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2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 20 - School District Purchases And Contracts › Section 13-20-5 - Purchases from another school district without advertising for bids.

13-20-5. Purchases from another school district without advertising for bids.
A school board is authorized to purchase facilities, equipment, and supplies from another school district without advertising for bids as provided in §13-20-3.
Source:
SL 1955, ch 41, ch 11, §9; SL 1959, ch 68, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2109; SL 1964, ch 39; SL 1975, ch 128, §133.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 20 - School District Purchases And Contracts › Section 13-20-6 - Purchase of copyrighted material.

13-20-6. Purchase of copyrighted material.
The purchase of copyrighted material need not be submitted for bids as provided in §13-20-3 and chapter 5-18A if only one company publishes the copyrighted material to be purchased.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 68, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2109; SL 1964, ch 39; SL 1975, ch 128, §134; SL 2011, ch 2, §126.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 20 - School District Purchases And Contracts › Section 13-20-7 - Deposit and performance bond by supply and equipment bidders--Rejection of bids.

13-20-7. Deposit and performance bond by supply and equipment bidders--Rejection of bids.
If supplies or equipment are to be purchased, a school board advertising pursuant to §13-20-3 may require a reasonable deposit guaranteeing the execution of contract and the furnishing of a performance bond by the successful bidder in accordance with chapters 5-18A and 5-21. The board may accept an annual bond if the bid meets the requirements of chapters 5-18A and 5-21. The board may reject any and all bids.
Source:
SDC 1939, §15.2106; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 11, §9; SL 1959, ch 68, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2109; SL 1964, ch 39; SL 1979, ch 36, §4; SL 2011, ch 2, §127.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 20 - School District Purchases And Contracts › Section 13-20-7.1 - Deposit and performance bond by school improvement bidders--Rejection of bids.

13-20-7.1. Deposit and performance bond by school improvement bidders--Rejection of bids.
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.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 20 - School District Purchases And Contracts › Section 13-20-9 - Employment of superintendent to oversee construction and remodeling contracts--Acceptance and payment deferred until completion.

13-20-9. Employment of superintendent to oversee construction and remodeling contracts--Acceptance and payment deferred until completion.
In case of the remodeling or erection of any facility, or addition thereto, the school board of the district shall be authorized to employ a competent person on behalf of the district to superintend such construction or remodeling and it shall be the duty of the contractor to contract or remodel such facility strictly in conformity to the plans approved therefor, and the requirements of the specifications as to the kind and quality of materials and labor, and it shall be the duty of such building superintendent to require full compliance on the part of such contractor therewith. The school board shall in no case finally accept any new facility or the remodeling of any facility unless or until full compliance on the part of the contractor with the provisions hereof has been made, and it shall not make payment to such contractor of the retained percentages or of the final payment on such contract until the same is accepted.
Source:
SDC 1939, §15.2105; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 11, §11; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2111; SL 1975, ch 128, §136.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 21 - Disposal Of School District Property › Section 13-21-8 - Validation of prior conveyances of school district real property--Assertion of vested rights.

13-21-8. Validation of prior conveyances of school district real property--Assertion of vested rights.
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.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 21 - Disposal Of School District Property › Section 13-21-9 - Conveyance of property by successor district.

13-21-9. Conveyance of property by successor district.
Any school district which has conducted proceedings for the sale of real property entitling a purchaser to a conveyance is authorized as a successor district in reorganization to execute the conveyances to the purchaser or purchasers, vesting in the purchasers all title that the predecessor school district may have conveyed.
Source:
SL 1971, ch 113, §2; SL 1975, ch 128, §145.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 21 - Disposal Of School District Property › Section 13-21-10 - Library materials discarded--Marking required--Disposition.

13-21-10. Library materials discarded--Marking required--Disposition.
Any school district library may discard over-duplicated, outdated, inappropriate, or worn library materials; provided, that such materials shall be marked clearly with the words: "Discarded, __________ School District Library" wherever the property label of such library appears. Such discarded materials may be given to other libraries or to nonprofit agencies, destroyed, offered for public sale, or traded to a vendor for future library material purchasing credits.
Source:
SL 1977, ch 127.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 23 - Establishment And Discontinuance Of Schools › Section 13-23-1 - School board's power to establish and discontinue--Time for action closing school.

