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SD Codified L § 13-6-75 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 06 - School District Reorganization|Section 13-6-75 - Filling of vacancies on school board created by transfer of territory to another district.

13-6-75. Filling of vacancies on school board created by transfer of territory to another district.If a majority of the school board members reside in that portion of an existing school district which is transferred to another school district as a result of an election on a school district reorganization plan, these vacancies shall be filled by an election conducted by the school board and held prior to the first Monday in May as provided in §13-6-64. If less than a majority of the school board members reside in that portion of an existing school district which is transferred to another school district as a result of an election on a school district reorganization plan, these vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the remaining members of the board until the next regular school board election, and such appointments shall coincide with the time limits provided in §13-6-64. Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 8, §24; SL 1957, ch 62, §6; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2021; SL 1961, ch 74, §1; SL 1968, ch 41, §2; SL 1973, ch 85, §29.
SD Codified L § 13-6-77 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 06 - School District Reorganization|Section 13-6-77 - Valuation by county commissioners of school property and debt--Adjustments--Joint county action.

13-6-77. Valuation by county commissioners of school property and debt--Adjustments--Joint county action.The board of county commissioners of the county having jurisdiction over the school district shall have the power and duty to determine the value and the amount of all school owned property, cash assets, and all bonded and other indebtedness of each existing school district affected by a change in district boundaries resulting from any form of school district reorganization. The board of county commissioners of the county having jurisdiction over the school district entity created or to which territory has been annexed shall, after the change takes effect, order any equitable adjustment as deemed necessary. If the adjustment requires a transfer of school district owned property, assets, or liabilities from a school district under the jurisdiction of one county to a school district under the jurisdiction of another county, the order directing the transfer of such property and the adjustment of such assets and liabilities shall be approved by the board of county commissioners of both counties and signed by their respective chairmen. Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 8, §25; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2022; SL 1968, ch 42, §1; SL 1973, ch 85, §30.
SD Codified L § 13-6-78 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 06 - School District Reorganization|Section 13-6-78 - Transfer of assets and liabilities on reorganization--Copy of directive to secretary.

13-6-78. Transfer of assets and liabilities on reorganization--Copy of directive to secretary.All liabilities and assets shall be transferred according to directives prepared by the board of county commissioners. A copy of such directives shall be mailed to the secretary of the Department of Education and all other parties enumerated in §13-6-48. Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 8, §25; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2022; SL 1968, ch 42, §1; SL 1971, ch 103, §14; SL 1973, ch 85, §31; SL 2003, ch 272, §63.
SD Codified L § 13-6-81 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 06 - School District Reorganization|Section 13-6-81 - Tax to discharge liabilities of district dissolved in reorganization--Tax limitation--Bond issue.

13-6-81. Tax to discharge liabilities of district dissolved in reorganization--Tax limitation--Bond issue.If the board of county commissioners shall find that a school district, totally dissolved by reorganization, has an excess of total liabilities over its total assets, such board of county commissioners may authorize a tax levy against the property located within the boundary of such former school district necessary to discharge the balance of liabilities. Such tax levy may not exceed six dollars per thousand dollars of taxable valuation in any one year and shall be exclusive of all other tax limitations. The board of county commissioners may at its discretion authorize the issuing of bonds to fund the indebtedness herein mentioned. Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 8, §25; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2022; SL 1968, ch 42, §1; SL 1973, ch 85, §32; SL 1989, ch 87, §15L.
SD Codified L § 13-6-83 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 06 - School District Reorganization|Section 13-6-83 - Disposition of records of district dissolved by reorganization.

13-6-83. Disposition of records of district dissolved by reorganization.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.
SD Codified L § 13-6-84 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 06 - School District Reorganization|Section 13-6-84 - Board proposal for boundary change and land exchange.

13-6-84. Board proposal for boundary change and land exchange.The school board of a school district may propose to change the boundary of the school district and exchange land with another school district under criteria described in §§13-6-84.1 to 13-6-84.3, inclusive, and 13-6-86. Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 8, §20; SL 1959, ch 60, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2017; SL 1961, ch 73, §1; SL 1963, ch 72; SL 1973, ch 85, §35; SL 1979, ch 112, §1; SL 2016, ch 82, §2.
SD Codified L § 13-6-84.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 06 - School District Reorganization|Section 13-6-84.1 - Criteria for boundary change or land exchange.

13-6-84.1. Criteria for boundary change or land exchange.In each proposed change in a school district's boundary or land exchange, the boundary of the area proposed to be detached, annexed, or exchanged must have a common boundary with the common boundary of the two involved school districts. Land owned by the federal, state, or local governments and unoccupied land may be included in the proposal. Source: SDCL §13-6-85 as added by SL 1973, ch 85, §36; SL 1979, ch 112, §2; SL 2004, ch 123, §1; SL 2016, ch 82, §3.
SD Codified L § 13-6-84.3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 06 - School District Reorganization|Section 13-6-84.3 - Submission of question by school board when requested by five percent of votes--Majority vote--Submission to county commissioners upon passage.

