Title 13 — EDUCATION
92 chapters · 1,687 sections in this title.
SDCL § 13-53-5 Delegation of authority to school officials
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The board may delegate provisionally to the president, dean, superintendent, or faculty of any school under its control, so much of the authority conferred by § 13-53-4 or §§ 13-53-23 to 13-53-41 , inclusive, as in its judgment seems proper and in accordance with the usual custom…
SDCL § 13-53-50 Commitment to free expression and discussion of intellectually diverse topics at institutions of higher education
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The Board of Regents shall require each institution under its control to maintain a commitment to the principles of free expression and encourage the timely and rational discussion of topics in an environment that is intellectually and ideologically diverse. Neither the Board of …
SDCL § 13-53-51 Use of outdoor areas as public forum--Reasonable restrictions--Expressive activity in other areas not limited
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Any outdoor area within the boundaries of a public institution of higher education constitutes a designated public forum for the benefit of students, faculty, administrators, other employees, and their invited guests, to engage in expressive activity, unless access to the area is…
SDCL § 13-53-52 Discrimination based on content or viewpoint of expressive activity prohibited
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A public institution of higher education, its faculty, administrators, and other employees, may not discriminate against any student or student organization based on the content or viewpoint of their expressive activity. Funds allocated to student organizations shall be distribut…
SDCL § 13-53-53 Annual report on intellectual diversity and free exchange of ideas
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On or before December first of each year, the Board of Regents shall prepare and submit to the Governor and each member of the legislature a report that: (1) Sets forth all actions taken by each institution to promote and ensure intellectual diversity and the free exchange of ide…
SDCL § 13-53-54 Programs to increase enrollment, retention, and support for students who are tribal members
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The Board of Regents is hereby authorized to develop programs to increase enrollment and improve retention and student supports for any student who is a member of one of the nine federally recognized tribes in South Dakota at state institutions, including exploration of tuition a…
SDCL § 13-53-55 State resources prohibited--Obscene live conduct
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The Board of Regents and any institution under its control may not: (1) Authorize the use of any state-owned facility or property to develop, implement, facilitate, host, or promote any obscene live conduct; or (2) Expend any public moneys in support of obscene live conduct. For …
SDCL § 13-53-56 Restrictions on lawful weapons prohibited
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Except as otherwise provided in § 13-53-57 , neither the Board of Regents nor any institution under the control of the board may restrict or limit the lawful carrying, possession, storage, or transportation of: (1) A concealed pistol, as defined in § 22-1-2 , and compatible ammun…
SDCL § 13-53-57 Restrictions on lawful weapons prohibited--Exceptions--Weapon storage requirement--Applicability
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The Board of Regents or an institution under the control of the board may restrict or limit the lawful carrying or possession of any item referenced in subdivision (1), (2), or (3) of § 13-53-56 : (1) In a clearly designated portion of a building or structure, only if any of the …
SDCL § 13-53-6 Tuition rates and fees
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The board shall fix all rates of tuition and other fees to be paid by students. Source: SDC 1939, § 15.0716; SL 1969, ch 35 . 13-53-6.1. Repealed by SL 1989, ch 156 , § 2
SDCL § 13-53-6.1 Repealed by SL 1989, ch 156 , § 2 13-53-6.2 Reciprocal attendance agreements between South Dakota and Minnesota boards--Legislative approval required
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13-53-6.3 Qualification for resident tuition rates. 13-53-7 Degrees and honors conferred by board--Faculty recommendation. 13-53-8 Contract with school board for educational services. 13-53-9 13-53-9 , 13-53-10. Repealed by SL 1975, ch 128 , § 377 13-53-11 Federal funds and insti…
SDCL § 13-53-6.2 Reciprocal attendance agreements between South Dakota and Minnesota boards--Legislative approval required
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The State Board of Regents may enter into an agreement with the Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Board to, on a reciprocal basis, enable any resident of South Dakota to attend any public institution of higher education in Minnesota, and any resident of Minnesota to attend …
SDCL § 13-53-6.3 Qualification for resident tuition rates
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following persons qualify for resident tuition rates at the institutions controlled by the Board of Regents: (1) Any citizen or other person entitled under law to establish a residence in the United States who graduates from a South…
SDCL § 13-53-7 Degrees and honors conferred by board--Faculty recommendation
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The Board of Regents is authorized to confer all scholastic honors and degrees usually granted by such boards; and all degrees, diplomas, and certificates of graduation shall be issued and conferred in its name and by its express authority. In conferring degrees the board shall c…
SDCL § 13-53-8 Contract with school board for educational services
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The Board of Regents and any school board of this state shall have the power to enter into a contract or contracts, for such consideration as may be agreed upon, whereby any state educational institution under the control of the Board of Regents, having a department for the pract…
SDCL § 13-53B-1 Agreement covering public higher education institutions authorized--Text
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The Board of Regents may execute a tuition reciprocity agreement on behalf of the State of South Dakota with the state of Minnesota or its authorized representative in substantially the form that follows: ARTICLE I. PURPOSE The purpose of the Minnesota-South Dakota Public Higher …
SDCL § 13-53B-2 Agreement covering public vocational-technical education institutions
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The South Dakota Board of Education Standards may execute a tuition reciprocity agreement on behalf of the State of South Dakota with the state of Minnesota or its authorized representative in substantially the form that follows: ARTICLE I. PURPOSE The purpose of the Minnesota-So…
SDCL § 13-53C-1 Repealed
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Source: SL 2008, ch 89 , § 1; SL 2024, ch 63 , § 1.