13-23-1. School board's power to establish and discontinue--Time for action closing school.
The school board shall have the power to establish and discontinue attendance centers by resolution of the board. An action to close an operating school shall be taken by December first prior to the closure. However, if an emergency exists, the board may close the school after notice to the patrons.
Source:
SDC 1939, §15.2523 (5); SL 1939, ch 44; SL 1949, ch 54, §1; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 12, §16; SDC Supp 1960, §15.3016; SL 1975, ch 128, §147; SL 1981, ch 139, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 23 - Establishment And Discontinuance Of Schools › Section 13-23-2 - Power of district voters to direct establishment or discontinuance of attendance center.

13-23-2. Power of district voters to direct establishment or discontinuance of attendance center.
The voters of the school district shall have the power to direct the school board to either establish or discontinue an attendance center by holding a special election as provided in §13-23-3, but the voters are limited in their power as the school board is limited by law in providing educational opportunities.
Source:
SL 1955, ch 41, ch 12, §16; SDC Supp 1960, §15.3016; SL 1975, ch 128, §148.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 23 - Establishment And Discontinuance Of Schools › Section 13-23-3 - Resolution or petition to discontinue attendance center--Time of election--Board bound by decision of voters.

13-23-3. Resolution or petition to discontinue attendance center--Time of election--Board bound by decision of voters.
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.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 23 - Establishment And Discontinuance Of Schools › Section 13-23-10 - Establishment of attendance center outside boundaries of school district--Joint powers agreement.

13-23-10. Establishment of attendance center outside boundaries of school district--Joint powers agreement.
A school board may establish an attendance center outside the boundaries of its school district that is within the boundaries of another school district only when both school districts have entered into a joint powers agreement pursuant to chapter 1-24 to provide instruction to the students enrolled in the attendance center.
If each school board adopts a resolution to approve the joint powers agreement, the school board for the school district that will operate the attendance center shall submit the joint powers agreement and each school board's resolution of approval to the secretary of education.
Source:
SL 2016, ch 87, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 23 - Establishment And Discontinuance Of Schools › Section 13-23-11 - Cooperative educational learning units and virtual schools unaffected.

13-23-11. Cooperative educational learning units and virtual schools unaffected.
The operation of an attendance center under the authority of §§13-23-10 to 13-23-12, inclusive, does not affect the operation or authority of any other type of organization to provide an education such as a cooperative educational learning unit or a virtual school.
Source:
SL 2016, ch 87, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 23 - Establishment And Discontinuance Of Schools › Section 13-23-12 - Attendance center established before January 1, 2016.

13-23-12. Attendance center established before January 1, 2016.
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.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 24 - School Grounds And Buildings › Section 13-24-1 - School board authority to purchase or lease land for school purposes.

13-24-1. School board authority to purchase or lease land for school purposes.
The school board of a school district shall have authority to purchase or lease land for school purposes, subject to the rules for the use of such land as adopted by the South Dakota Board of Education Standards.
Source:
SL 1945, ch 67; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 11, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §15-2101; SL 1975, ch 128, §150; SL 2017, ch 81, §57.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 24 - School Grounds And Buildings › Section 13-24-2 - Eminent domain power for acquisition of school land--Resolution and action by school board.

13-24-2. Eminent domain power for acquisition of school land--Resolution and action by school board.
In the purchase of any land lawfully authorized, as provided in §13-24-1, in case the school board is unable to agree with the owners of such land on the purchase price thereof, the board is authorized to damage, acquire, and condemn such private property for the public purposes authorized by this chapter, and to pay for such damage and condemnation out of the capital outlay fund. When such board shall deem it necessary to take, damage, and condemn any private property for any of the purposes authorized by this section, it shall by proper resolution declare the necessity of such damaging, taking, or condemnation, stating the purposes and extent thereof, and thereupon the proceedings to take, damage, or condemn such property shall be had, as provided generally by law for the taking or damaging of private property for public purposes, in the name of the school district as plaintiff.
Source:
SL 1945, ch 67; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 11, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2102.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 24 - School Grounds And Buildings › Section 13-24-3 - Selection of school site on state-owned land--Appraisement, sale, and conveyance to school district.

