South Dakota § 26-6-41 - Religious child-placement agency to be independent from state.
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§ 26-6-41. Religious child-placement agency to be independent from state.
A faith-based or religious child-placement agency that enters into a contract with the state or participates in a state benefit program for child-placement services shall retain the agency's independence from the state, including the child-placement agency's control over the definition, development, practice, and expression of the agency's written religious beliefs and moral convictions; the agency's hiring and employment practices; and decisions as to whether any child-placement service conflicts with any sincerely-held religious belief or moral conviction of the agency.
Source: SL 2017, ch 114, § 6.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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