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SD Codified L § 13-8-39 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 08 - School Boards And School District Officers|Section 13-8-39 - Management of schools by board--General powers.

13-8-39. Management of schools by board--General powers.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.
SD Codified L § 13-8-39.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 08 - School Boards And School District Officers|Section 13-8-39.2 - Authority to provide day-care for children of enrolled students.

13-8-39.2. Authority to provide day-care for children of enrolled students.The school board may provide day-care services to the children of enrolled students and may charge a fee therefor. Source: SL 1989, ch 138, §1.
SD Codified L § 13-8-43 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 08 - School Boards And School District Officers|Section 13-8-43 - Records of business manager open to public inspection.

13-8-43. Records of business manager open to public inspection.All reports, books, records, contracts, and papers in the office of the business manager relating to school business in the district shall be retained in the office of the business manager and at all times open to the inspection of the president of the board, the secretary of the Department of Education and county auditor, and at reasonable hours to any voter or taxpayer. Source: SDC 1939, §15.2323; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 9, §37; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2337; SL 1971, ch 104, §6; SL 1973, ch 86, §16; SL 1975, ch 128, §64; SL 2003, ch 272, §63.
SD Codified L § 13-8-44 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 08 - School Boards And School District Officers|Section 13-8-44 - Destruction, falsification or failure to deliver records as misdemeanor.

13-8-44. Destruction, falsification or failure to deliver records as misdemeanor.It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any administrator knowingly to mutilate or destroy any of the books, accounts, or records of his office or sign, transmit, issue, or publish a false statement relating thereto, or fail to deliver to his successor all the books, accounts, and records on demand of his successor, the president of the board or the secretary of the Department of Education. Source: SDC 1939, §15.9908; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 17, §8; SL 1973, ch 86, §17; SL 1975, ch 128, §65; SL 1977, ch 118; SL 1982, ch 86, §132; SL 2003, ch 272, §63.
SD Codified L § 13-8-47 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 08 - School Boards And School District Officers|Section 13-8-47 - Annual report to department--Contents, filing, and auditing--Past-due reports.

13-8-47. Annual report to department--Contents, filing, and auditing--Past-due reports.Before the first day of August every school board shall file an annual report with the Department of Education. The report shall 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 shall also contain, for each month of the fiscal year, the month-end cash balances of the school district's general fund, capital outlay fund, pension fund, and special education fund. The report shall 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)The total amount spent on instructional salaries for certified instructional staff;(3)The total amount spent on benefits for certified instructional staff;(4)The total number of certified instructional staff employed by the school district; and(5)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 it shall 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 division 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.
SD Codified L § 13-8-48 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 08 - School Boards And School District Officers|Section 13-8-48 - Forfeiture by officer or employee for failure to make report.

13-8-48. Forfeiture by officer or employee for failure to make report.When any school district employee, required by law or regulation to make a report including an inventory under the provisions of chapter 5-24 to any county auditor or school board or the secretary of the Department of Education, willfully neglects to make such report or fails to perform any of his official duties, the school board shall withhold the last month's salary of such employee or employees until such reports or records are filed and accepted or such official duties performed. Source: SDC 1939, §15.2016; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 9, §36; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2336; SL 1973, ch 86, §19; SL 1975, ch 128, §67; SL 2003, ch 272, §63.
SD Codified L § 13-8-50 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 08 - School Boards And School District Officers|Section 13-8-50 - Before or after school programming for school children--Fee.

13-8-50. Before or after school programming for school children--Fee.The school board may provide programming before or after the regular school term or school day, including weekends, for children who are of school age and are enrolled in a school within the district and may charge a fee therefor. However, the programming provided by a school district for which a fee may be charged pursuant to this section does not include any high school extracurricular activity. Source: SL 1989, ch 139, §1; SL 2012, ch 91, §1, eff. Mar. 1, 2012.
SD Codified L § 13-8-50.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 08 - School Boards And School District Officers|Section 13-8-50.1 - Fees deposited into school district's public enterprise fund.