13-6-84.3. Submission of question by school board when requested by five percent of votes--Majority vote--Submission to county commissioners upon passage.Within thirty days of the last date of the public hearing, pursuant to §13-6-84.2, five percent of the voters residing within a school district may petition the school board to refer the resolutions to an election. The school district shall submit the question at the next annual election provided in §13-7-10. The question shall be deemed to have passed or failed by a simple majority of those voting. Upon passage, the school boards shall submit the resolution to the county commissioners for implementation pursuant to §13-6-87. Source: SL 1979, ch 112, §4; SL 1995, ch 89.
SD Codified L § 13-6-84.4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 06 - School District Reorganization|Section 13-6-84.4 - Authority to reorganize pursuant to §§ 13-6-10, 13-6-13, and 13-6-18 unaffected.

13-6-84.4. Authority to reorganize pursuant to §§13-6-10, 13-6-13, and 13-6-18 unaffected.Nothing in §§13-6-84, 13-6-84.1, and 13-6-84.2 affects a school district's authority to reorganize pursuant to §§13-6-10, 13-6-13, and 13-6-18. Source: SL 2016, ch 82, §10.
SD Codified L § 13-6-85.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 06 - School District Reorganization|Section 13-6-85.2 - Amendment, addition, or deletion of information--Time limits.

13-6-85.2. Amendment, addition, or deletion of information--Time limits. The information required as part of a petition for a minor boundary change must be final with no amendments, additions, or deletions. If the petition is amended or the information to support it is added or deleted in any way, the requirement for a school board to approve or disapprove the petition by resolution within sixty days of receipt of the petition is suspended. The sixty-day timeframe begins to run again beginning with the date of the amendment, addition, or deletion of information to the original petition. Source: SL 2015, ch 83, §5; SL 2021, ch 73, § 19.
SD Codified L § 13-6-85.3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 06 - School District Reorganization|Section 13-6-85.3 - Moratorium on minor boundary changes.

13-6-85.3. Moratorium on minor boundary changes.Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, no minor boundary change may be proposed during the period of time beginning on April 1, 2015, and ending on June 30, 2016. Source: SL 2015, ch 84, §1, eff. Mar. 13, 2015.
SD Codified L § 13-6-85.4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 06 - School District Reorganization|Section 13-6-85.4 - Petition to transfer land on closing of rural attendance center.

13-6-85.4. Petition to transfer land on closing of rural attendance center.If a school district proposes to close a rural attendance center, any landowner who has students attending the attendance center that is proposed to be closed may petition the school board to transfer their land to an adjacent school district with a common boundary with the landowner. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a decision by a school board to reject the petition, in total or in part, does not create a cause of action against the school district or school board, or constitute grounds for an appeal pursuant to §13-46-1. For the purposes of this chapter, a rural attendance center is an attendance center that is at least ten miles from the corporate limits of any incorporated municipality. Source: SL 2016, ch 82, §11.
SD Codified L § 13-6-86 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 06 - School District Reorganization|Section 13-6-86 - Contents of resolution for boundary change.

13-6-86. Contents of resolution for boundary change.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.
SD Codified L § 13-6-87 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 06 - School District Reorganization|Section 13-6-87 - Order of county commissioners approving or making boundary change--Distribution of copies.

13-6-87. Order of county commissioners approving or making boundary change--Distribution of copies.Upon receipt of the resolution approving a boundary change or the petition for a boundary change from the school board of each school district affected, the board of county commissioners having jurisdiction over the district to which the territory is to be annexed shall at its next regular meeting issue its order setting forth the effective date of such boundary change. Copies of the order shall be mailed or delivered to the secretary of the Department of Education, the county auditor and each of the county commissioners of the county, or counties, involved, and the chairmen of the school boards of the respective school districts. Source: SDC Supp 1960, §15.2017 as added by SL 1963, ch 72; SL 1973, ch 85, §38; SL 1979, ch 112, §6; SL 2003, ch 272, §63.
SD Codified L § 13-6-88 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 06 - School District Reorganization|Section 13-6-88 - Adjustment of assets and liabilities on boundary change.

13-6-88. Adjustment of assets and liabilities on boundary change.When a boundary change is made under the provisions of §13-6-87, the board of county commissioners shall make an adjustment of assets and liabilities as may be required by law. Source: SDC Supp 1960, §15.2017 as added by SL 1963, ch 72; SL 1973, ch 85, §39.
SD Codified L § 13-6-97 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 06 - School District Reorganization|Section 13-6-97 - Required reorganization of school district with low enrollment--Exceptions .