13-24-3. Selection of school site on state-owned land--Appraisement, sale, and conveyance to school district.
Whenever land under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of school and public lands has been lawfully selected and authorized for purchase, as herein provided, located on a section line or a regularly established highway at one corner of a legal subdivision not within forty rods of any residence, without the consent of the owner thereof, and a plot of the land so selected shall have been in the Office of the Commissioner of School and Public Lands, the Board of School and Public Lands is authorized to direct an appraisement of such site and the same shall be appraised in the manner provided by law for the appraisement of school and public lands. Such appraisement shall not be less than the minimum price fixed by the Constitution for school and public lands.
Source:
SDC 1939, §15.2333; SL 1945, ch 67; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 11, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2103; SL 1975, ch 128, §151.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 24 - School Grounds And Buildings › Section 13-24-4 - Exchange of property with state, municipality, township, or county.

13-24-4. Exchange of property with state, municipality, township, or county.
Any school district and the State of South Dakota, any municipality, organized township, or county within or partly within the boundaries of the school district may transfer, exchange, or convey land and properties belonging to them and under their jurisdiction upon terms and conditions determined and agreed upon by the respective governing bodies.
Source:
SL 1949, ch 72; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 11, §16; SL 1957, ch 50; SL 1959, ch 69; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2116; SL 1973, ch 92; SL 1975, ch 128, §152; SL 1981, ch 140.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 24 - School Grounds And Buildings › Section 13-24-5 - Oil and gas exploration and development leases authorized--Private or public sale.

13-24-5. Oil and gas exploration and development leases authorized--Private or public sale.
The school board of any school district in this state is hereby authorized and empowered to lease its grounds, or any part thereof, for oil and gas exploration and development, for a primary term not to exceed ten years and as long thereafter as oil or gas is or can be produced. Such sale may be at private or public sale, and with or without notice, as may be provided in the resolution of the school board authorizing the same.
Source:
SL 1941, ch 72, §1; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 11, §4; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2104.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 24 - School Grounds And Buildings › Section 13-24-6 - Pooling and unitization of oil and gas development authorized.

13-24-6. Pooling and unitization of oil and gas development authorized.
Any such oil and gas lease may provide, or said board by subsequent contract may agree, that the lessee and his assigns shall have the right and power to consolidate the land covered by said lease with other adjoining land for the purpose of joint development and operation of the entire consolidated premises as a unit, in which event the lessor of such lease shall share in the royalty on oil and gas produced from said consolidated tract in the proportion that the area of the land covered by such lease bears to the total area of said consolidated tract.
Source:
SL 1941, ch 72, §1; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 11, §4; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2104.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 24 - School Grounds And Buildings › Section 13-24-7 - Oil and gas leases not to interfere with school purposes.

13-24-7. Oil and gas leases not to interfere with school purposes.
All such leases and the occupancy thereunder of the lands leased shall not interfere materially with the purposes for which said lands are used and occupied by the school district.
Source:
SL 1941, ch 72, §2; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 11, §4; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2104.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 24 - School Grounds And Buildings › Section 13-24-8 - Oil and gas proceeds paid into district general fund.

13-24-8. Oil and gas proceeds paid into district general fund.
All moneys arising from such leases or the production of oil or gas thereunder shall become a part of the general funds of such school district.
Source:
SL 1941, ch 72, §3; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 11, §4; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2104.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 24 - School Grounds And Buildings › Section 13-24-9 - School board power to erect, acquire, equip and dispose of school and accessory buildings--Dormitories for postsecondary students prohibited.