13-8-50.1. Fees deposited into school district's public enterprise fund.Any fees paid to a school district under the provisions of §§13-8-50 and 13-28-5 shall be deposited into the school district's public enterprise fund enumerated in §13-16-2. Source: SL 2012, ch 91, §3, eff. Mar. 1, 2012.
SD Codified L § 13-8-55 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 08 - School Boards And School District Officers|Section 13-8-55 - Membership in associations to enhance state education quality permitted.

13-8-55. Membership in associations to enhance state education quality permitted.Any school administrator of any school district of this state may become a member of an association with school administrators of other school districts of this state, the purpose of which is to enhance the quality of education in the school districts in South Dakota. Source: SL 2003, ch 94, §1.
SD Codified L § 13-10-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 10 - School District Employees|Section 13-10-2 - General power of school boards to employ personnel.

13-10-2. General power of school boards to employ personnel.The school board shall have the power to employ personnel deemed necessary by the board and to define the duties and fix the compensation of each. Source: SDC 1939, §15.2523 (3); SL 1939, ch 44; SL 1949, ch 54, §1; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 16, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §15.3801; SL 1975, ch 128, §71.
SD Codified L § 13-10-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 10 - School District Employees|Section 13-10-3 - Group life and health insurance for employees and retirees.

13-10-3. Group life and health insurance for employees and retirees.Any school board may enter into group life and group health insurance contracts, including contracts for dental and vision insurance provided by private carriers, or may self insure, for the protection and benefit of its employees, the immediate families of such employees, and former employees who have retired, and may pay any part or all of the necessary premiums therefor. Source: SL 1953, ch 62; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 16, §15; SDC Supp 1960, §15.3815; SL 1967, ch 48; SL 1978, ch 49, §4; SL 2009, ch 74, §1.
SD Codified L § 13-10-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 10 - School District Employees|Section 13-10-4 - Retirement pension agreement with employees--Premiums.

13-10-4. Retirement pension agreement with employees--Premiums.Subject to the provisions of §§3-12C-304 and 3-12C-305, any school board shall have the power to enter into a retirement pension agreement with its employees for their benefit and to pay any part or all of the necessary premiums therefor. Source: SL 1947, ch 81, §1; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 16, §15; SDC Supp 1960, §15.3815; SL 2019, ch 22, §1.
SD Codified L § 13-10-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 10 - School District Employees|Section 13-10-8 - Discontinuance of retirement system by board.

13-10-8. Discontinuance of retirement system by board.Such retirement pension system may be discontinued at any time by the school board of any district in which it has been established. On such discontinuance all pension payments shall be discontinued. Source: SL 1947, ch 81, §4; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 16, §19; SDC Supp 1960, §15.3819; SL 1975, ch 128, §74.
SD Codified L § 13-10-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 10 - School District Employees|Section 13-10-9 - Liability insurance for protection of employees.

13-10-9. Liability insurance for protection of employees.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.
SD Codified L § 13-10-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 10 - School District Employees|Section 13-10-12 - Criminal background investigation--Prospective employees, technical college instructors, and student teachers--Temporary employment pending results.

