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SD Codified L § 13-27-6.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 27 - Compulsory School Attendance|Section 13-27-6.1 - Student excused from attendance--Events of state, youth programs, and work as precinct election official.

13-27-6.1. Student excused from attendance--Events of state, youth programs, and work as precinct election official.An elementary and secondary student is eligible to be counted for school attendance up to five days in a school term if an excuse from actual school attendance is requested by a parent or guardian for the purpose of attending events of state or nationally recognized youth programs of educational value or for the purpose of working as a precinct election official if the student is at least eighteen years old. Source: SL 1977, ch 129, §1; SL 2004, ch 129, §1.
SD Codified L § 13-27-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 27 - Compulsory School Attendance|Section 13-27-7 - Notification of alternative instruction.

13-27-7. Notification of alternative instruction. Each notification of alternative instruction pursuant to §13-27-3 shall be on a standard form that declares that the child will be provided with alternative instruction per § 13-27-3. The completed form must contain the child's name, birthdate, resident district, and open enrolled district if applicable, signature of the parent, guardian, or other person having control of the child and information for the return of the form. The Department of Education or the local district shall provide the parent, guardian, or other person having control of the child with a signed or stamped copy of the notification as proof of notification. The notification shall be kept confidential. The form shall be provided by the secretary of the Department of Education but may not require more details than set forth by this section.The notification shall be filed within thirty days from the first time the child begins an alternative instruction program while the child is of school age as defined in § 13-27-1 and is not required thereafter unless one or more of the following transitions occur:(1)A child enrolls in a public or nonpublic school; or(2)A child moves to a different school district.The parent, guardian, or other person having control of the child shall provide notification of any transitions by submitting the standard notification form to the Department of Education or the local district within thirty days of the transition. Source: SDC 1939, §15.3202; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 15, §2; SL 1971, ch 116, §3; SL 1981, ch 141, §3; SL 1983, ch 131, §1; SL 1991, ch 20, §§17, 18; SL 1992, ch 128, §2; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), §63; SL 2012, ch 98, §1; SL 2017, ch 78, §3; SL 2021, ch 76, § 6.
SD Codified L § 13-27-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 27 - Compulsory School Attendance|Section 13-27-8 - Appeal on attendance matters to state board --Finality of decision.

13-27-8. Appeal on attendance matters to state board --Finality of decision. Any parent or guardian of a student denied a certificate pursuant to §§13-27-6 and 13-27-6.1 who is dissatisfied with the decision of the school board may appeal the matter to the South Dakota Board of Education Standards who shall conduct a hearing pursuant to chapter 1-26. The state board's decision shall be final as to the secretary's right of appeal. Source: SDC 1939, §15.3202; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 15, §2; SL 1971, ch 116, §4; SL 1981, ch 141, §4; SL 1985, ch 401 (Ex. Ord. 85-3); SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), §63; SL 2017, ch 81, §57; SL 2021, ch 76, § 7.
SD Codified L § 13-27-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 27 - Compulsory School Attendance|Section 13-27-9 - Record of certificates of excuse--Copies to secretary and place of instruction.

13-27-9. Record of certificates of excuse--Copies to secretary and place of instruction. A permanent record of all certificates of excuse, pursuant to §§ 13-27-6 and 13-27-6.1, shall be kept in some safe place as determined by the school board.Copies of any certificate of excuse shall be forwarded to the secretary of the Department of Education. Copies of any certificates of excuse shall also be forwarded to the place where the child is instructed. The copies shall be forwarded within thirty days of issuance. Source: SDC 1939, §15.3202; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 15, §2; SL 1971, ch 116, §5; SL 1975, ch 128, §173; SL 1983, ch 131, §4; SL 1991, ch 20, §§17, 18; SL 1995, ch 97, §2; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), §63; SL 2012, ch 98, §2; SL 2021, ch 76, § 8.
SD Codified L § 13-27-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 27 - Compulsory School Attendance|Section 13-27-11 - Failure to send child to school as misdemeanor.

13-27-11. Failure to send child to school as misdemeanor. Any person having control of a child of compulsory school age who fails to have the child attend school, as required by the provisions of this title, or provide alternative instruction pursuant to § 13-27-3, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor for the first offense. For each subsequent offense, a violator of this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §15.9915; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 17, §14; SDC Supp 1960, §15.9914; SL 1982, ch 86, §139; SL 1982, ch 142, §2; SL 2021, ch 76, § 9.
SD Codified L § 13-27-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 27 - Compulsory School Attendance|Section 13-27-14 - Truancy officer employed by district--Duties--President of board acting where no officer employed.