13-24-9. School board power to erect, acquire, equip and dispose of school and accessory buildings--Dormitories for postsecondary students prohibited.
Any school board shall have power to erect, purchase, lease, rent, sell, equip, and move schoolhouses, dormitories, dwellings for teachers' homes, and other structures, fences, or other enclosure as the board shall deem necessary subject to the limitations as provided by law; provided, however, that no school board may erect or purchase dormitories for use by postsecondary or adult vocational education students attending postsecondary vocational schools.
Source:
SDC 1939, §15.2523 (1); SL 1939, ch 44; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 11, §5; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2105; SL 1963, ch 74, §1; SL 1975, ch 129, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 24 - School Grounds And Buildings › Section 13-24-10 - Maximum term of leases of school property--Bid requirements.

13-24-10. Maximum term of leases of school property--Bid requirements.
Any school board shall have authority to lease equipment, teacherages, buildings, or other real estate and personal property for a period of not to exceed thirty years. The proposed aggregate lease payments provided for under a lease agreement shall be subject to the statutory bid requirements.
Source:
SDC Supp 1960, §15.2105 as added by SL 1963, ch 74, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 24 - School Grounds And Buildings › Section 13-24-11 - Equipment, maintenance, and repair of buildings and athletic fields.

13-24-11. Equipment, maintenance, and repair of buildings and athletic fields.
Any school board shall have the power and duty to properly equip, provide for the proper maintenance and preservation, and keep in necessary repair all of said buildings and any playgrounds and athletic fields the district might acquire.
Source:
SL 1955, ch 41, ch 11, §5; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2105; SL 1963, ch 74, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 24 - School Grounds And Buildings › Section 13-24-16 - Sanitary facilities and utilities required for school buildings.

13-24-16. Sanitary facilities and utilities required for school buildings.
It shall be the duty of every school board and the governing body of nonpublic schools to provide for the health conditions of the school by furnishing each school with sanitary facilities and a supply of water suitable for drinking, and to maintain sanitary conditions, and to install electrical service and adequate lighting facilities and a telephone when such services are available to the school, except that for a temporary school to be operated for less than one school term, the school board shall have discretionary authority to determine whether or not to install electric and telephone services.
Source:
SL 1955, ch 41, ch 11, §19; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2119; SL 1975, ch 128, §154.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 24 - School Grounds And Buildings › Section 13-24-17 - Flagpole required--Display of flag.

13-24-17. Flagpole required--Display of flag.
All school boards are authorized and required to erect and maintain upon each public school building or upon the grounds surrounding the same, a good and sufficient flagstaff or pole, together with all necessary appliances, and to provide a United States flag of not less than three by five feet, which shall be floated from such flagstaff or pole during the school hours of each school day, except when a violent storm or inclement weather would destroy or materially injure such flag. The expenses shall be paid as other incidental expenses of the school district.
Source:
SDC 1939, §15.2102; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 11, §18; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2118; SL 1975, ch 128, §155.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 24 - School Grounds And Buildings › Section 13-24-17.1 - Display of Ten Commandments permitted--Conditions.

13-24-17.1. Display of Ten Commandments permitted--Conditions.
An object or document containing the words of the Ten Commandments may be displayed in any public school classroom, public school building, or at any public school event, along with other objects and documents of cultural, legal, or historical significance that have formed and influenced the legal and governmental systems of the United States and the State of South Dakota. Such display of an object or document containing the words of the Ten Commandments:
(1)Shall be in the same manner and appearance generally as other objects and documents displayed; and
(2)May not be presented or displayed in any fashion that results in calling attention to it apart from the other displayed objects and documents.
Source:
SL 2000, ch 79, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 24 - School Grounds And Buildings › Section 13-24-17.2 - Right to post flag--Opportunity to recite pledge of allegiance--National anthem.

13-24-17.2. Right to post flag--Opportunity to recite pledge of allegiance--National anthem.
The right to post the United States flag shall not be limited or infringed upon in any public school classroom, public school building, at any public school event, or on any public school uniform. Each school district shall provide students the opportunity to salute the United States and the flag each day by reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States. A student may choose not to participate in the salute to the United States and the flag. However, a student who does not participate in the salute shall maintain a respectful silence during the salute. The national anthem may be sung during any school day or school event.
Source:
SL 2002, ch 87, §1; SL 2014, ch 82, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 24 - School Grounds And Buildings › Section 13-24-20 - Use of school facilities or buses for other community or commercial purposes--Compensation--Liability for damages.

