showing estimated annual receipts and expenditures for the operation of the proposed district or districts;

(12) A process for a landowner to request their land be transferred to another school district when their land is adjacent to a school district other than a school district involved in the reorganization;

(13) Such additional information as may be necessary to show compliance with the standards for school districts as adopted by the South Dakota Board of Education Standards.

If the plan proposes the dissolution and annexation of a school district to one or more school districts, the school board of the receiving district, or districts, shall by resolution express their acceptance or rejection of all or part of the district to be dissolved as set forth in the proposed plan.

If the school boards of two or more school districts are developing a plan to consolidate, and two-thirds of the members of each affected school board agree, the plan may also include the provisions of an excess tax levy authorized in § 10-12-43 if an excess tax levy currently exists in one or more of the school districts. If the plan is approved by the voters, the proposed excess tax levy may be applied in the new consolidated school district. If a proposed excess tax levy is included in the plan, the plan shall state the amount of the proposed excess tax levy. The proposed excess tax levy may be applied for taxes payable in any of the five years following the date of reorganization. In addition, each school board involved in the development of the plan shall announce the inclusion of the proposed excess tax levy in the plan to the taxpayers in the manner set forth in § 10-12-43 .

Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 8, § 10; SL 1957, ch 60, § 3; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2010; SL 1973, ch 85, § 10; SL 1991, ch 126, § 2; SL 2004, ch 122, § 1; SL 2016, ch 82, § 12; SL 2017, ch 81, § 57.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-16-8 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 16 / Section 13-16-8
Bond and certificate proceeds placed in capital outlay fund
Status: in_force

Money received from the sale of capital outlay bonds and capital outlay certificates shall be placed in the capital outlay fund.

Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 10, § 3; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2203; SL 1978, ch 109, § 6.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-55A-15 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 55A / Section 13-55A-15
South Dakota freedom scholarship board––Establishment
Status: in_force

The agreement required in section 9 of SL 2021, ch 83, must provide for a governing board. The board must consist of five members appointed by the Governor, for a term of five years, except that the initial appointments are for periods of one, two, three, four, and five years. The Governor shall appoint one member as the temporary chair of the board. The board shall elect a chair at its first meeting. A majority of the board must be present personally or electronically to constitute a quorum.

The board shall provide eligible South Dakota students, as described in § 13-55A-16 , with a needs-based scholarship to attend an eligible postsecondary institution, as described in § 13-55A-17 . The distributable income of the South Dakota Freedom Scholarship endowment must be expended annually to benefit eligible South Dakota students. Any excess earnings or other income to the endowment must be added to the endowment principal. The board shall determine the manner and method of disbursement of the needs-based scholarships, based upon the undergraduate full-time, degree-seeking, South Dakota resident enrollments of each participating, eligible institution, as described in § 13-55A-17 .

Source: SL 2021, ch 83, § 6, eff. Mar. 18, 2021; SL 2022, ch 48, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-13-71 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-13-71
Equalizing increase in local effort with increase in need
Status: in_force

If local effort increases on a statewide aggregate basis by a greater percentage than local need on a statewide aggregate basis from any one year to the next, for the following year each of the levies specified in subdivision 13-13-10.1 (13) shall be reduced proportionally so that the percentage increase in local effort on a statewide aggregate basis equals the percentage increase in need on a statewide aggregate basis.

Source: SL 1995, ch 94, § 38A; SL 2021, ch 73, § 5.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-3-51.1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 3 / Section 13-3-51.1
Definitions regarding privacy of records
Status: in_force

Terms used in §§ 13-3-51.1 to 13-3-51.6 , inclusive, mean:

(1) "Aggregate data," information from education records in which all personally identifiable information has been removed;

(2) "Department," the South Dakota Department of Education;

(3) "Disclosure," "education records," and "personally identifiable information," as defined in 34 C.F.R. § 99.3, as amended to January 1, 2014;

(4) "Privacy protection laws," the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g), the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (20 U.S.C. 1232h), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.), and any other state or federal law relating to the confidentiality and protection of personally identifiable information, as amended to January 1, 2014.