13-27-14. Truancy officer employed by district--Duties--President of board acting where no officer employed.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.
SD Codified L § 13-27-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 27 - Compulsory School Attendance|Section 13-27-15 - Attendance records maintained by superintendent or president of board--Reports required.

13-27-15. Attendance records maintained by superintendent or president of board--Reports required. Each superintendent, or the president of the school board in districts without a superintendent, is responsible for maintaining an accurate record of the attendance of all persons of compulsory school age who are enrolled in an accredited school under his or her supervision. The superintendent or president shall, at regular intervals, report the names of all enrolled persons who are of compulsory school age, not excused from school, who do not or who irregularly attend an accredited school to the truancy officer. The superintendent or president shall include reasons for the absences in the report. Source: SDC 1939, §15.3203; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 15, §3; SL 1971, ch 116, §8; SL 1975, ch 128, §175; SL 1982, ch 142, §5; SL 2021, ch 76, § 10.
SD Codified L § 13-27-16 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 27 - Compulsory School Attendance|Section 13-27-16 - Warnings by school boards to send children to school--Report to truancy officer.

13-27-16. Warnings by school boards to send children to school--Report to truancy officer. Each school board shall warn noncompliant parents or persons in control of children of compulsory school age that the children must enter school and attend regularly, or enroll in a high school equivalency test preparation program in accordance with § 13-27-1, or comply with § 13-27-3, and shall report the parents or persons in control of the children to the truancy officer for the district if the warning is not heeded. All school board members, superintendents, and teachers shall cooperate in the enforcement of the school attendance laws. Source: SDC 1939, §15.3203; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 15, §3; SL 1975, ch 128, §176; SL 1982, ch 142, §6; SL 2021, ch 76, § 11.
SD Codified L § 13-27-17 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 27 - Compulsory School Attendance|Section 13-27-17 - Investigations and records of truancy officer.

13-27-17. Investigations and records of truancy officer.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.
SD Codified L § 13-27-18 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 27 - Compulsory School Attendance|Section 13-27-18 - Neglect of duty by superintendent, president of board, school board, or truancy officer--Harboring or employment of truant child--Hindering attendance by child--Misdemeanor.

13-27-18. Neglect of duty by superintendent, president of board, school board, or truancy officer--Harboring or employment of truant child--Hindering attendance by child--Misdemeanor. Any superintendent or school board president who fails to make prompt reports on attendance as required by law; any person who harbors or employs a child of compulsory school age who is not legally excused during the school term or being provided alternative instruction pursuant to § 13-27-3; the members of any school board who neglect or refuse to provide school facilities for children enrolled in their school district for at least nine months during the school year, or neglect to perform any other duties enumerated under the compulsory school attendance laws of this state; any truancy officer who neglects to perform the duties of his or her office; or any person who hampers or hinders a child of compulsory school age from attending a school in which the child is enrolled that meets all legal requirements, or who interferes or attempts to interfere with the child's attendance at the school in which the child is enrolled is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §15.9916; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 17, §15; SDC Supp 1960, §15.9915; SL 1971, ch 116, §10; SL 1975, ch 128, §177; SL 1982, ch 86, §140; SL 1982, ch 142, §7; SL 2021, ch 76, § 12.
SD Codified L § 13-27-19 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 27 - Compulsory School Attendance|Section 13-27-19 - Truancy officers--Power--Authority to apprehend--Supervisory control by secretary.

13-27-19. Truancy officers--Power--Authority to apprehend--Supervisory control by secretary. Each truancy officer has the powers of a deputy sheriff in the exercise of the officer's duties, and shall apprehend without warrant children of compulsory school age who absent themselves from the place where the children are enrolled and required to attend without an excuse, and place the children in the custody of the person having charge of the place where the children are enrolled and by law required to attend. In the administration of the officer's duties, each truancy officer is subject to the general supervisory control of the secretary of the Department of Education. Source: SDC 1939, §15.3205; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 15, §5; SL 1971, ch 116, §11; SL 1982, ch 142, §8; SL 2003, ch 272, §63; SL 2021, ch 76, § 13.
SD Codified L § 13-27-20 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 27 - Compulsory School Attendance|Section 13-27-20 - Complaints against persons responsible for truancy--Contents of complaint--Verification--Dismissal.

13-27-20. Complaints against persons responsible for truancy--Contents of complaint--Verification--Dismissal. Each truancy officer shall make and file truancy complaints, and any teacher, school officer, or any citizen may make and file a truancy complaint, before a circuit court judge, against any person having control of a child of compulsory school age who is not being provided with alternative instruction or attending school or whose attendance at school is irregular. The complaint shall state the name of the parent, guardian, or person responsible for the control of the child. The complaint shall be verified by oath upon belief of the complainant. A truancy complaint that, together with any accompanying affidavit, does not establish probable cause shall be dismissed upon motion of the defendant to the circuit court judge. Source: SDC 1939, §15.3206; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 15, §6; SL 1975, ch 128, §178; SL 1982, ch 142, §9; SL 1993, ch 213, §84; SL 2021, ch 76, § 14.
SD Codified L § 13-27-21 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 27 - Compulsory School Attendance|Section 13-27-21 - Warrant for arrest of parent, guardian, or responsible person--Summons of witnesses.

