Surrogate parent defined

As used in this chapter, the term, surrogate parent, means any individual assigned by the district to act in place of the parent of a child in need of special education when the school district cannot identify or locate the parent or the child is a ward of the state. Source: SL 1989, ch 150 , § 1; SL 1990, ch 195 , § 1; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), § 63; SL 2010, ch 77 , § 13; SL 2013, ch 79 , § 6.