Source: SL 2014, ch 76, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-37-54 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 37 / Section 13-37-54
Promulgation of rules for reallocation of state aid to special education
Status: in_force

The Department of Education may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to provide for the reallocation of state aid to special education as provided for in § 13-28-9.1 .

Source: SL 2001, ch 84, § 3; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), § 63; SL 2013, ch 79, § 19.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-39A-14 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 39A / Section 13-39A-14
Management policies, goals, and objectives
Status: in_force

The board shall, with the input of the local governing boards of each of the technical colleges, provide overall policies, goals, and objectives for the management of the technical college system to ensure that the needs of the public, business, and industry are met to the highest possible degree and in the most cost-effective and efficient manner.

Source: SL 2017, ch 81, § 14; SL 2020, ch 61, § 7.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-53-14 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 53 / Section 13-53-14
Institutional officer appointed to receive fees and charges--Payment into treasury
Status: in_force

All money received by such institution for rents of state owned dormitories, tuition, or other fees authorized by the board, except such rents, fees, and other moneys specifically authorized to be placed in other funds, or from articles, products, or materials sold by its authority, shall be collected by an officer of said institution designated by the board to make such collections, under proper bonds, and such officer shall pay all such moneys thus received by him to the state treasurer, at the time and in the manner provided by law; and no other person shall be permitted to collect or hold any money belonging to such institutions.

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.0723; SL 1965, ch 36, § 2; SL 1975, ch 128, § 340.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-29-20 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 29 / Section 13-29-20
School districts prohibited from bidding to provide student transportation services
Status: in_force

No school district may participate as a bidder in the public bidding conducted for the purpose of providing transportation services for students to attend school in the district.

Source: SL 1994, ch 123; SL 1996, ch 110, § 19.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-37-58 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 37 / Section 13-37-58
Promulgation of rules on early intervening services
Status: in_force

The Board of Education Standards shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 establishing the application process, the application timelines, the criteria the department will use in approving a district's use of special education funds pursuant to § 13-37-55 , and the collection of data on children served pursuant to § 13-37-57 .

Source: SL 2013, ch 79, § 4; SL 2017, ch 81, § 57.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-28-19.1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 28 / Section 13-28-19.1
Student assignment where school district dissolves and is annexed to another district
Status: in_force

If a school district that was contracting pursuant to § 13-15-11 , dissolves and is annexed to another school district before July 1, 2010, the school board for the school district to which the former contracting school district is annexed shall, for the current school year and for each school year thereafter, assign the students who reside in land area that was part of the former contracting district to the school that was receiving the students under the contract. The rate of tuition paid per year to the receiving school district may not be less than the per student equivalent as defined in § 13-13-10.1 for that school fiscal year and is not subject to the tuition limitation in § 13-28A-2.1 . In addition, the school district to which the former contracting school district is annexed may compensate the receiving school district for all or any portion of the transportation or other costs associated with the students attending school in the receiving school district. If the parent or guardian of a student assigned to a school district in a bordering state pursuant to this section disapproves of the student's assignment, the school board shall assign that student to an attendance center within the district. However, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the school district is not required to provide transportation to that student.

Source: SL 1989, ch 144, § 1; SL 1991, ch 143, § 1; SL 2009, ch 85, § 1; SL 2016, ch 83, § 18; SL 2016, ch 91, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-3-93 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 3 / Section 13-3-93
Annual survey of cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction--Report to Legislature
Status: in_force

The secretary of education shall electronically survey school districts regarding whether, and to what extent, the instruction of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automated external defibrillators is offered. The survey must gather data regarding what grades, for what period of time, and in connection with what course of instruction, if any, the training is offered. The secretary shall submit a report of the results of this data collection to the Senate and House standing committees on education and health and human services no later than December 1 of each year.