13-27-21. Warrant for arrest of parent, guardian, or responsible person--Summons of witnesses.Upon filing of a complaint, the judge of a circuit court shall issue a warrant of arrest to the sheriff of the county directing him to bring the defendant before the court and to summon witnesses required to ascertain the facts in the case. Source: SDC 1939, §15.3206; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 15, §6; SL 1975, ch 128, §179; SL 1982, ch 142, §10.
SD Codified L § 13-27-23 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 27 - Compulsory School Attendance|Section 13-27-23 - Penalties invoked on finding of guilty.

13-27-23. Penalties invoked on finding of guilty.If the judge finds the defendant guilty, he shall invoke the penal provisions of §13-27-11 upon the defendant. Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 15, §6; SDC Supp 1960, §15.3206; SL 1982, ch 142, §11.
SD Codified L § 13-27-28 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 27 - Compulsory School Attendance|Section 13-27-28 - Disobedience of circuit court order as contempt.

13-27-28. Disobedience of circuit court order as contempt.Any parent, guardian, or person in charge of a child, who refuses or neglects to obey any order of a circuit judge made as provided in this chapter, is, in addition to the penal provisions of §13-27-11, guilty of contempt of court. Source: SDC 1939, §55.4204; SL 1975, ch 128, §184; SL 1982, ch 142, §12.
SD Codified L § 13-27-29 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 27 - Compulsory School Attendance|Section 13-27-29 - Placement of child who has attended unaccredited school or alternative program--Appeal.

13-27-29. Placement of child who has attended unaccredited school or alternative program--Appeal. If a child of compulsory school age has been attending an unaccredited school in another state or country or has been receiving alternative instruction pursuant to §13-27-3 enrolls in a public school in this state, the child shall be placed at the child's demonstrated level of proficiency as established by one or more standardized tests. However, a child's placement may be in one grade level higher than warranted by the child's chronological age assuming entry into the first grade at age six and annual grade advancement thereafter. After initial placement, the child may be advanced according to the child's demonstrated performance. If a child of secondary school age has been attending an unaccredited school in another state or country or has been receiving alternative instruction pursuant to §13-27-3 enrolls in a public school in this state, the child shall be placed in English and math at the level of achievement demonstrated by one or two standardized tests, and in all other subjects on a review of transcripts according to the policy formally adopted by the school board. The child's placement may be in one grade level higher than warranted by the child's chronological age assuming entry into the first grade at age six and annual grade advancement thereafter. After initial placement the child may be advanced according to his demonstrated performance.Any parent or guardian who is dissatisfied with the placement of his child may appeal it to the secretary of the Department of Education. Source: SL 1983, ch 131, §3; SL 1991, ch 20, §§17, 18; SL 2003, ch 272, §63; SL 2021, ch 76, § 15.
SD Codified L § 13-28-1.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 28 - School Attendance Privileges And Tuition|Section 13-28-1.1 - Enrolled student defined.

13-28-1.1. Enrolled student defined.As used in this title, a student is enrolled if:(1)The student is less than twenty-one years of age on the first day of July or the student is twenty-one years of age or older and is admitted to the school district pursuant to §13-28-8; and(2)The student has not completed an approved program or graduated from high school; and(3)The student's parent or guardian resides within the school district, or in the case of an emancipated minor or an adult admitted to the district pursuant to §13-28-8, the student resides within the district or the student has been properly assigned to the district or has been approved to attend school in the district under the terms of the enrollment options program established in §13-28-40; and(4)The student is not simultaneously enrolled in any other school district and has not been excused from school attendance under the terms of §13-27-1.1 or 13-27-2. Source: SL 2006, ch 81, §1.
SD Codified L § 13-28-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 28 - School Attendance Privileges And Tuition|Section 13-28-2 - Kindergarten enrollment eligibility--Transfer from another state.

13-28-2. Kindergarten enrollment eligibility--Transfer from another state.Any child who is five years old on the first day of September is eligible for enrollment in kindergarten during that school year. Any child who transfers from another state may proceed in a continuous educational program without interruption. Source: SDC 1939, §15.2032; SL 1939, ch 40; SL 1953, ch 55, §4; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 12, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §15.3002; SDCL §13-28-3; SL 1971, ch 117, §2; SL 1979, ch 116, §4; SL 1991, ch 142, §1; SL 2006, ch 80, §3; SL 2007, ch 100, §§1, 2.
SD Codified L § 13-28-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 28 - School Attendance Privileges And Tuition|Section 13-28-4 - Legal age provisions applicable to public and nonpublic schools.