13-24-20. Use of school facilities or buses for other community or commercial purposes--Compensation--Liability for damages.
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.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 24 - School Grounds And Buildings › Section 13-24-21 - Fee for use of school parking facilities.

13-24-21. Fee for use of school parking facilities.
Any school board may charge a fee to students or others for parking their motor vehicles in or on parking facilities provided by the school district.
Source:
SL 1987, ch 139, §§1, 2; SL 1995, ch 96.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 24 - School Grounds And Buildings › Section 13-24-22 - Representatives of patriotic societies permitted to speak to students at public schools.

13-24-22. Representatives of patriotic societies permitted to speak to students at public schools.
Representatives of a patriotic society shall be allowed to speak to students during regular school hours at each public school in the state during the first quarter of each academic school year. The patriotic society shall provide the school principal with verbal or written notice of the patriotic society's intent to speak to the students to inform the students about the civic involvement of the society, and to explain how students may participate in or join the patriotic society. A school principal has discretion over the time, place, and manner when representatives of a patriotic society are allowed to speak to students. A school principal may limit the opportunity to speak to students to the first quarter of the academic year.
For purposes of this section the term, patriotic society, means organizations listed in title 36 of the United States Code, as of July 1, 2018.
Source:
SL 2018, ch 95, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 24 - School Grounds And Buildings › Section 13-24-23 - National motto to be displayed in prominent location of public school.

13-24-23. National motto to be displayed in prominent location of public school.
Beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, the national motto of the United States, "In God We Trust," shall be displayed in each public school. The display shall be located in a prominent location within each public school. The display may take the form of a mounted plaque, student artwork, or any other appropriate form as determined by the school principal. The display shall be easily readable and may be no smaller than twelve inches wide by twelve inches high.
For the purposes of this section, a prominent location is a school entryway, cafeteria, or other common area where students are most likely to see the national motto display.
Source:
SL 2019, ch 82, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 24 - School Grounds And Buildings › Section 13-24-24 - Litigation regarding display of national motto--Attorney general to provide representation--State to pay expenses.

13-24-24. Litigation regarding display of national motto--Attorney general to provide representation--State to pay expenses.
For any lawsuit brought or any complaint filed against a school district, an employee of a school district, the board of a school district, or a member thereof as a result of a school district displaying the national motto of the United States in accordance with §13-24-23, the attorney general shall provide legal representation at no cost to the school district, employee, school board, or member of the school board.
In addition to the expenses of representation, the state shall assume financial responsibility for any other related expense incurred by the school district, an employee, the board, or member thereof, including any award for monetary damages, attorney's fees, and costs for which the school district, an employee, the board, or a member thereof would be otherwise responsible.
Source:
SL 2019, ch 82, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 25 - Fire Safety In School Buildings › Section 13-25-1 - Construction and maintenance of buildings in safe condition required--Matters considered.

13-25-1. Construction and maintenance of buildings in safe condition required--Matters considered.
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.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 25 - Fire Safety In School Buildings › Section 13-25-2 - Rules authorized to implement fire safety.

13-25-2. Rules authorized to implement fire safety.
The secretary of public safety may promulgate rules in accordance with chapter 1-26 to protect the health and safety of persons from fire and like emergencies in order to facilitate and implement the purposes of this chapter.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 217, §7; SDC Supp 1960, §31.04C07; SL 1975, ch 128, §159; SL 1982, ch 18, §3; SL 1986, ch 22, §1; SL 1991, ch 139, §1; SL 2006, ch 185, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 25 - Fire Safety In School Buildings › Section 13-25-3 - State Fire Marshal's power to inspect buildings.

13-25-3. State Fire Marshal's power to inspect buildings.
The State Fire Marshal may make inspection of all school buildings, auditoriums, gymnasiums, dormitories, shops, or other buildings operated as a part of or in conjunction with school activities of any school, public or nonpublic, whether owned by the school or not.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 217, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §31.04C01; SL 1972, ch 96; SL 1975, ch 128, §160; SL 1991, ch 139, §2; SL 2004, ch 17, §17.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 25 - Fire Safety In School Buildings › Section 13-25-4 - Periodic inspection by State Fire Marshal--Conditions.