13-10-12. Criminal background investigation--Prospective employees, technical college instructors, and student teachers--Temporary employment pending results.Each person over eighteen years of age hired by a school district shall submit to a criminal background investigation, by means of fingerprint checks by the Division of Criminal Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The school district shall submit completed fingerprint cards to the Division of Criminal Investigation before the prospective new employee enters into service. If no disqualifying record is identified at the state level, the fingerprints shall be forwarded by the Division of Criminal Investigation to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check. Any person whose employment is subject to the requirements of this section may enter into service on a temporary basis pending receipt of results of the criminal background investigation. The employing school district may, without liability, withdraw its offer of employment or terminate the temporary employment without notice if the report reveals a disqualifying record. The employing school district may pay any fees charged for the cost of fingerprinting or the criminal background investigation for any person whose employment is subject to the requirements of this section. Any person hired to officiate, judge, adjudicate, or referee a public event sponsored by a school district is not required to submit to a criminal background investigation as required in this section. In addition, any instructor employed by a technical college is required to submit to a criminal background investigation as required in this section at the time of initial employment.The criminal investigation required by this section with respect to a student teacher completing requirements for teacher certification shall be conducted by the school district. A criminal background investigation, of a student teacher, conducted by a school district may be provided to any other school in which the student engages in student teaching. The school district conducting the criminal background investigation of a student teacher may rely upon the results of that investigation for employment of that person as an employee of the district. Source: SL 2000, ch 76, §1; SL 2001, ch 74, §1; SL 2003, ch 95, §1; SL 2011, ch 87, §1; SL 2012, ch 92, §1; SL 2016, ch 84, §1; SL 2020, ch 61, § 38.
SD Codified L § 13-10-12.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 10 - School District Employees|Section 13-10-12.1 - Single investigation required of employee of multiple school districts--Condition--Procedure for transfer of report.

13-10-12.1. Single investigation required of employee of multiple school districts--Condition--Procedure for transfer of report.Any school district employee who is employed by more than one school district is only required to obtain one criminal background investigation, if the background investigation was conducted no more than five years before the person is first employed by the additional school district. The results of the background investigation shall be transferred to any additional school district from the initial school district that obtained the criminal background investigation if the additional school district or the school district employee requests in writing to the initial school district that the results be transferred and the school district employee who was the subject of the criminal background investigation signs a written release authorizing the transfer. Source: SL 2001, ch 75, §1.
SD Codified L § 13-10-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 10 - School District Employees|Section 13-10-13 - Criminal conviction as factor in hiring decision.

13-10-13. Criminal conviction as factor in hiring decision.A school district may refuse to employ a person, either directly or by contract, who has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude as defined in subdivision 22-1-2(25).No person may be employed by a school district, either directly or by contract, if the person has been convicted of a crime of violence as defined in subdivision 22-1-2(9), a sex offense as defined in §22-24B-1, or trafficking in narcotics.Nothing in this section prohibits a school district from considering any criminal conviction in making a hiring decision. Source: SL 2000, ch 76, §2.
SD Codified L § 13-10-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 10 - School District Employees|Section 13-10-14 - Persons continuously employed from July 1, 2000, exempt from criminal background check.

13-10-14. Persons continuously employed from July 1, 2000, exempt from criminal background check.Any person employed by a South Dakota school district on July 1, 2000, who remains continuously employed by the same South Dakota school district for consecutive school years is not required to submit to a criminal background check as provided in §13-10-12. Source: SL 2000, ch 76, §3.
SD Codified L § 13-10-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 10 - School District Employees|Section 13-10-15 - Suspension or resignation of employee for criminal conviction--Reporting.

13-10-15. Suspension or resignation of employee for criminal conviction--Reporting.If a school board or governing body of any accredited school suspends an employee or an employee resigns or is terminated as a result of a criminal conviction, the superintendent or chief administrator shall, within ten days of the date of the suspension or the date the employment is severed, report the circumstances and the name of the employee to the Department of Education. Any superintendent or chief administrator who fails to report under this section is subject to sanctions found in §13-8-48. Source: SL 2000, ch 76, §4; SL 2003, ch 272, §63.
SD Codified L § 13-10-16 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 10 - School District Employees|Section 13-10-16 - Conviction defined.

13-10-16. Conviction defined.For purposes of §§13-10-12 to 13-10-16, inclusive, the term, conviction, means a plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere in this state or any other state. A duly certified copy of the court record is proof of the conviction and sentence. Source: SL 2000, ch 76, §5.
SD Codified L § 13-10-17 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 10 - School District Employees|Section 13-10-17 - School counselors.

