Title 13, EDUCATION

The State Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory is hereby established and shall be maintained at South Dakota State University under the supervision and direction of the State Board of Regents. Source: SL 1967, ch 282 , § 1.

The Board of Regents, upon recommendation of the president of South Dakota State University, shall employ a competent person to direct the laboratory to be known as the director of the State Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory and shall employ such assistants and ot…

It shall be the duty of the director to direct the activities of the State Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory in the conduct of studies, research, and diagnoses with respect to animal diseases, and to work in conjunction and in cooperation with the Animal Industry …

The president of South Dakota State University and the Diagnostic Laboratory Advisory Committee shall prepare a budget for the operation of the laboratory which the president shall present to the Board of Regents and to the Legislature. Source: SL 1967, ch 282 , § 3; SL 1991, ch …

Such fees and charges as may be made for diagnostic services by the laboratory shall be determined in conjunction with, and after consultation with, representatives of the livestock industry or special industry groups directly affected by such fees or charges. The laboratory is a…

The South Dakota Art Museum is the property of the State of South Dakota. The purpose of the museum is to house pieces of art, sculpture, etchings, and other important cultural items belonging to the State of South Dakota and South Dakota State University or selected by the South…

The Board of Regents is hereby authorized to convey by sale real property constituting a part of the campus at South Dakota State University at Brookings, South Dakota, on such terms as the board shall deem advisable, to nationally chartered fraternal organizations whose purpose …

The primary purpose of Northern State University, at Aberdeen in Brown County, and Black Hills State University, at Spearfish in Lawrence County, is the preparation of elementary and secondary teachers, and a secondary purpose is to offer preprofessional, one - year and two - yea…

The Lake County Historical Museum building located on the campus of Dakota State University at Madison is the property of the State of South Dakota. The purpose of the Lake County Historical Museum is to house items of historical interest owned, donated or loaned to the Lake Coun…

The State Board of Regents has authority over the Lake County Historical Museum building, subject to the right of the donor corporation to make use of the building for its purposes as provided in § 13-59-12 . The use which the university is to make of the building shall be arrang…

The Legislature hereby recognizes the center for Indian studies which is a division of Black Hills State University and is under the control of the Board of Regents. The purposes of the center for Indian studies are to provide persons of Indian descent with educational opportunit…

The primary purpose of Dakota State University at Madison in Lake County is to provide instruction in computer management, computer information systems, electronic data processing, and other related undergraduate and graduate programs. The secondary purpose is to offer two - year…

The medical records program and respiratory therapy program currently in existence at Dakota State University shall remain at Dakota State University unless otherwise transferred by the Board of Regents. Source: SL 1984, ch 142 , § 4; SL 1989, ch 170 , § 5. 13-59-3 13-59-3 to 13-…

The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, formerly the State School of Mines, located at Rapid City, in Pennington County, shall be under the control of the Board of Regents and shall provide undergraduate and graduate programs of instruction in engineering and the natural…

The mining experiment station heretofore established at Rapid City as a department of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology shall be under the control of the Board of Regents. Source: SDC 1939, § 15.1402.

Such station shall be maintained for the purpose of carrying on experiments in the treatment of ores and other mineral products of this state with the object of determining the most suitable and economical method of extracting values or making the products marketable. Source: SDC…

Assays shall be made at such station for the citizens of this state on ores and minerals to determine the percentage of valuable contents at a nominal charge only, the charge to be fixed by the Board of Regents; also tests on a working scale to determine the most suitable method …

The dean of such school may charge and collect such reasonable fees for any assays, analyses, or mill tests made at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology as the board may prescribe, an account of which shall be kept by the campus business manager for deposit to the stat…

The museum at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota, shall be administered as a unit of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and shall be known as the museum of geology and paleontology. The purpose of the museum shall be to collect,…

The South Dakota School for the Blind and the Visually Impaired located at Aberdeen, in Brown County, shall be under the charge and control of the Board of Regents. Source: SDC 1939, § 55.4001; SL 1970, ch 112 ; SL 1975, ch 128 , § 364; SL 1998, ch 110 , § 1.

The Board of Regents may erect, furnish, and equip the necessary building, or buildings for the South Dakota School for the Blind and the Visually Impaired upon the tract of land acquired for such purposes. Source: SL 1959, ch 77 ; SDC Supp 1960, § 55.4001-1; SL 1975, ch 128 , § …

The Board of Regents may accept and expend in addition to the amount appropriated from the state treasury therefor, any funds which it may obtain from gifts, contributions, or any other source for the purpose of land acquisition as defined by § 5-14-1 for the South Dakota School …

The Board of Regents shall promulgate rules, in accordance with chapter 1-26 , to provide for governance of the South Dakota School for the Blind and the Visually Impaired. The board shall employ a superintendent and instructors and staff who have knowledge concerning the educati…