13-25-4. Periodic inspection by State Fire Marshal--Conditions.
The State Fire Marshal shall inspect or cause to be inspected all buildings on a periodic basis of not less than two years for the purpose of fire safety and fire prevention. The inspection shall be made upon the conditions set forth in §§13-25-5 and 13-25-6.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 217, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §31.04C02; SL 1991, ch 139, §3; SL 2004, ch 17, §18.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 25 - Fire Safety In School Buildings › Section 13-25-5 - School building access for inspection--Aid and assistance by school officials.

13-25-5. School building access for inspection--Aid and assistance by school officials.
Representatives of the State Fire Marshal may enter any such building at any reasonable hour to make such inspection. All school boards, school governing bodies, officials, and employees shall afford such representatives free access to every part of the premises, and render all aid and assistance necessary to enable them to make a thorough and complete examination of the premises.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 217, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §31.04C02(1); SL 1975, ch 128, §161; SL 1991, ch 139, §4; SL 2004, ch 17, §19.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 25 - Fire Safety In School Buildings › Section 13-25-6 - Report of fire inspections--Distribution of copies.

13-25-6. Report of fire inspections--Distribution of copies.
After the completion of such inspection, the person making the same shall reduce the report of his findings to writing, which shall list all violations of fire protection laws discovered by such inspection, and he shall deliver a copy thereof to the school governing body or its representative of the district or other agency operating such school, and the original shall be filed with the Department of Public Safety.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 217, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §31.04C02(2); SL 1975, ch 128, §162; SL 2004, ch 17, §20.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 25 - Fire Safety In School Buildings › Section 13-25-7 - Order to school board to eliminate hazardous conditions--Time allowed to comply.

13-25-7. Order to school board to eliminate hazardous conditions--Time allowed to comply.
If after such inspection of any school, or school facility, as provided by this chapter, the inspector finds the building unsafe by reason of conditions existing therein which are suitable for causing or spreading fire, or engendering panic, or that the building has defects which are dangerous to the occupants therein, from a fire and life safety standpoint, he shall give a written order to the school governing body, or other agency operating such school or school facility, specifying these hazards, and the hazards to be eliminated. The school board, or governing body shall comply with such order within such time as may be allowed by the State Fire Marshal, which in no case shall be less than thirty days from and after the service of such order by registered or certified mail.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 217, §4; SDC Supp 1960, §31.04C04; SL 1975, ch 128, §163; SL 1991, ch 139, §5; SL 2004, ch 17, §21.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 25 - Fire Safety In School Buildings › Section 13-25-8.1 - Aggrieved schools' demand for hearing--Conduct of proceedings.

13-25-8.1. Aggrieved schools' demand for hearing--Conduct of proceedings.
Any school governing body, or other agency operating a school aggrieved by an order issued pursuant to §13-25-7 may, within ten days after receipt thereof, demand a hearing by serving the secretary of public safety a copy of the demand. The secretary of public safety shall set a hearing date which shall be within twenty days of receiving the demand. The secretary shall notify the aggrieved party thereof at least ten days prior to the hearing. The proceedings shall be conducted as in contested cases and appeal may be made as provided by chapter 1-26.
Source:
SL 1991, ch 139, §6; SL 2006, ch 185, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 25 - Fire Safety In School Buildings › Section 13-25-9 - Authority to close or vacate school.

13-25-9. Authority to close or vacate school.
If any school governing body or other agency operating a school fails to comply with the order provided by §13-25-7, and fails to demand a hearing, as is provided in § 13-25-8.1, after the time for the hearing demand has expired, or the time to comply with the order has passed, whichever is later, the state fire marshal may immediately close the school or school facility to further use or occupancy, and may vacate and place out of service the school or school building, or facility until such time as the order's requirements are fulfilled.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 217, §5; SDC Supp 1960, §31.04C05; SL 1975, ch 128, §165; SL 1991, ch 139, §8; SL 2004, ch 17, §22; SL 2021, ch 73, § 8.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 25 - Fire Safety In School Buildings › Section 13-25-10 - Evacuation drills.