Source: SL 2014, ch 79, § 3.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-65-9 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 65 / Section 13-65-9
Annual report of contributions
Status: in_force

The division shall provide a standardized format for the scholarship granting organization to report the information in subdivision 13-65-4(10). Any information provided relating to the identity of a taxpayer that provides an eligible contribution pursuant to this chapter shall remain confidential unless the company deems otherwise.

Source: SL 2016, ch 102, § 9.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-16-32 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 16 / Section 13-16-32
Special education fund--Legal costs allowable expenditures
Status: in_force

The South Dakota Board of Education Standards may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to identify allowable expenditures from the special education fund. Legal costs incurred by a school district as a direct result of providing special education or special education and related services to a child for whom the district is financially responsible are allowable expenditures. The allowable expenditures may include any legal costs incurred by the school district in the referral, evaluation, and placement processes as well as any other legal expenses for which the district is determined to be legally responsible to pay as a result of due process hearings.

Source: SL 1998, ch 98, § 13; SL 2005, ch 100, § 1; SL 2017, ch 81, § 57.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-49-21 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 49 / Section 13-49-21
Accounting and record-keeping systems--Budget--Duties of executive director
Status: in_force

The executive director is responsible for the maintenance of modern, uniform systems of accounting and record - keeping at all institutions; and for the compilation of a budget for the board, for the office of the executive director and for all public institutions in the state under the Board of Regents.

Source: SDC Supp 1960, § 15.0705 as added by SL 1955, ch 293, § 1; SL 1968, ch 35, § 1; SL 1980, ch 143; SL 1981, ch 150, § 3.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-28A-10 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 28A / Section 13-28A-10
Promulgation of rules
Status: in_force

The Department of Education may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to establish procedures relating to the application process, the collection or payment of funds under the provisions of any agreement established pursuant to this chapter, and data regarding numbers of graduating seniors.

Source: SL 2005, ch 102, § 10.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-29-3 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 29 / Section 13-29-3
Bus service provided students of another district--Contract
Status: in_force

Bus service may also be provided for the students of one district by entering into a contract with another school district to furnish said bus service.

Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 13, § 12; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.3312.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-24-20 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 24 / Section 13-24-20
Use of school facilities or buses for other community or commercial purposes--Compensation--Liability for damages
Status: in_force

The school board may grant the use of school facilities, computers, motor vehicles, or land belonging to the school district for any purposes which it considers advisable as a community service for such compensation as it determines. The use may also include a contract with a vendor that sells soft drinks or other concessions on school property. The use may not interfere with school activities. Any person or persons or public body using such school facilities, computers, motor vehicles, or land is responsible to the school district for any and all damages that may be caused by reason of the use or occupancy. The school district is not liable for any damages which might arise as the result of such use or occupancy, including the use of school computers by students.

Source: SDC 1939, §§ 15.2110, 15.2523 (2); SL 1939, ch 44; SL 1949, ch 54, § 1; SL 1953, ch 58, § 3; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 11, § 17; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2117; SL 1983, ch 237, § 4; SL 2001, ch 82, § 1; SL 2007, ch 96, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-49-35 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 49 / Section 13-49-35
Board of Regents performance improvement fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby created a special fund known as the Board of Regents performance improvement fund. All money in the Board of Regents performance improvement fund is dedicated for the purposes of leveraging non-state grant funding for research infrastructure and improving postsecondary students' academic success. Interest earned on money in the fund shall be deposited into the fund. Expenditures from this fund shall be appropriated through the normal budgeting process.

The Board of Regents may accept for the purposes of this section any funds obtained from federal sources, gifts, contributions, or any other source if such acceptance and expenditure is approved in accordance with § 4-8B-10 .

