South Dakota Code — 13
Browse 1,387 sections in division 13 of the South Dakota code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 13-1-12.1. Promulgation of rules on classification and accreditation of schools, preparation of certified personnel, eligibility for state aid, career and technical education, and curriculum requirements.
- § 13-1-23. Acceptance and distribution of money, goods, and services.
- § 13-1-31. School library supervision--No minimum expenditures.
- § 13-1-39. State board recommendations to Governor and Legislature.
- § 13-1-43. Board and department to develop standards and practices for students.
- § 13-1-45. State policy to permit military and National Guard recruiters access to public school students.
- § 13-1-46. Public schools to permit military and National Guard recruiters access to students.
- § 13-1-48. Certain teachers required to take course in South Dakota Indian studies.
- § 13-1-51. Promulgation of rules regarding curriculum and coursework.
- § 13-1-52. False claims concerning academic degree--Violation as misdemeanor--Revocation of license--Evaluation of academic credentials.
- § 13-1-53. False claims concerning degree, certificate, diploma, or transcript--Violation as misdemeanor--Revocation of license.
- § 13-1-54. Public school counselors earning National Certified School Counselor credential--Reimbursement and stipend--No new participants after July 1, 2025.
- § 13-1-55. Promulgation of rules regarding reimbursement and stipend.
- § 13-1-56. Electronic mail to parent or guardian.
- § 13-1-57. Definitions regarding news media coverage of high school activities.
- § 13-1-58. Interference with news media coverage of high school activities prohibited--Exception.
- § 13-1-59. Promulgation of rules to accommodate news media coverage of high school activities.
- § 13-1-60. Annual report to Board of Regents--Licensure examination outcomes.
- § 13-1-61. Annual report to Board of Technical Education--Licensure examination outcomes.
- § 13-1-62. Repealed.
- § 13-1-63. Repealed.
- § 13-1-64. Repealed.
- § 13-1-66. Wearing of eagle feather, eagle plume, or beaded cap--Permitted at honoring or graduation ceremony.
- § 13-1-66.1. Graduation ceremony--Military-enlistment decoration permitted.
- § 13-1-67. Divisive concepts--Definition.
- § 13-1-68. Engagement with divisive concepts--Compulsion prohibited.
- § 13-1-69. Instruction--Racial classification prohibited.
- § 13-1-70. Use of funding for certain purposes prohibited.
- § 13-1-71. Application and scope of provisions.
- § 13-1-72. Cash payment accepted--School-affiliated event.
- § 13-3-1.4. General supervision of accredited elementary and secondary schools.
- § 13-3-47. Classification and accreditation of schools.
- § 13-3-48. Standards revision cycle--Content standards.
- § 13-3-48.1. Adoption of uniform content standards drafted by multistate consortium.
- § 13-3-51. Data reporting and record systems--Evaluation--Promulgation of rules--Exception.
- § 13-3-51.1. Definitions regarding privacy of records.
- § 13-3-51.2. Information not subject to survey, analysis, or evaluation without consent.
- § 13-3-51.3. Prohibition against reporting personally identifiable information--Exception.
- § 13-3-51.4. Department to develop security measures to protect personally identifiable information.
- § 13-3-51.5. Disclosure of aggregate data otherwise allowed.
- § 13-3-51.6. Disclosure of aggregate data necessary for impact aid.
- § 13-3-55. Academic achievement tests.
- § 13-3-55.2. Parental inspection and review of academic achievement test assessment.
- § 13-3-56. Test scores part of permanent record--Release of scores.
- § 13-3-56.1. Cheating on academic achievement test--Investigation.
- § 13-3-56.2. Report of investigation--Consequences of a determination of cheating.
- § 13-3-60. Department to analyze demographics of public education workforce.
- § 13-3-61. Biennial assessment to comply with federal law--Timing.
- § 13-3-62. State accountability system established.
- § 13-3-63. State accountability system based on standards approved by board--Annual academic indicators.
- § 13-3-64. Comparison of students to state's proficient level of academic achievement--Continuous and substantial academic improvement.
- § 13-3-65. Annual determination of each school's progress.
- § 13-3-66. Achievement standards established.
- § 13-3-67. Interventions--Ranking.
- § 13-3-68. Department of Education to implement and administer state accountability system.
- § 13-3-69. Promulgation of rules to establish state accountability system.
- § 13-3-84. Partially enrolled student required to take academic achievement test.
- § 13-3-85. Repealed by SL 2012, ch 87, §§ 2 to 5.
- § 13-3-89. Public hearings prior to adoption of content standards--Quorum.
- § 13-3-90. Notice of intent to receive public comment and testimony--Notice of hearings.