SDCL § 13-53C-2 Repealed
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Source: SL 2008, ch 89 , § 2; SL 2024, ch 63 , § 2.
SDCL § 13-53D-1 Governor authorized to enter Western Regional Education Compact
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The Governor is hereby authorized and directed to enter the Western Regional Education Compact on behalf of the State of South Dakota with all other states legally joining therein in substantially the following form: WESTERN REGIONAL EDUCATION COMPACT Entered into by and between …
SDCL § 13-53D-2 Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education resident members
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The Governor shall appoint three commissioners to represent the State of South Dakota on the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, including at least one commissioner who is an educator engaged in the field of higher education in the state. The commissioners shall e…
SDCL § 13-53E-1 Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children adopted
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The interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all jurisdictions legally joining in the compact, in the form substantially as follows: Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children ART…
SDCL § 13-53E-2 Governor to appoint representative to commission
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The Governor shall appoint this state's representative to the interstate commission on educational opportunity for military children created in §
Source: SDC 1939, § 15.0723; SL 1965, ch 36 , § 2; SL 1977, ch 143 , § 1; SL 1978, ch 126 , § 2; SL 1982, ch 154 , § 1; SL 1983, ch 137 , § 1; SL 1989, ch 50 , § 3; SL 1994, ch 141 ; SL 2016, ch 109 , § 10, eff
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Mar. 21, 2016. 13-53-15.1. Repealed by SL 1996, ch 131 , § 1 13-53-15.2. Repealed by SL 1983, ch 137 , § 2
SDCL § 13-54-1 Agriculture and home economics extension department maintained at state university
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The provisions of an act of Congress entitled, "An Act to establish agricultural extension departments in connection with agricultural colleges in the several states receiving the benefits of an act of Congress," having been accepted by this state, the Board of Regents is authori…
SDCL § 13-54-10 Cooperative work conducted by county commissioners--Agreement with state and federal government
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The board of county commissioners of any county of this state is hereby authorized to establish and conduct cooperative extension work in agriculture, general and home economics, and boys and girls club work in cooperation with the extension service of South Dakota State Universi…
SDCL § 13-54-11 County extension board--Establishment--Composition--Appointment--Terms--Officers
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Immediately after a board of county commissioners votes to establish cooperative extension work under the provisions of this chapter, the board shall appoint a county extension board consisting of five or seven members, at least two of whom are farmers. At least one member of the…
SDCL § 13-54-12 Per diem and expenses of county extension board
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The members of the county extension board shall receive payment comparable to members of other county boards and commissions other than the members of the board of county commissioners as shall be established by the board of county commissioners but in no case less than five doll…
SDCL § 13-54-13 Expenditures by county extension board--Warrants
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The county extension board is hereby authorized to expend the moneys appropriated by the board of county commissioners for cooperative extension work in cooperation with the state director of extension as may be necessary to effectively carry on county extension work with funds t…
SDCL § 13-54-2 Receipt and disbursement of federal funds for agricultural extension work
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The state treasurer shall be the custodian of the funds provided for the carrying out of §
SDCL § 13-54-4 County appropriations for agricultural improvement in cooperation with extension department
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The board of county commissioners of any county may from time to time appropriate and pay out for the general improvement of agricultural conditions in its county, in cooperation with the Agricultural Extension Department of South Dakota State University, such sums as it may deem…
SDCL § 13-54-5 Reports of state university on agricultural extension work
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It shall be the duty of the president of South Dakota State University to make such reports of all the extension work done under §§ 13-54-1 to 13-54-4 , inclusive, as shall be required by the Board of Regents and the act of Congress referred to in §
SDCL § 13-54-6 Farmers' institutes provided by Board of Regents
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The Board of Regents is authorized to encourage and provide for farmers' institutes to be conducted by members of the faculty of South Dakota State University, or by anyone else designated by such board. Source: SDC 1939, § 15.0720.
SDCL § 13-54-7 Other forms of extension work provided by board
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The Board of Regents is authorized to encourage and as far as possible provide for any other form of university extension work which is feasible and of value to the people. Source: SDC 1939, § 15.0720.