13-25-10. Evacuation drills.
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.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 25 - Fire Safety In School Buildings › Section 13-25-11 - Installation of automatic fire alarm equipment--Time requirements.

13-25-11. Installation of automatic fire alarm equipment--Time requirements.
All public school districts shall install state approved fire alarm equipment in all public school attendance centers which shall be connected so that on-site alarms and fire department notification shall automatically be instituted in the event of fire.
The alarm systems required in this section shall be installed, inspected, and operative by July 1, 1987.
Source:
SL 1986, ch 128, §§1, 3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 25 - Fire Safety In School Buildings › Section 13-25-12 - Fire alarm provisions--Exemption by state fire marshal.

13-25-12. Fire alarm provisions--Exemption by state fire marshal.
If the state fire marshal finds that due to the remote location of the public school attendance center the response time of the local fire department makes saving the attendance center from extensive fire damage unlikely, he may exempt certain remote small public school attendance centers from § 13-25-11.
Source:
SL 1986, ch 128, §4; SL 2021, ch 73, § 9.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 25 - Fire Safety In School Buildings › Section 13-25-13 - Rules authorized for implementation of school fire alarm installations.

13-25-13. Rules authorized for implementation of school fire alarm installations.
The State Fire Marshal may adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, for the implementation of §§13-25-11 to 13-25-13, inclusive.
Source:
SL 1986, ch 128, §2; SL 1991, ch 139, §10; SL 2004, ch 17, §24.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 25 - Fire Safety In School Buildings › Section 13-25-14 - Extension of time to apply.

13-25-14. Extension of time to apply.
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.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 25 - Fire Safety In School Buildings › Section 13-25-15 - International codes as basis for new construction.

13-25-15. International codes as basis for new construction.
For new construction after July 1, 2016, any rules adopted by the Department of Public Safety shall use as a basis for their development the International Building Code, the International Fire Code, and the International Mechanical Code, 2015 editions, and referenced standards which may be modified, amended, or deleted if the secretary finds that strict application of the code is impractical and, furthermore, that the modification is in conformity with the intent and purpose of the code or standards.
Source:
SL 1991, ch 139, §12A; SL 2006, ch 185, §4; SL 2010, ch 177, §2; SL 2016, ch 181, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 25 - Fire Safety In School Buildings › Section 13-25-16 - Inspection by certain municipalities.

13-25-16. Inspection by certain municipalities.
Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the director from entering into an agreement with a first class municipality to conduct an inspection so long as he is satisfied that the inspection will meet the standards of the division.
Source:
SL 1991, ch 139, §12B.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 25 - Fire Safety In School Buildings › Section 13-25-17 - Authority of state fire marshal.

13-25-17. Authority of state fire marshal.
The state fire marshal may summarily abate any condition that presents a fire hazard as defined in subdivision 34-29B-1(7) and which constitutes an immediate threat to life safety.
Source:
SL 1994, ch 119.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 26 - School Term And Holidays › Section 13-26-1 - School fiscal year--Local board to set length of school term, day and week--Number of hours in school term.