- § 13-3-91. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills to be included in school curriculum.
- § 13-3-92. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training resources.
- § 13-3-93. Annual survey of cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction--Report to Legislature.
- § 13-3-94. Programs that may be used for cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction.
- § 13-3-95. CPR and AED instructors.
- § 13-3-96. Annual survey of schools.
- § 13-3-97. Waivers that affect school accountability.
- § 13-3-98. Prenatal human development--Required instruction.
- § 13-3-99. Prenatal human development--Required instruction--Contents.
- § 13-3-100. Prenatal human development--Required instruction--Prohibited materials.
- § 13-5-1. School districts defined--General corporate and proprietary powers.
- § 13-5-2. Types of school districts abolished--New boards for former superimposed districts.
- § 13-5-14. School districts overlapping county boundaries--County determined by residence of majority.
- § 13-5-15. School districts as corporations--Form of name.
- § 13-5-16. Naming and numbering of school districts.
- § 13-5-17. Recording of school district names, numbers and boundaries--Duplicate names prohibited.
- § 13-5-17.1. Change of name of school district--Petition--Notice--Hearing--Report of new name to secretary.
- § 13-5-29. Vested contract rights not impaired.
- § 13-5-31. Cooperative educational service units.
- § 13-5-32. Cooperative educational service units--Powers--Authorization to issue notes.
- § 13-5-32.1. Cooperative educational service units--Purpose--Acquiring, leasing and selling real and personal property--Agreement establishing units.
- § 13-5-33. Cooperative educational service units--Compliance with school district requirements and budget procedures.
- § 13-5-33.1. Limitations on authority of cooperative educational service units to issue notes.
- § 13-5-33.2. Cooperative education service units to file annual audit and disclosure statements.
- § 13-5-34. Application procedure by school district for waiver from compliance with administrative rules--School reform plan.
- § 13-5-35. Formation of new school district--Requirements.
- § 13-6-1. Definition of terms.
- § 13-6-1.1. Validation of past reorganization proceedings--Disputed proceedings excepted.
- § 13-6-2. Legislative policy.
- § 13-6-3.2. Record of proceedings kept by county commissioners--Plats transmitted to secretary.
- § 13-6-3.3. Public officials to make available information from public records.
- § 13-6-4. Requirements for school district reorganization.
- § 13-6-7. Municipality to be all in same district--Exception.
- § 13-6-9.2. County commissioners as school board for district unable to furnish own board--Power to finance and operate school program.
- § 13-6-10. Reorganization initiated by school board or voters--Development of plan--Deadlines for acknowledging petition and filing plan--Submission of plan to voters.
- § 13-6-13. Contents of reorganization plan--Acceptance or rejection of annexed area by receiving board--Excess tax levy.
- § 13-6-13.1. Former school district representation areas for consolidated districts--Establishment--Election of board members.
- § 13-6-13.2. Rejection of request to transfer not actionable.
- § 13-6-17. Plan incorporated in minutes--Distribution of copies--Approved plan binding--Superseding later plan.
- § 13-6-18. Review of plan by secretary--Hearings--Notice of compliance or noncompliance--Duration of plan.
- § 13-6-18.1. Boundary changes--When allowed.
- § 13-6-30. Annexed territory to remain with original school district--Exception.
- § 13-6-41. Special election called on state approval of plan--Eligibility to vote.
- § 13-6-41.1. Election on dissolution of district restricted to dissolving district--Resolution of annexing district.
- § 13-6-41.2. Date of election.
- § 13-6-41.3. Notice of election--Contents--Costs of election.
- § 13-6-43. Ballot form for election on reorganization.
- § 13-6-44. General election law applicable to reorganization elections.
- § 13-6-45. Certification and canvass of votes--Results transmitted to secretary.
- § 13-6-47. Vote required to approve reorganization plan.
- § 13-6-48. Secretary's notice of election results--Order effecting plan--Contents.
- § 13-6-48.1. Distribution of copies of reorganization order.
- § 13-6-48.2. Correction of county boundary records to show reorganization--Notice to secretary.
- § 13-6-49. Reconsideration of rejected plan.
- § 13-6-53. Joint exercise of county powers in reorganization of joint districts.
- § 13-6-59. Joint district controlled by county with majority of children.
- § 13-6-61. Operative date of reorganization--Participation in elections before operative date.
- § 13-6-61.1. Operative date when reorganization consists solely of dissolution of school district.
- § 13-6-62. Election of board for new district--Notices and declarations of candidacy--Costs.
- § 13-6-63. Election and terms of members of new board--Residence requirements.