SDCL § 13-54-8 Agricultural extension work--Assent to federal act--Acceptance of grants
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In conformity to an act of Congress approved May 22, 1928, and entitled "An Act to provide for the further development of agricultural extension work between the agricultural colleges in the several states receiving the benefits of the Act entitled 'An Act donating public lands t…
SDCL § 13-54-9 Board of Regents to conduct extension work
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It shall be the duty of the Board of Regents of Education to organize and conduct agricultural extension work as provided by said act of Congress in connection with other agricultural extension work carried on by the South Dakota State University. Source: SDC 1939, § 4.0502; SDCL…
SDCL 7-7-5
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Source: SDC 1939, § 4.0504 as added by SL 1965, ch 2 ; SDCL, § 38-3-5; SL 1973, ch 252 , § 2; SL 1974, ch 253 , § 2.
Regents prohibited from granting scholarships except as expressly provided
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The Board of Regents, or any member of said board, is prohibited from granting scholarships of any kind that may avoid the payment of tuition fees in any of the state educational institutions, except as otherwise expressly provided for by law. Source: SDC 1939, § 15.0718.
SDCL § 13-55-10 National Guard member disabled or deceased on duty--Free tuition for child or spouse
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Any resident of this state who is less than twenty-five years of age and whose parent has died or has sustained a total disability, permanent in nature, resulting from duty as a member of the South Dakota National Guard, while on state or federal active duty or any authorized tra…
SDCL § 13-55-11 Residents with visual impairment--Tuition and fee exemption--Credit hours to which entitled--Qualifying degree of impairment
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Any resident of this state with a visual impairment who possesses the entrance requirements for admission to any educational institution under supervision of the Board of Regents shall be permitted to enter and pursue any course or course of study offered by such institution, inc…
SDCL § 13-55-11.1 Certification of visual impairment of beneficiary
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Before any person shall secure the benefits of §§ 13-55-11 to 13-55-13 , inclusive, the Division of Rehabilitation Services shall certify in writing to the registrar of the educational institution involved, that based upon medical information on file with the Division of Rehabili…
SDCL § 13-55-11.2 Exclusion from tuition and fee exemption
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The exemption provided by § 13-55-11 does not apply to any visually impaired resident of this state who is entitled to receive tuition and fee support from the Department of Human Services. Source: SL 1980, ch 147 ; SL 1989, ch 21 , § 46.
SDCL § 13-55-12 Visual impairment exemption not applicable to repeat work
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The exemption from charges provided by § 13-55-11 shall not apply where a course is repeated on account of unsatisfactory work unless caused by illness or some other cause for which such student is not responsible. Source: SL 1939, ch 52 , § 1; SL 1957, ch 48 ; SDC Supp 1960, § 1…
SDCL § 13-55-13 Visual impairment exemption not applicable to private instruction charges
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The exemption provided by § 13-55-11 shall not apply to any charges made for private instruction. Source: SL 1939, ch 52 , § 1; SL 1957, ch 48 ; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.07 17-1 . 13-55-14 to 13-55-14.3. Repealed by SL 2007, ch 110 , §§ 15 to 18. 13-55-15 to 13-55-19. Repealed by SL 1…
SDCL § 13-55-2 Veterans entitled to free tuition at state institutions--Period of entitlement
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Any person residing in this state who is a veteran as defined by §§ 33A-2-1 and 33A-2-2 or who performed active war service, such as nursing or assisting in the care of soldiers and sailors in any government hospital, field, or camp, as a member of the Red Cross or any other simi…
SDCL § 13-55-2.1 Repealed
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Source: SL 2008, ch 86 , § 1; SL 2022, ch 47 , § 4.
SDCL § 13-55-20 Repealed by SL 2007, ch 110 , § 19
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13-55-21 Firefighter, certified law enforcement officer, survivor and emergency medical technician defined. 13-55-22 Free tuition for survivors of certain firefighters, certified law enforcement officers and emergency medical technicians. 13-55-23 Application of legislative exemp…
SDCL § 13-55-21 Firefighter, certified law enforcement officer, survivor and emergency medical technician defined
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Terms used in § 13-55-22 mean: (1) "Certified law enforcement officer," a law enforcement officer as defined by § 23-3-27 who has been certified by the Law Enforcement Officer's Standards Commission as being qualified under provisions of §§ 23-3-26 to 23-3-47 , inclusive; (2) "Em…
SDCL § 13-55-22 Free tuition for survivors of certain firefighters, certified law enforcement officers and emergency medical technicians
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If a firefighter or certified law enforcement officer or an emergency medical technician dies as a direct result of injuries received in performance of official duties, the survivor, upon being duly accepted for enrollment into any state - supported institution of higher educatio…
SDCL § 13-55-23 Application of legislative exemptions
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Except as otherwise provided by law, legislatively mandated exemptions, whether whole or partial, from the obligation to pay tuition or other required fees apply only to classes, courses and instructional programs directly supported by moneys appropriated from the general fund. S…