13-26-1. School fiscal year--Local board to set length of school term, day and week--Number of hours in school term.
The school fiscal year shall begin July first and end June thirtieth. Each local school board shall set the number of days in a school term, the length of a school day, and the number of school days in a school week. The local school board or governing body shall establish the number of hours in the school term for kindergarten programs, which may not be less than four hundred thirty-seven and one-half hours. The number of hours in the school term for grades one through five may not be less than eight hundred seventy-five hours, exclusive of intermissions. The number of hours in the school term for grades six through twelve may not be less than nine hundred sixty-two and one-half hours, exclusive of intermissions. An intermission is the time when students are at recess or lunch and for grades six through twelve, the passing time between classes.
The minimum number of hours required in this section may be waived by the secretary if the Governor or the President of the United States declares a state of emergency and the affected school is located within the area to which the state of emergency is applicable. The Department of Education shall monitor emergency-related school closures and provide updates to the schools.
During a declared state of emergency, the school district shall forward to the Department of Education, at the time and in the manner requested by the department, a record of the continuous instruction provided to the students. The department shall consider the nature and scope of the instruction provided to determine whether it will count towards the minimum number of hours required in a school term.
Source:
SDC 1939, § 15.3002; SL 1949, ch 58; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 12, § 8; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.3008; SL 1978, ch 110, § 1; SL 1979, ch 117, § 1; SL 2000, ch 80, § 1; SL 2006, ch 80, § 2, eff. July 1, 2010; SL 2014, ch 83, § 1; SL 2015, ch 91, § 1; SL 2020, ch 56, § 1, eff. Mar. 31, 2020; SL 2021, ch 75, § 1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 26 - School Term And Holidays › Section 13-26-1.1 - Instructional time spent administering statewide academic assessments.

13-26-1.1. Instructional time spent administering statewide academic assessments.
The amount of instructional time spent to administer statewide academic assessments required pursuant to §13-3-55 in any school district in any school year may not exceed two percent of the total number of instructional hours required in a school year pursuant to §13-26-1.
Source:
SL 2016, ch 88, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 26 - School Term And Holidays › Section 13-26-2 - Time required in school term--Make up time--Summer term.

13-26-2. Time required in school term--Make up time--Summer term.
The school board or governing body shall operate kindergarten through grade twelve in its schools. The school board shall operate grades one through twelve for at least a nine-month regular term in any one school year, and the number of hours in a school term for kindergarten shall be set pursuant to §13-26-1. The regular school term may be conducted on a year-round basis and shall begin on a date established by the school board. The Board of Education Standards shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 governing the operation and scheduling of year-round schools. Any school board or governing body may release graduating high school seniors from school before the end of the regular term. A school is not required to make up time for school closing because of weather, disease, or emergency once it has reached the minimum number of hours in the school term as required by state law. Graduating seniors are excused from make up time if the make up time occurs after the students have graduated or after graduation exercises have been held. If classes have been convened and then are dismissed, or if classes convene at a time later in the day than normal, because of inclement weather, that day constitutes a school day in session equal to the number of hours planned for that day as established in the local school district calendar for the year.
School boards are encouraged to provide time within the regular school term for curriculum and staff development which shall be in addition to the time required in this section. Each school board shall determine the appropriate amount of time for this activity and how best to use the time based on local needs for program development, increased parent participation, student contact, teachers' preparation, or other needs of the schools in the district. School is in session only when classes are held and as provided in §§13-26-4 and 13-26-4.1. A school board may operate a special term during the summer months.
Source:
SDC 1939, §15.3003; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 12, §9; SDC Supp 1960, §15.3009; SL 1963, ch 83; SL 1979, ch 117, §2; SL 1984, ch 118; SL 1985, ch 129, §1; SL 1986, ch 122, §§1, 2; SL 1990, ch 122, §9; SL 1990, ch 124; SL 1991, ch 140; SL 1991, ch 141; SL 1992, ch 127; SL 1993, ch 133, §1; SL 1993, ch 134; SL 1994, ch 120, §1; SL 1996, ch 113, §§1, 2; SL 1996, ch 114, §1; SL 1997, ch 92, §1; SL 1997, ch 93, §1; SL 2000, ch 80, §2; SL 2001, ch 83, §1; SL 2004, ch 127, §1; SL 2004, ch 128, §1; SL 2010, ch 87, §1; SL 2017, ch 81, §57.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 26 - School Term And Holidays › Section 13-26-4 - Teacher-parent conferences counted as hours in session.

13-26-4. Teacher-parent conferences counted as hours in session.
A school may have teacher-parent conferences during the school year and not more than 16.5 hours may be counted as hours in session.
Source:
SDC Supp 1960, §15.3009 as added by SL 1967, ch 44; SL 1973, ch 94; SL 1975, ch 128, §167; SL 1985, ch 129, §2; SL 1986, ch 122, §§1, 4; SL 2003, ch 99, §1.