13-28-4. Legal age provisions applicable to public and nonpublic schools.The provisions of §13-28-2, shall apply to nonpublic schools as well as public schools. Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 12, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §15.3002; SL 1975, ch 128, §185.
SD Codified L § 13-28-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 28 - School Attendance Privileges And Tuition|Section 13-28-5 - Public school privileges free to children until age twenty-one--Fee for early childhood services.

13-28-5. Public school privileges free to children until age twenty-one--Fee for early childhood services.The privileges of the public schools of any district shall be free to all persons with school residence within the district until they complete the secondary school program or until they reach the age of twenty-one. However, except as otherwise prohibited by law, schools may charge a fee for early childhood services for any child who is under the age of compulsory attendance pursuant to §13-27-1 and is not enrolled in kindergarten or a more advanced grade. Source: SDC 1939, §§15.2032, 15.3004; SL 1939, ch 40; SL 1943, ch 55; SL 1943, ch 56; SL 1945, ch 58; SL 1945, ch 59; SL 1945, ch 60; SL 1947, ch 72; SL 1951, ch 68; SL 1953, ch 55, §4; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 12, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §15.3001; SL 2012, ch 91, §2, eff. Mar. 1, 2012.
SD Codified L § 13-28-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 28 - School Attendance Privileges And Tuition|Section 13-28-6 - Continuation of privileges to pupil becoming twenty-one during school year.

13-28-6. Continuation of privileges to pupil becoming twenty-one during school year.A pupil who is enrolled in school and becomes twenty-one years of age during the fiscal school year shall have free school privileges during that school year. Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 12, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §15.3002; SL 1971, ch 117, §3.
SD Codified L § 13-28-7.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 28 - School Attendance Privileges And Tuition|Section 13-28-7.1 - Immunizations required for admission to school or early childhood program--Exceptions--Rules.

13-28-7.1. Immunizations required for admission to school or early childhood program--Exceptions--Rules.Any child entering school or an early childhood program in this state, shall, prior to admission, be required to present to the appropriate school authorities certification from a licensed physician that the child has received or is in the process of receiving adequate immunization against poliomyelitis, diphtheria, pertussis, rubeola, rubella, mumps, tetanus, meningitis, and varicella, according to recommendations provided by the Department of Health. The Department of Health may modify or delete any of the required immunizations. As an alternative to the requirement for a physician's certification, the child may present:(1)Certification from a licensed physician stating the physical condition of the child would be such that immunization would endanger the child's life or health; or(2)A written statement signed by one parent or guardian that the child is an adherent to a religious doctrine whose teachings are opposed to such immunization.The Department of Health may promulgate reasonable rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to require compliance and documentation of adequate immunization, to define appropriate certification, and to specify standard procedure. Source: SL 1971, ch 141; SL 1972, ch 97; SL 1978, ch 114; SL 1992, ch 129; SL 2000, ch 83, §1; SL 2005, ch 101, §1; SL 2016, ch 90, §1.
SD Codified L § 13-28-7.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 28 - School Attendance Privileges And Tuition|Section 13-28-7.2 - Immunizations provided at public expense.

13-28-7.2. Immunizations provided at public expense.The local board of health, upon application of the school board of any school affected by §13-28-7.1 shall, at public expense to the extent that funds are available and without delay, provide the immunizations required by §13-28-7.1 to such pupils as are not provided the immunizations by their parents or guardians and who have not been exempted. Source: SL 1971, ch 141; SL 2005, ch 101, §2.
SD Codified L § 13-28-7.3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 28 - School Attendance Privileges And Tuition|Section 13-28-7.3 - Exclusion of student for risk of infectious disease or communicable parasite--Readmission.

13-28-7.3. Exclusion of student for risk of infectious disease or communicable parasite--Readmission.A school board or school superintendent may, with the concurrence of the county health officer, exclude from school attendance a student who is determined to be a risk or nuisance to the health of other students or school employees due to the presence of infectious disease or communicable parasite. A student may be readmitted when the school board or school superintendent, with the concurrence of the county health officer, determines that the state of communicability or infectiousness no longer exists. Source: SL 1977, ch 129, §2.
SD Codified L § 13-28-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 28 - School Attendance Privileges And Tuition|Section 13-28-8 - Admission of adults resident in district without tuition.

13-28-8. Admission of adults resident in district without tuition.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.