13-10-17. School counselors.If a school district employs a school counselor, on either a full-time or part-time basis, or contracts for the services of a school counselor through an educational cooperative or other entity, that school counselor shall be certified in accordance with the standards established by the South Dakota Board of Education Standards pursuant to §13-1-12.1. Source: SL 2011, ch 88, §1, eff. July 1, 2016; SL 2017, ch 81, §57.
SD Codified L § 13-11-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 11 - School District Tax Levies|Section 13-11-2 - Adoption of annual school budget--Publication--Cash flow--Levy--Changes in budget.

13-11-2. Adoption of annual school budget--Publication--Cash flow--Levy--Changes in budget.The school board shall prepare a proposed budget for the next fiscal year according to the budgeting standards prescribed by the auditor general for consideration not later than the regular meeting in the month of May. The proposed budget shall be published in the designated official newspaper not later than July fifteenth together with a notice of hearing on the budget. The budget hearing shall be held before August first. Before October first every school board shall approve a budget for the anticipated obligations of each fund, except trust and agency funds, for the school fiscal year. The budget may include an amount to provide cash flow funding according to guidelines prescribed by the auditor general. By resolution the school board shall adopt a levy in dollars sufficient to meet the school budget. Any changes in the proposed budget incorporated into the final budget shall be published in the minutes within thirty days after the final adoption of the budget. Source: SDC 1939, §15.2327; SL 1941, ch 64, §1; SL 1953, ch 59, §2; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 10, §8; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2208; SL 1971, ch 74, §2; SL 1973, ch 88; SL 1975, ch 132; SL 1976, ch 115, §2; SL 1986, ch 126, §2; SL 1987, ch 128, §1; SL 1995, ch 93; SL 1996, ch 105.
SD Codified L § 13-11-2.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 11 - School District Tax Levies|Section 13-11-2.1 - Contingency line item in budget--Maximum--Transfer of funds.

13-11-2.1. Contingency line item in budget--Maximum--Transfer of funds.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.
SD Codified L § 13-11-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 11 - School District Tax Levies|Section 13-11-3 - Report of levy amount to county auditor--Spread against property in district--General fund and special education fund report.

13-11-3. Report of levy amount to county auditor--Spread against property in district--General fund and special education fund report.The school district shall report the amount budgeted to the county auditor before October first on forms prescribed by the county auditor. The county auditor shall spread a levy in dollars and cents over the taxable property of the school district sufficient to raise the money requested by the school district subject to the legal dollars and cents limitations on any of the funds as provided by law. For the general fund and special education fund, the school district may report the levy in dollars or dollars per one thousand dollars of taxable valuation. Source: SDC 1939, §15.2526; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 10, §8; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2208; SL 1971, ch 74, §3; SL 1975, ch 128, §76; SL 1986, ch 126, §4; SL 1987, ch 128, §3; SL 1997, ch 86, §1; SL 1997, ch 87, §1; SL 1998, ch 86, §1; SL 2016, ch 83, §3.
SD Codified L § 13-11-3.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 11 - School District Tax Levies|Section 13-11-3.2 - Amendment of budget to utilize unobligated resources.

13-11-3.2. Amendment of budget to utilize unobligated resources.Subsequent to final adoption of the budget, the school board, upon adoption of a resolution setting forth the source of funds and the intended purpose for their use, may amend the budget to utilize available unobligated resources. Source: SL 1975, ch 131, §1; SL 1977, ch 119, §2; SL 1982, ch 136.
SD Codified L § 13-11-3.3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 11 - School District Tax Levies|Section 13-11-3.3 - Levy to be subject to legal dollars and cents limitations.

13-11-3.3. Levy to be subject to legal dollars and cents limitations.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.
SD Codified L § 13-11-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 11 - School District Tax Levies|Section 13-11-4 - District funds appropriated to payment of judgment.

13-11-4. District funds appropriated to payment of judgment.Any unobligated surplus fund in the treasury of the school district at the end of the fiscal year may be appropriated to the payment of a judgment. Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 10, §37; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2237; SL 1975, ch 128, §77.