Source: SL 2011, ch 99, §§ 1, 2.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-33B-1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 33B / Section 13-33B-1
Programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing children
Status: in_force

The Department of Education may establish a program and policy to be disseminated to all school districts and other local educational agencies which promote the education of deaf and hard - of - hearing children and which recognizes the following:

(1) That deafness involves the most basic of human needs, the ability to communicate with other human beings. Many deaf and hard - of - hearing children use, as their primary communication mode, American sign language, while others express and receive language through English - based sign language, or orally and aurally, with or without visual signs or cues. Still others, typically young deaf and hard - of - hearing children, lack any significant language skills. Deaf and hard - of - hearing children require educational programs that provide appropriate, ongoing, and communicationally accessible educational opportunities. For the purposes of this chapter, communication mode and language refer to the individual child's communication mode or language, whether oral, manual, or a combination of oral and manual. The purpose of this chapter is to promote understanding of communication needs and not to favor any one particular communication mode or language over another;

(2) That deaf and hard - of - hearing children shall have an education in which their unique communication mode is respected, utilized, and developed to an appropriate level of proficiency;

(3) That deaf and hard - of - hearing children have an education in which special education teachers, psychologists, speech therapists, assessors, administrators, interpreters, and other personnel understand the unique nature of deafness and are specifically trained to work with deaf and hard - of - hearing children and in which their special education teachers and interpreters are proficient in the primary language mode of those children;

(4) That deaf and hard - of - hearing children have an education with a sufficient number of language mode peers who are of the same or approximately the same age and ability level and with whom the children can communicate directly, or as appropriate through the use of qualified interpreters;

(5) That parents of deaf and hard - of - hearing children, deaf and hard - of - hearing people, teachers, and professionals trained in the area of education of the deaf assist in determining the extent, content, and purpose of this program;

(6) That deaf and hard - of - hearing children have direct and appropriate access to all components of the educational process, including recess, lunch, and extracurricular social and athletic activities;

(7) That deaf and hard - of - hearing children have programs in which their unique vocational needs are provided for, including appropriate research, curricula, programs, staff, and outreach;

(8) That a determination of the least restrictive environment as used in state and federal law takes into consideration the unique communication needs of deaf and hard - of - hearing children as described in this chapter;

(9) The Department of Education shall take such steps as are necessary to implement this section, including, but not limited to, the development of written and other materials, the dissemination of said information, and the provision of workshops, symposia, and other procedures to insure that the local educational agencies understand and implement the policy of this chapter.

Source: SL 1993, ch 143, § 1; SL 2004, ch 17, § 27.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-27-1.3 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 27 / Section 13-27-1.3
Withdrawal from school--Record of withdrawal documentation--Copies to secretary
Status: in_force

A child may withdraw from attending a school at the age of seventeen if the child has the written consent of a parent, guardian, or other custodian. The school district shall keep the documentation presented pursuant to this section. The school district shall forward a copy of the documentation to the Department of Education within thirty days of receipt.

Source: SL 2025, ch 80, § 2.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-56-8 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 56 / Section 13-56-8
Labor and social services departments to supply address and employer of defaulting debtor
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of a certificate from any officer of any agency or corporation guaranteeing or administering any student, parent, or other loan guaranteed or insured by the United States pursuant to the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, that a debtor is in default in the repayment of such loans and that such agency or corporation is unable to locate the debtor or identify the debtor's place of employment, the Department of Labor and Regulation may supply to the agency or corporation the last known address of the debtor and the last known name and address of the employer of the debtor.

Source: SL 1983, ch 142; SL 1996, ch 135; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1 ), § 33, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-49-6.1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 49 / Section 13-49-6.1
Student regent appointed by Governor--Term of appointment--Voting member--Vacancy
Status: in_force

The Governor shall appoint a student regent, with the consent of the Senate, who shall participate in all board meetings, open and closed, and be compensated in the same manner as board members. The student regent must be a student of one of the public postsecondary educational institutions under the control of the board. The student regent is appointed for a term of two years. The term of the student regent expires on the first day of July of every even-numbered year, unless the student regent is removed under the provisions of § 3-17-1 or the student does not remain enrolled in a postsecondary institution controlled by the board. The student regent is a formal member of the board and may vote.

If the term of the student regent expires, the Governor may make an interim appointment for the new term. If the position of student regent becomes vacant pursuant to § 3-4-1 , the Governor may make an interim appointment for the balance of the unexpired term. Any interim appointment expires when the Senate acts upon the appointment unless the Senate consents to the appointment.

