Title 15.1, Elementary and Secondary Education

If the board of a school district agrees to pay tuition under this chapter, if it is required to pay tuition under this chapter, or if it is required to pay tuition and transportation under this chapter, the board of the sending district shall pay at least fifty percent of the an…

1. If a student wishes to attend a school district other than the student's district of residence, the student's parent may file a written petition with the board of the student's school district of residence requesting that the board either: a. Pay the tuition required by this c…

1. a. Within fifteen days after receipt of an appeal filed under section 15.1-29-05, the county superintendent of schools shall convene a three-member committee consisting of the county superintendent, the state's attorney, and one member appointed by the board of county commissi…

1. If the board of a student's school district of residence refuses to pay the tuition or sign a tuition waiver contract in order for the student to attend school in another district and if the committee established under section 15.1-29-06 denies the petition on appeal, the stud…

An admitting district may accept payments under title 1 of Public Law No. 81-874 [64 Stat. 1100; 20 U.S.C. 236 et seq.] as tuition for a nonresident student if: 1. The student's parent is employed on an installation owned by the federal government; 2. The student's parent resides…

A school board may contract with federal officials for the education of students in a federal school.

The board of a school district shall admit students from other districts to its schools if: 1. The admission does not create overcrowding; and 2. a. The board of the sending district has entered into a contract with the board of the admitting district regarding the students' atte…

1. Except as provided in section 15.1-29-13, a school district sending a student to another district for purposes of education shall pay the full cost of education per student incurred by the admitting district. 2. a. The admitting district shall determine the cost of education p…

1. a. Except as provided in this subsection or as otherwise agreed to in the compact on educational opportunity for military children, the board of a school district that admits a nonresident student shall charge and collect tuition for the student. Either the student's district …

1. a. Except as provided in subdivision b, for purposes of applying this chapter, a student's school district of residence is the district in which the student's custodial parent or legal guardian resides: (1) At the time that a state court, tribal court, director of juvenile cou…

A school district in this state may not enroll a student who is placed in the district for purposes other than education by an out-of-state agency or entity and whose school district of residence is located in another state, unless: 1. This state and the student's state or school…

If the board of a school district approves tuition payments for students in grades seven through twelve or if the board is required to make tuition or tutoring payments under this chapter, the board may levy an amount sufficient to meet such payments, pursuant to section 57-15-14…

A military-connected student engaging in virtual instruction under section 15.1-07-37 qualifies for average daily membership in the school district.