- § 13-6-64. Assumption of office, organization and contracts made before new district operational--Continued operation of old boards.
- § 13-6-66. Effective date of change of boundaries by creation of new district.
- § 13-6-67. Dissolution of district after transfer of total area by reorganization--Expiration of terms of officers.
- § 13-6-75. Filling of vacancies on school board created by transfer of territory to another district.
- § 13-6-77. Valuation by county commissioners of school property and debt--Adjustments--Joint county action.
- § 13-6-78. Transfer of assets and liabilities on reorganization--Copy of directive to secretary.
- § 13-6-81. Tax to discharge liabilities of district dissolved in reorganization--Tax limitation--Bond issue.
- § 13-6-82. Bonded indebtedness not transferred by reorganization--Continuation of tax levy and redemption of bonded indebtedness--Trust fund.
- § 13-6-83. Disposition of records of district dissolved by reorganization.
- § 13-6-84. Board proposal for boundary change and land exchange.
- § 13-6-84.1. Criteria for boundary change or land exchange.
- § 13-6-84.2. Procedure for land exchange.
- § 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.
- § 13-6-84.4. Authority to reorganize pursuant to §§ 13-6-10, 13-6-13, and 13-6-18 unaffected.
- § 13-6-85.2. Amendment, addition, or deletion of information--Time limits.
- § 13-6-85.3. Moratorium on minor boundary changes.
- § 13-6-85.4. Petition to transfer land on closing of rural attendance center.
- § 13-6-86. Contents of resolution for boundary change.
- § 13-6-87. Order of county commissioners approving or making boundary change--Distribution of copies.
- § 13-6-88. Adjustment of assets and liabilities on boundary change.
- § 13-6-97. Required reorganization of school district with low enrollment--Exceptions .
- § 13-6-99. School district created by reorganization to consist of adjoining territory--Exemption.
- § 13-7-3. Public offices incompatible with board membership.
- § 13-7-4. Registration of voters--Notice of registration.
- § 13-7-4.2. Registration and residence required to vote in school election--Residence defined--Challenge--Contest of election.
- § 13-7-5. Publication of notice of vacancies on school board--Newly created school districts.
- § 13-7-6. Nomination requirements--Deadline--Declaration of candidacy--Petition contents--Circulation period--Verification.
- § 13-7-6.1. Option to adopt campaign finance law.
- § 13-7-6.2. Candidate's nominating petition in newly created school district.
- § 13-7-7. Withdrawal or death of candidate--Procedure--Effect.
- § 13-7-8. Publication of notice of election--Contents--Facsimile of ballot.
- § 13-7-8.1. Notice of special election.
- § 13-7-9. Unopposed candidates, no ballot measures--No election--Certificate issued.
- § 13-7-9.1. Death or withdrawal of candidate resulting in no contest.
- § 13-7-10. Date and hours of annual school elections--Procedure for absentee voting, voter registration, and counting ballots.
- § 13-7-10.1. Joint school district and municipal elections authorized--Date--Sharing costs and responsibilities.
- § 13-7-10.2. Repealed.
- § 13-7-10.3. Election dates--Combined election expenses and responsibilities--Candidate and ballot language certified--Deadline.
- § 13-7-10.4. Repealed.
- § 13-7-11. Voting precincts and polling places.
- § 13-7-12. Precinct superintendents and precinct deputies of school elections--Compensation.
- § 13-7-13. Ballots and election supplies--Form and content of ballots--Absentee ballots.
- § 13-7-14. Absentee voting in school elections.
- § 13-7-17. Certification of returns--Preservation of election material.
- § 13-7-18. Canvass of election results--Certificates of election--Certification of results.
- § 13-7-19.1. Tie vote--Recount procedure--Resolution by lot.
- § 13-7-19.2. Margin for recount in school board election--Request--Recount board established--Business--Deadline.
- § 13-7-19.3. Close margin in school election--Petition for recount--Appointment of recount board--Production of ballot boxes--Disputes.
- § 13-7-19.4. Compensation of recount board.
- § 13-7-27. Definitions.
- § 13-7-30. Information regarding school elections to be provided in school board minutes.
- § 13-7-31. Time for providing election information.
- § 13-7-32. Joint school-primary elections--Increase or decrease of school board terms subject to referendum.
- § 13-7-33. Joint school-primary elections--Number of vacancies and term years determined by school board.
- § 13-7-34. Joint school-primary elections--Procedure to return school board term to three years.
- § 13-7-35. Election day transition--Incumbent to continue in office until new member elected--Officer entitled to full term.
- § 13-8-1. School board defined.
