Title 13, EDUCATION

The business manager of the school district shall have ballots printed for the vote upon the referred school board decision and have them distributed as other official ballots are distributed. Such ballots shall conform as near as may be to the law governing the submission of que…

No referred school board decision regarding the school sentinel program becomes operative unless approved by a majority of the votes cast for or against the same. If approved, the decision shall take effect upon completion of the canvass of the election returns relating to the sc…

No law enforcement officer or county sheriff, nor the Law Enforcement Officers Standards Commission, Division of Criminal Investigation, Office of Attorney General, the State of South Dakota, nor any agents, employees, or members thereof, is liable for any injury caused by, relat…

Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to waive the sovereign immunity of the public entities of the State of South Dakota or of their employees. Source: SL 2013, ch 93 , § 18.

Before any school board may implement any school sentinel program pursuant to § 13-64-1 , or effect any material changes in the personnel or protocols of the school sentinel program, the school board shall obtain the approval of the law enforcement official who has jurisdiction o…

Any person who acts as a school sentinel, pursuant to § 13-64-1 , shall first successfully complete a school sentinel training course as defined by the Law Enforcement Officers Standards Commission pursuant to subdivision 23-3-35(16). Source: SL 2013, ch 93 , § 3.

No school board, in implementing the provisions of § 13-64-1 , may arm any individual teacher or other school employee without the latter's free, willing, and voluntary consent. No individual teacher or other school employee may be censured, criticized, or discriminated against f…

No provision of § 13-32-7 or any other provisions of state statute is effective to restrict or limit the provisions of this chapter. However, nothing in this chapter authorizes any person to carry a concealed weapon without a valid permit. Source: SL 2013, ch 93 , § 5.

The failure or refusal of any school board to implement a school sentinel program does not constitute a cause of action against the board, the school district, or any of its employees. Source: SL 2013, ch 93 , § 6.

A decision by a school board to implement a school sentinel program pursuant to § 13-64-1 may be referred to a vote of the qualified voters of the school district by the filing of a petition signed by five percent of the registered voters in the school district, based upon the to…

A petition to refer a school board decision pursuant to § 13-64-7 may be filed with the business manager of the school district within twenty days after its publication. The filing of the petition shall require the submission of the decision to a vote of the qualified voters of t…

The petition shall contain the school board decision regarding the school sentinel program and the date of its passage. Source: SL 2013, ch 93 , § 11.