The student regent is exempt from the provisions of § 3-4-11 .

Source: SL 1979, ch 125, § 4; SL 1988, ch 154, § 3; SL 2007, ch 109, § 6; SL 2024, ch 19, § 4.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-33B-5 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 33B / Section 13-33B-5
Resource for parents to monitor and track deaf and hard-of-hearing children's language acquisition
Status: in_force

The department shall incorporate language developmental milestones set, pursuant to the process specified in § 13-33B-8 , for the purpose of developing a resource for parents to monitor and track deaf and hard-of-hearing children's expressive and receptive language acquisition and developmental stages toward English literacy. The parent resource shall:

(1) Include language and developmental milestones selected pursuant to § 13-33B-8 ;

(2) Be appropriate for use, in both content and administration, with deaf and hard-of-hearing children from birth to five years of age, inclusive, who use English or ASL, or both;

(3) Present developmental milestones in terms of typical development of all children, by age range;

(4) Written in a way parents can use clearly and easily;

(5) Align to the state's early learning guidelines and state standards in English language arts;

(6) Make clear that the parent resource is not a formal assessment of language and literacy development and that a parent's observations of the parent's children may differ from the formal assessment data presented at an IFSP or IEP meeting; and

(7) Make clear the parent may bring the parent resource to an IFSP or IEP meeting for the purpose of sharing the parent's observations about the child's development.

Source: SL 2018, ch 100, § 2.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-55A-17 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 55A / Section 13-55A-17
Scholarship––Eligible institutions
Status: in_force

For purposes of §§ 13-55A-15 to 13-55A-17 , inclusive, an eligible institution is an accredited public or nonpublic nonprofit postsecondary institution, including any tribal college, with a primary physical campus in this state, that:

(1) Elects to participate in the scholarship program provided in §§ 13-55A-15 to 13-55A-17 , inclusive; and

(2) Offers a baccalaureate degree.

Source: SL 2021, ch 83, § 8, eff. Mar. 18, 2021; SL 2022, ch 48, § 3.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-15-24 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 15 / Section 13-15-24
Resident school district responsible for tuition of student enrolled in Minnesota school
Status: in_force

For any student who is enrolled in a Minnesota school district pursuant to § 13-15-21.1 , the resident district school is responsible for the payment of tuition to the receiving school district.

Source: SL 1995, ch 95, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-21-8 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 21 / Section 13-21-8
Validation of prior conveyances of school district real property--Assertion of vested rights
Status: in_force

All instruments of conveyance of real property made by any school district prior to January 1, 1992, are, notwithstanding any omission, irregularities, or defects in the proceedings and resolutions had and taken by the school district to sell and convey real property, hereby validated, legalized, and cured to the extent that the conveyance operates to convey to the person named as grantee in the instruments of conveyance, all of the right, title, and interest of the school district in the real property.

If any person had any vested right in any real property so conveyed and no action or proceeding to enforce the right was begun before July 1, 1993, the right is forever barred and no action or proceeding so brought is of any force or effect, or maintainable in any court of this state, unless, before July 1, 1993, there is recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the real property affected is situated, a notice of the pendency of the action, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 15-10 .

Source: SL 1963, ch 472, §§ 1, 2; SL 1971, ch 113, § 1; SL 1977, ch 115, § 2; SL 1980, ch 131, § 2; SL 1983, ch 128, § 3; SL 1984, ch 117; SL 1985, ch 128; SL 1988, ch 139, § 2; SL 1992, ch 307, § 4.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-55-31.4 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 55 / Section 13-55-31.4
Opportunity scholarship requirements for students who have completed one semester at university, college, or technical college
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a student who would otherwise have been eligible for a South Dakota opportunity scholarship applies after completing at least one semester of full-time work at a regionally accredited university, college, or technical college, the student shall demonstrate compliance with the same credit hour requirements that apply to program participants. A scholarship provided under these circumstances is not retroactive and a student's eligibility is reduced by one semester for each semester of work that the student had completed.