- § 13-8-2. Composition and terms of office of school board members--Resolution for term length change--Joint school-primary elections--Notice and hearing.
- § 13-8-3. Petition or school board resolution for election to increase size of district board, establish, or discontinue school board representation areas.
- § 13-8-4. Elections and terms of office after increase in size of school board--Reduction in size of board.
- § 13-8-5. Waiting period after election on size of school board.
- § 13-8-7.1. School board member representation areas--Establishment--Election of board members.
- § 13-8-10. Meetings of board--Election of officers--Designation of depository and newspaper--Quorum.
- § 13-8-10.1. Associations of school boards--Majority vote for membership--Annual dues.
- § 13-8-10.2. Attendance at association meetings--Appointment of members and official delegates--Expenses.
- § 13-8-14. Assumption of office by newly elected or appointed members--Oath and bond.
- § 13-8-15. Filing and administration of oaths.
- § 13-8-16. Failure of member to qualify.
- § 13-8-18. Amount of business manager's bond.
- § 13-8-19. Approval and filing of bonds.
- § 13-8-20. New or additional bond required.
- § 13-8-21. Action on bond after default--Taxpayer's action.
- § 13-8-22. Incumbent continued in office when successor not elected or qualified.
- § 13-8-23. Events creating vacancy on school board.
- § 13-8-24. Resignation not effective until successor appointed and qualified.
- § 13-8-25. Appointment to fill vacancy on school board--Qualification and term of appointee.
- § 13-8-26. Appointment of committees--Persons authorized to countersign checks and warrants.
- § 13-8-34. Approval and signing of minutes of school board.
- § 13-8-35. Publication of minutes of board--Contents--Changes after publication--Business manager to sign.
- § 13-8-36.1. Publication rates paid by school boards.
- § 13-8-37. Compensation of board members.
- § 13-8-38. Travel allowance of school board members.
- § 13-8-39. Management of schools by board--General powers.
- § 13-8-39.2. Authority to provide day-care for children of enrolled students.
- § 13-8-43. Records of business manager open to public inspection.
- § 13-8-44. Destruction, falsification or failure to deliver records as misdemeanor.
- § 13-8-47. Annual report to department--Contents, filing, and auditing--Past-due reports.
- § 13-8-48. Forfeiture by officer or employee for failure to make report.
- § 13-8-50. Before or after school programming for school children--Fee.
- § 13-8-50.1. Fees deposited into school district's public enterprise fund.
- § 13-8-55. Membership in associations to enhance state education quality permitted.
- § 13-10-2. General power of school boards to employ personnel.
- § 13-10-3. Group life and health insurance for employees and retirees.
- § 13-10-4. Retirement pension agreement with employees--Premiums.
- § 13-10-8. Discontinuance of retirement system by board.
- § 13-10-9. Liability insurance for protection of employees.
- § 13-10-12. Criminal background investigation--Prospective employees, technical college instructors, and student teachers--Temporary employment pending results.
- § 13-10-12.1. Criminal background investigation--Single investigation for employee of multiple schools--Condition--Procedure for transfer of report.
- § 13-10-13. Criminal conviction as factor in hiring decision.
- § 13-10-14. Criminal background investigation--Exemption--Persons continuously employed from July 1, 2000.
- § 13-10-15. Suspension or resignation of employee for criminal conviction--Reporting.
- § 13-10-16. Conviction defined.
- § 13-10-17. School counselors.
- § 13-10-18. Repealed.
- § 13-11-2. Adoption of annual school budget--Publication--Cash flow--Levy--Changes in budget.
- § 13-11-2.1. Contingency line item in budget--Maximum--Transfer of funds.
- § 13-11-3. Report of levy amount to county auditor--Spread against property in district--General fund and special education fund report.
- § 13-11-3.2. Amendment of budget to utilize unobligated resources.
- § 13-11-3.3. Levy to be subject to legal dollars and cents limitations.
- § 13-11-4. District funds appropriated to payment of judgment.
- § 13-11-7. Monthly payments to school districts--Interest on late payments--Statements to business manager.
- § 13-11-8. Encumbrance of budget unexpended from prior fiscal year--Resolution--Detailed listing.
- § 13-11-9. Levy of district sending students to another district.
- § 13-11-10. Weighted average tax levy of receiving districts.
- § 13-11-11. Use of funds raised from levy of sending district.
- § 13-11-12. 1996B school fiscal half-year.
- § 13-11-13. Levy authorized to pay judgment against school district.
- § 13-11-14. Refusal of school district to levy tax to pay judgment creditor--Board of county commissioners to levy tax.
- § 13-13-1. Apportionment among school districts of school fund income.
- § 13-13-1.1. Individual school district average daily membership defined.