13-6-97. Required reorganization of school district with low enrollment--Exceptions .Any school district that has a fall enrollment, as defined in §13-13-10.1, of fewer than one hundred and is not a sparse school district, as defined in §13-13-78, shall reorganize with one or more school districts to create a newly reorganized school district with a fall enrollment of one hundred or greater. After July 1, 2007, if the fall enrollment of any school district that is not a sparse school district falls to one hundred or fewer, that school district shall prepare a plan for reorganization within two years. If a school district is required to prepare a plan for reorganization under this section and fails to prepare a plan, the Board of Education Standards shall prepare a plan for reorganization for that school district. The minimum fall enrollment for any school district that does not operate a high school and that contracts with an adjoining school district in Minnesota to educate its resident high school students is equal to a pro-rated share of one hundred based upon the number of grades offered within the school district. The provisions of this section do not apply to:(1)A school district that receives no state aid distributed pursuant to chapter 13-13, and that is located not less than twenty-five miles from the nearest high school in an adjoining school district in the state;(2)A school district that is part of a consortium of school districts exercising joint governmental powers pursuant to chapter 1-24, or intergovernmental cooperation in education pursuant to chapter 13-15 for the purposes stated in §13-8-1, if the joint powers agreement or intergovernmental cooperation agreement is approved each year before the first day of July by the secretary of education; and(3)The only school district in the county with an existing attendance center, and whose attendance center is at least twenty miles away from any other attendance center.The Board of Education Standards may promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to establish the procedures and criteria for the secretary's approval of any reorganization agreement required under this section. The criteria established by the Board of Education Standards under this section shall take into account any significant cost savings that may be achieved through the reorganization agreement and the educational needs of the students in the districts that are parties to the reorganization agreement. Source: SL 2007, ch 93, §2; SL 2011, ch 85, §1; SL 2013, ch 72, §1; SL 2015, ch 85, §1; SL 2015, ch 89, §3; SL 2017, ch 81, §57; SL 2018, ch 90, §1.
SD Codified L § 13-6-99 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 06 - School District Reorganization|Section 13-6-99 - School district created by reorganization to consist of adjoining territory--Exemption.

13-6-99. School district created by reorganization to consist of adjoining territory--Exemption.Any proposed school district created as a result of reorganization shall consist of adjoining territory. However, any plan for reorganization approved by the secretary of education prior to July 1, 2009, is exempt from this requirement. The secretary of education may waive this requirement for any proposed school district if the secretary deems it appropriate after considering the following factors:(1)The academic program opportunities that would be available to students in the proposed school district in comparison to the academic program opportunities that would be available to those students under other proposals;(2)The buildings and equipment that exist in the proposed school district;(3)The economic viability of the proposed school district;(4)The natural community areas that exist within the confines of the proposed school district;(5)Transportation issues relative to the proposed school district;(6)The variety of activities that would be available to students in the proposed school district;(7)Student enrollment projections for the proposed school district; and(8)Property valuations and other taxation issues relative to the proposed school district. Source: SL 2009, ch 72, §1.
SD Codified L § 13-7-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 07 - School District Elections|Section 13-7-3 - Public offices incompatible with board membership.

13-7-3. Public offices incompatible with board membership.No elective county, municipal, or state officer or the holder of any other office, the duties of which are incompatible or inconsistent with the duties of a school board member, shall be eligible for such membership. Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 9, §9; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2309; SL 1975, ch 128, §30.
SD Codified L § 13-7-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 07 - School District Elections|Section 13-7-4 - Registration of voters--Notice of registration.

13-7-4. Registration of voters--Notice of registration.Registration to vote and notice of registration in school district elections shall be as provided in chapter 12-4. Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 9, §15; SL 1957, ch 65; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2315; SL 1961, ch 92, §24; SL 1975, ch 119, §18; SL 1975, ch 128, §31.
SD Codified L § 13-7-4.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 07 - School District Elections|Section 13-7-4.2 - Registration and residence required to vote in school election--Residence defined--Challenge--Contest of election.

13-7-4.2. Registration and residence required to vote in school election--Residence defined--Challenge--Contest of election.No person may vote at any school election unless the person is registered to vote pursuant to chapter 12-4 and resides in the school district at the time of the election. For the purposes of this section, a person resides in the school district if the person actually lives in the school district for at least thirty days each year, is a full-time postsecondary education student who resided in the school district immediately prior to leaving for the postsecondary education, or is on active duty as a member of the armed forces whose home of record is within the school district. A voter's qualification as a resident may be challenged in the manner provided in §12-18-10. No election may be contested on the grounds that any nonresident was allowed to vote if the nonresident was not challenged in the manner provided in §12-18-10. Source: SL 1998, ch 45, §2; SL 2001, ch 43, §2; SL 2002, ch 46, §2.
SD Codified L § 13-7-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 07 - School District Elections|Section 13-7-5 - Publication of notice of vacancies on school board--Newly created school districts.

13-7-5. Publication of notice of vacancies on school board--Newly created school districts.Between the fifteenth day and the thirtieth day of the month three months preceding 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 which will occur by termination of the terms of the elective or appointive school board members. However, if the vacancies set forth in the notice exist within a new school board of a newly created school district entity pursuant to §13-6-62, the county auditor of the county having jurisdiction over the election shall publish the notice once each week for two consecutive weeks at least one month preceding the election. The notice shall also state the time and place where nominating petitions for school board membership may be filed for the vacancies. 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.