Source: SL 2019, ch 96, § 2; SL 2020, ch 61, § 50.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-54-10 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 54 / Section 13-54-10
Cooperative work conducted by county commissioners--Agreement with state and federal government
Status: in_force

The board of county commissioners of any county of this state is hereby authorized to establish and conduct cooperative extension work in agriculture, general and home economics, and boys and girls club work in cooperation with the extension service of South Dakota State University upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the board of county commissioners and the state director of extension and the United States Department of Agriculture in their respective counties.

Source: SDC 1939, § 4.0503; SDCL, § 38-3-3.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-13-10.8 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-13-10.8
Assessed value of property in tax increment financing district created after June 30, 2018
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the assessed value of any real property in a tax increment financing district created pursuant to chapter 11-9 is the total assessed value of the real property as determined by the Department of Revenue pursuant to § 11-9-24 , until the tax increment financing district ceases to exist as provided in § 11-9-46 .

This section applies to tax increment financing districts created after June 30, 2018.

Source: SL 2018, ch 70, § 2.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-11-10 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 11 / Section 13-11-10
Weighted average tax levy of receiving districts
Status: in_force

In implementing the terms of § 13-11-9 , a separate weighted average tax levy of the receiving districts shall be calculated for agricultural property, owner-occupied single-family dwelling property, and for nonagricultural property for each sending school district as follows:

(1) The levy per thousand dollars of taxable valuation for agricultural property for each receiving school district shall be multiplied by the number of children from the sending school district to whom the receiving school district is providing educational services;

(2) Add together the products from subdivision (1) for each receiving school district;

(3) Divide the sum from subdivision (2) by the total number of students that the contracting school district is sending to the receiving school districts pursuant to § 13-15-1.3 . The quotient is the weighted average tax levy per one thousand dollars of taxable valuation for agricultural property;

(4) The weighted average tax levy per thousand dollars of taxable valuation for owner-occupied single-family dwellings and nonagricultural property shall be obtained by repeating the procedure outlined in subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, for each class of property; and

(5) The sum of the levies assessed for all funds in the sending district shall be equal to or greater than the sum of all levies for all funds in the receiving district.

The above calculations do not include students receiving educational services from an out-of-state school district nor the tax levy of any out-of-state school district.

Source: SL 1991, ch 137, § 3; SL 1992, ch 117, § 2; SL 1999, ch 79, § 1; SL 2003, ch 96, § 1; SL 2008, ch 44, § 20, eff. July 1, 2009.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-49-3 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 49 / Section 13-49-3
Term of office of regents--Student regent excluded
Status: in_force

Each regent is appointed for a term of six years. The term expires on the last day of March, unless removed as provided in § 3-17-1 . No regent appointed after July 1, 2018, and without any previous service on the board, may serve more than two consecutive terms. A regent who has served two consecutive terms may be reappointed if at least two years have passed since the expiration of the regent's last term. Any partial term to fill a vacancy on the board may not count against the two-term limit. This section does not apply to the student regent.

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.0701; SL 1955, ch 38, §§ 1, 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.0701-1; SL 1975, ch 128, § 326; SL 1976, ch 126, § 3; SL 1979, ch 125, § 3; SL 1988, ch 154, § 2; SL 2007, ch 109, § 3; SL 2018, ch 104, § 1; SL 2024, ch 19, § 3.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-37-27 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 37 / Section 13-37-27
Surrogate parent acting in place of parent--Immunity--Exceptions
Status: in_force

The surrogate parent may act in place of the parent in all matters relating to the identification, evaluation, and educational placement of a child in need; and to the provision of a free appropriate public education to the child in need. The surrogate parent is immune from suit when acting in the capacity of a surrogate parent except for acts or omissions which are grossly negligent, wanton, reckless, or malicious.

Source: SL 1989, ch 150, § 2.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-8-18 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 8 / Section 13-8-18
Amount of business manager's bond
Status: in_force

The penal sum of the bonds required for school business managers shall be fixed and approved by the school board.