- § 13-13-1.2. Fall enrollment records subject to examination by department.
- § 13-13-1.3. Overreported fall enrollment data--Recovery of overpayment--Misdemeanor.
- § 13-13-2. Payments to school districts of permanent school fund income.
- § 13-13-3. Withholding of permanent school fund income from districts in default on obligation to school fund.
- § 13-13-4. Sources of county general school fund.
- § 13-13-5. Report and distribution of county general school fund to school districts.
- § 13-13-6. Payment of tax collections to school districts--Receipt.
- § 13-13-10.1. Education funding--Terms and procedures.
- § 13-13-10.2. Assessed value of property in tax increment financing district created before July 1, 2018--Districts created for industrial or economic development purposes.
- § 13-13-10.4. Enrolled student defined.
- § 13-13-10.5. Student enrolled on partial basis--Effect on fall enrollment.
- § 13-13-10.6. Repealed by SL 2012, ch 87, §§ 6, 7.
- § 13-13-10.8. Assessed value of property in tax increment financing district created after June 30, 2018.
- § 13-13-10.9. Tax increment financing districts created for industrial, economic development, or affordable housing purposes after June 30, 2018.
- § 13-13-10.10. Industrial, economic development, and affordable housing purposes defined for purposes of § 13-13-10.9.
- § 13-13-11. Purpose and policy of general school aid.
- § 13-13-11.1. Federal Title VIII funds for children with disabilities deposited in school district special education fund.
- § 13-13-13. Eligibility of district for state aid.
- § 13-13-14. Attendance centers for entire term required.
- § 13-13-18. Accredited public schools required.
- § 13-13-19. Eligibility of newly reorganized district.
- § 13-13-20.4. Actual assessed value for property given reduced value.
- § 13-13-36. Manner of payment of state aid.
- § 13-13-37. Submission of final financial report.
- § 13-13-37.4. Promulgation of rules.
- § 13-13-38. Determination of eligibility of school districts for state aid--Information required from counties and districts--Delinquency--Forfeited funds.
- § 13-13-39. Apportionment of state aid--Payments to school districts--Deduction of delinquent payments where funds pledged.
- § 13-13-41. Correction of errors in foundation program payments.
- § 13-13-66. Repealed by SL 2012, ch 87, §§ 9, 10.
- § 13-13-69. Repealed by SL 2012, ch 87, §§ 11, 12.
- § 13-13-71. Equalizing increase in local effort with increase in need.
- § 13-13-72. Legislative policy on annual increase in appropriation for state aid.
- § 13-13-72.1. Adjustment to certain levies.
- § 13-13-73. Calculation of state aid for each school district.
- § 13-13-73.1. Real property valuation of manufactured homes to be excluded from calculation.
- § 13-13-73.5. Reduction of state aid--Basis--Calculation--Exemption.
- § 13-13-73.6. Average teacher salary--Calculation--Required increase.
- § 13-13-73.7. Legislative intent regarding increases in teacher compensation.
- § 13-13-73.8. State minimum salary required--Definition.
- § 13-13-73.9. Required increase or minimum salary--Penalty.
- § 13-13-74. Monthly payments of aid to public schools--Adjustment for deductions for delinquent payments.
- § 13-13-78. Definition of terms used in § 13-13-79.
- § 13-13-79. Sparse school districts--Fund distribution.
- § 13-13-81. Definition of terms.
- § 13-13-82. State aid to certain school districts for career and technical education.
- § 13-13-83. Monthly payments.
- § 13-13-84. Promulgation of rules on certification of resident pupils attending schools in another state.
- § 13-13-85. Transfer of funds for jump start scholarships.
- § 13-13-86. Child residing in licensed group care center for minors.
- § 13-13-87. Children residing in residential treatment center or intensive residential treatment center.
- § 13-13-88. Workforce education fund created.
- § 13-13-89. Disbursements from workforce education fund.
- § 13-13-90. Promulgation of rules regarding workforce education fund.
- § 13-13-91. Technology and assessment costs and sparse school district benefits deducted from distributions.
- § 13-13-92. Certain savings through state aid to education.
- § 13-14-1. Contracts with federal agencies--Receipt and expenditure of federal grants.
- § 13-14-2. Contracts for federal surplus commodity programs--Receipt and expenditure of federal funds.
- § 13-14-3.1. Federal funds under Mineral Leasing and Taylor Grazing Acts allocated to districts by area of producing lands.
- § 13-14-3.2. School district entitlement statement delivered semiannually--Warrants transmitted to districts.
- § 13-14-3.3. Oil well and mine revenue treated as permanent school fund income.