Any resident of this state, under twenty - one years of age, who by reason of blindness or deaf - blindness, either partial or total, has not received and is unable to receive the full benefits of the public schools, and who is capable of receiving instruction, and who is free fr…

Any pupil over the age of twenty - one years may, if circumstances warrant or require it, with the approval of a majority of the Board of Regents, be received and taught therein as provided in § 13-61-4 . Like pupils may be received from without the state upon payment to the supe…

Transportation shall be as provided in § 13-37-8.9 . Source: SDC 1939, § 55.4003; SL 1975, ch 128 , § 370. 13-61-8

The Board of Regents may provide for the care of a child who is either partially or totally blind and whose parent or guardian is indigent or unable to provide proper care, in any institution suitably equipped for the care of such child and until such child has reached the age of…

South Dakota Services for the Deaf is under the control of the Board of Regents and must be maintained and managed to provide assistance and audiology and outreach services to persons entitled to the benefits of a school for the deaf. Source: SDC 1939, § 55.4101; SL 1953, ch 296 …

Transportation shall be as provided in § 13-37-8.9 . Source: SDC 1939, § 55.4103; SL 1953, ch 296 , § 3; SL 1975, ch 128 , § 374.

The Board of Regents shall ensure the proper allocation of any money, effects, and property received for the use and benefit of South Dakota Services for the Deaf. Source: SDC 1939, § 55.4102 (4); SL 1953, ch 296 , § 2; SL 2023, ch 62 , § 16.

The Board of Regents shall establish the annual operating period of South Dakota Services for the Deaf. Source: SDC 1939, § 55.4102 (5); SL 1953, ch 296 , § 2; SL 1975, ch 128 , § 375; SL 2023, ch 62 , § 17.

The Board of Regents shall promulgate rules, in accordance with chapter 1-26 , for the governance and operations of South Dakota Services for the Deaf. Source: SDC 1939, § 55.4102 (6); SL 1953, ch 296 , § 2; SL 1975, ch 128 , § 376; SL 2023, ch 62 , § 18.

The Board of Regents may lease, for commercial purposes, portions of buildings that are not regularly and actively used by South Dakota Services for the Deaf. The purposes, terms, and conditions of each lease must be economical and consistent with the stewardship of public proper…

The Board of Regents shall employ staff necessary to meet the needs of those persons entitled to benefits through South Dakota Services for the Deaf. The administrator shall have knowledge concerning the educational needs of students with sensory disabilities. The administrator s…

The administrator shall give a bond to the state in an amount fixed by the Board of Regents, for the faithful discharge of duties. The bond must be approved, recorded, and filed in the same manner as the bonds of state officers. Source: SDC 1939, § 55.4102 (2); SL 1953, ch 296 , …

The Board of Regents shall prescribe the duties of the administrator. The board may fix the compensation of all staff at South Dakota Services for the Deaf. Source: SDC 1939, § 55.4102 (2); SL 1953, ch 296 , § 2; SL 1975, ch 128 , § 372; SL 2023, ch 62 , § 13.

The Board of Regents shall preserve and care for all property used by South Dakota Services for the Deaf. Source: SDC 1939, § 55.4102 (1); SL 1953, ch 296 , § 2; SL 2023, ch 62 , § 14.

Any resident of this state who is under twenty-one and has a hearing status that precludes receiving educational benefits through a public school is entitled to receive services through South Dakota Services for the Deaf. South Dakota Services for the Deaf may assist any person w…

Terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Account," an account established as prescribed in this chapter; (2) "Account owner," the person who, under this chapter or rules promulgated by the council pursuant to chapter 1-26 , is entitled to select or change the designated beneficiary …

Any person may make contributions to an account after the account is opened. Contributions to accounts may be made only in cash. Source: SL 2001, ch 97 , § 10.

Account owners may withdraw all or part of the balance from an account as may be authorized by the council, by policies, guidelines, or procedures, or under rules promulgated by the council pursuant to chapter 1-26 . Source: SL 2001, ch 97 , § 11; SL 2002, ch 94 , § 1.

An account owner may change the designated beneficiary of an account to an individual who is a member of the family of the former designated beneficiary or to any other individual in accordance with this section or with procedures established by the council by rules promulgated p…

On the direction of an account owner, all or a portion of an account may be transferred to another account of which the designated beneficiary is a member of the family of the designated beneficiary of the transferee account, if the transferee account was created by this chapter …

Changes in designated beneficiaries and rollovers are not permitted if the changes or rollovers would violate either of the following: (1) Section 13-63-21 relating to excess contributions; or (2) Section 13-63-18 relating to investment choice. Source: SL 2001, ch 97 , § 14. 13-6…

Each account shall be maintained separately from each other account under the program. Separate records and accounting shall be maintained for each account for each designated beneficiary. Source: SL 2001, ch 97 , § 17.

A contributor to, account owner of, or designated beneficiary of, any account may not, directly or indirectly direct the investment of any contributions to an account or the earnings from the account, except to the extent permitted under section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code. …