Source: SDC 1939, §§ 15.2009, 15.2010; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 9, § 20; SL 1957, ch 66, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2320; SL 1973, ch 86, § 9; SL 1989, ch 137.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-30-1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 30 / Section 13-30-1
Students eligible for transportation or board and room allowance
Status: in_force

The following types of students who do not have access to bus service furnished by the school district to which they are assigned to and from school are entitled to a transportation or board and room allowance, provided in this chapter, paid by the district where the student has school residence or by the district where the student attends if the district is receiving tuition, regardless of the type or method of conveyance used for transportation:

(1) Any elementary student who attends an elementary school where the student is assigned and which is located more than five miles from the student's residence in either the same or any other school district;

(2) Any secondary student who attends a high school located in the same district where the student is a resident and is more than five miles from the student's residence, if the transportation of secondary students is authorized by the school district board;

(3) Any secondary student who resides in a district described in § 13-15-14 who attends a high school located more than five miles from the student's residence if the transportation of secondary students is authorized by the school district board.

A school district having a junior high school may provide mileage, bus service, or board and room for ninth grade junior high school students at the discretion of the school board. A school district choosing to provide transportation services to ninth grade junior high school students is not required, as a result of that choice, to provide these services to tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade high school students.

Source: SDC 1939, §§ 15.3401, 15.3404; SL 1947, ch 74; SL 1949, ch 61, § 1; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 13, § 9; SL 1957, ch 73, § 4; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.3309; SL 1967, ch 47; SL 1975, ch 153; SL 1978, ch 115; SL 1982, ch 145; SL 1996, ch 110, § 20; SL 1997, ch 99, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-42-4 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 42 / Section 13-42-4
Issuance of certificates by secretary
Status: in_force

The authority to issue a certificate is vested in the secretary, and the certificate shall be issued, renewed, or validated to a person who has met the rules and requirements for the certificate as determined by the South Dakota Board of Education Standards.

Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 16, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.3802; SL 1975, ch 128, § 296; SL 2004, ch 17, § 30; SL 2015, ch 98, § 4; SL 2017, ch 81, § 57.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-6-41 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 6 / Section 13-6-41
Special election called on state approval of plan--Eligibility to vote
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of the approval of the plan from the secretary of the Department of Education, the school board of each school district shall call a special election within each school district and all qualified voters of the district shall be entitled to vote on the proposal.

Source: SL 1973, ch 85, § 17; SL 2003, ch 272, § 63.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-6-83 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 6 / Section 13-6-83
Disposition of records of district dissolved by reorganization
Status: in_force

When a school district entity goes out of existence due to reorganization or consolidation and the area of such district becomes a part of another school district entity, the records of the former school district entity shall become official records of the school district entity of which said former school district entity becomes a part; provided, however, that if said former school district entity becomes a part of two or more school district entities, then the board of county commissioners shall determine the disposition of said records. The destruction or disposition of such records shall be handled as prescribed in §§ 13-8-43 and 13-8-44 . The provisions of this section shall also be applicable to school district entities which have gone out of existence prior to the effective date hereof and said records shall be disposed of as herein provided.

Source: SL 1965, ch 62; SL 1971, ch 103, § 15; SL 1973, ch 85, § 34.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-37-1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 37 / Section 13-37-1
Children in need of special education or special education and related services
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, "children in need of special education or special education and related services" means any person under the age of twenty-one years who is a resident of the State of South Dakota and who, because of his educational needs as defined by the South Dakota Board of Education Standards in rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26 and this chapter, is not adequately provided for through the usual facilities and services of the school and requires special education.

Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 12, § 4; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.3004 (1); SL 1961, ch 77, § 1; SL 1964, ch 44; SL 1966, ch 43; SL 1968, ch 51, § 1 (4); SL 1969, ch 58; SL 1975, ch 128, § 229; SL 1976, ch 121, § 1; SL 1988, ch 134, § 4; SL 1990, ch 195, § 1; SL 2017, ch 81, § 57.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-16-35 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 16 / Section 13-16-35
Use of admission fees for interscholastic activities by local organization--Approved purposes--Report to school board
Status: in_force

Any member school of an association provided for in § 13-36-4 to which control, supervision, and regulation of high school interscholastic activities has been delegated, may, during each school year, allow any portion of the admissions fees collected at a single event in each activity recognized by the association to be used by a local organization that supports local interscholastic activities. The portion of the admissions fees provided to the local organization shall be used for a purpose that is approved in advance by the local school board, and may be used for a local endowment fund that is dedicated to assisting the local school district with its educational needs. The local organization shall maintain complete records of the admissions fees it receives, and shall provide a report to the local school board detailing the specific use of the admissions fees.

Source: SL 2007, ch 97, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-3-95 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 3 / Section 13-3-95
CPR and AED instructors
Status: in_force

A certified teacher is not required to be an authorized CPR or AED instructor to facilitate, provide, or oversee the instruction required in § 13-3-94 . However, any CPR course that results in the students earning a CPR course completion card shall be taught by an authorized CPR or AED instructor.

Source: SL 2017, ch 75, § 3.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-63-22 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 63 / Section 13-63-22
Account distributions to be reported as required by federal law
Status: in_force

If there is any distribution from an account to any person or for the benefit of any person during a calendar year, the distribution shall be reported to the Internal Revenue Service and the account owner or the designated beneficiary to the extent required by federal law.

Source: SL 2001, ch 97, § 22.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-33A-1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 33A / Section 13-33A-1
School health services--Coordination by registered nurse
Status: in_force

A public school system shall provide school health services coordinated by a registered nurse, whose services may be shared by one or more school systems. The services shall include assessment and implementation of services for students with special needs, administration of medications, and performance of specialized health care procedures.

The registered nurse is responsible for the training and supervision of any school employee to whom provision of any of the services listed in this section is delegated.

Source: SL 1993, ch 144, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-8-1 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 8 / Section 13-8-1
School board defined
Status: in_force

The school board is an elected body created according to the laws of the state to serve as the governing board of a school district for the purpose of organizing, maintaining, and locating schools and for providing educational opportunities and services for all citizens residing within the school district.

Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 9, § 1; SL 1957, ch 63; SL 1959, ch 63; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2301; SL 1963, ch 78; SL 1973, ch 86, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-13-88 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-13-88
Workforce education fund created
Status: in_force

There is hereby created in the state treasury the workforce education fund to provide grants for the purposes of providing secondary career and technical education programs.

Any general funds appropriated to the workforce education program shall be transferred into the workforce education fund. Interest earned on money in the fund shall be deposited into the fund.

Source: SL 2013, ch 7, § 10, eff. Mar. 20, 2013; SL 2016, ch 85, § 8; SL 2018, ch 10, § 8.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-39A-4 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 39A / Section 13-39A-4
Member terms--Limits
Status: in_force

Each member shall serve a three-year term that expires on the last day of October. No member may serve more than three consecutive terms.

Source: SL 2017, ch 81, § 4; SL 2023, ch 59, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-27-1.2 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 27 / Section 13-27-1.2
Promulgation of rules on high school equivalency testing
Status: in_force

The Department of Education may promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26 , to establish high school equivalency testing procedures for children who take the test pursuant to § 13-27-1 .

Source: SL 2009, ch 83, § 5; SL 2017, ch 77, § 2.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-19-1.2 — SD Code / Title 13 / Chapter 19 / Section 13-19-1.2
Issuance and sale of notes to health and educational facilities authority--Exemption from competitive bids
Status: in_force

A school district may issue and sell or pledge its notes to the health and educational facilities authority or the authority's designated agent or trustee. School districts may enter into contracts and agreements with the health and educational facilities authority to effectuate the purposes of §§ 1-16A-19 , 1-16A-74 to 1-16A-76 , inclusive, and 13-19-1.2 . In acting pursuant to this section, school districts are exempt from all laws of the state which provide for competitive bids and hearings in connection with such sales, pledges, contracts, and agreements.

Source: SL 1986, ch 13, § 4.