Title 13 — EDUCATION

Repealed by SL 1996, ch 99 , §§ 1, 2 13-1-12.1 Promulgation of rules on classification and accreditation of schools, preparation of certified personnel, eligibility for state aid, career and technical education, and curriculum requirements. 13-1-13 13-1-13 , 13-1-14. Repealed by …

Repealed by SL 1975, ch 128 , § 377 13-1-19

Repealed by SL 1975, ch 128 , § 377 13-1-22.1

Repealed by SL 1975, ch 128 , § 377 13-1-3

13-1-23 Acceptance and distribution of money, goods, and services. 13-1-24

The secretary of education shall accept and distribute in accord with law and in a fair and equitable manner any commodities, moneys, goods, and services which may be made available from the state or federal government or from other sources. The goods and services may include ite…

Repealed by SL 1975, ch 128 , § 377 13-1-25

Repealed by SL 1975, ch 128 , § 377 13-1-31 School library supervision--No minimum expenditures. 13-1-32 13-1-32 to 13-1-38. Repealed by SL 1975, ch 128 , § 377 13-1-39 State board recommendations to Governor and Legislature. 13-1-40

Transferred to § 13-3-1.1 13-1-4

The secretary of education shall have supervision over school libraries. The South Dakota Board of Education Standards shall adopt such rules as it deems necessary to govern them. The board may not require minimum library expenditures. Source: SDC Supp 1960, § 15.0803 as added by…

The South Dakota Board of Education Standards shall have the power and duty to consider the educational needs of the state and recommend to the Governor and the Legislature such additional legislation or changes in existing legislation as may be deemed desirable. Source: SL 1955,…

Obsolete 13-1-5

Repealed by SL 1995, ch 87 , §§ 1A, 1B 13-1-43 Board and department to develop standards and practices for students. 13-1-44

The South Dakota Board of Education Standards and the Department of Education shall work jointly with other state government agencies to ensure that children enter the K-12 education system ready to learn. The board and the department shall jointly work to develop standards and p…

13-1-45 State policy to permit military and National Guard recruiters access to public school students. 13-1-46 Public schools to permit military and National Guard recruiters access to students. 13-1-47 Transferred to § 1-54-11 by SL 2019, ch 235 (Ex. Ord. 19-1 ), § 20, eff. Apr…

It is a policy of the State of South Dakota to permit active duty or reserve duty military recruiters and South Dakota National Guard recruiters reasonable access to students of public school facilities in the State of South Dakota for the purpose of providing information about a…

Any public secondary school accredited by the South Dakota Department of Education, and any public postsecondary school, located in South Dakota, shall permit active duty and reserve duty military recruiters or South Dakota National Guard military recruiters reasonable access to …

Ord. 19-1 ), § 20, eff. Apr. 14, 2019.

All certified educators new to the profession or from out-of-state shall complete a three-credit-hour course in South Dakota Indian studies. The course shall include components specific to: (1) Language and cultural awareness; (2) History; (3) Educational theory and background of…

Ord. 19-1 ), § 21, eff. Apr. 14, 2019. 13-1-50. Repealed by SL 2019, ch 235 (Ex. Ord. 19-1), § 22, eff. Apr. 14, 2019.

Repealed by SL 1971, ch 23 , § 2 13-1-6

Ord. 19-1 ), § 22, eff. Apr. 14, 2019. 13-1-51 Promulgation of rules regarding curriculum and coursework. 13-1-52 False claims concerning academic degree--Violation as misdemeanor--Revocation of license--Evaluation of academic credentials. 13-1-53 False claims concerning degree, …

The Board of Education Standards may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to provide for curriculum and coursework in South Dakota American Indian history and culture. Source: SL 2007, ch 82 , § 5; SL 2017, ch 81 , § 57.

No person may knowingly use a false academic degree or falsely claim to have a valid academic degree for the following purposes: (1) To obtain employment; (2) To obtain a promotion or higher compensation in employment; (3) To obtain admission to postsecondary education; or (4) In…

No person, for the following purposes, may knowingly use any false degree, certificate, diploma, transcript, or other document indicating that the person has completed an organized program of study or completed courses when the person has not completed the organized program of st…

The Department of Education may establish a program to reimburse public school counselors for the fees associated with the application and examination process necessary to earn the credential of National Certified School Counselor from the National Board for Counselor Certificati…

The Board of Education Standards shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26 , establishing the procedures for documenting the necessary certification and for providing the payments required in §

It is the policy of the State of South Dakota that the parent or guardian of any student enrolled in a public school may opt to receive any notifications or correspondence from that school by electronic mail in lieu of regular mail if the parent or guardian provides to the school…

Terms used in §§ 13-1-58 and 13-1-59 mean: (1) "Association," any association that meets the requirements of § 13-36-4 ; (2) "Journalism," the gathering, preparing, collecting, photographing, recording, streaming, broadcasting, writing, editing, reporting, or publishing of news o…

No school district, school board, association, or media contractor may interfere with the right of news media to attend and engage in journalism concerning any interscholastic high school activity or event. No association or media contractor may charge a fee for news media to eng…

The board of a school district may adopt policies governing reasonable accommodations for news media to conduct journalism at all interscholastic high school activities and events. The policies on reasonable accommodations shall allow news media all necessary access to conduct jo…

Repealed by SL 1975, ch 128 , § 377 13-1-7

If any department, board, or commission of the state administers a licensure or certification examination to any person who completed a degree program at an institution under the control of the Board of Regents, the department, board, or commission must report to the Board of Reg…

If any department, board, or commission of the state administers a licensure or certification examination to any person who completes a degree program or a training program at a public technical college in the state, the department, board, or commission must report to the Board o…

Source: SL 2013, ch 70 , § 3; SL 2017, ch 81 , § 57; SL 2018, ch 9 , § 2; SL 2022, ch 37 , § 1.

Source: SL 2013, ch 71 , § 1; SL 2017, ch 81 , § 52; SL 2020, ch 61 , § 37; SL 2024, ch 52 , § 3.

Source: SL 2013, ch 71 , § 2; SL 2024, ch 52 , § 4. 13-1-65. Repealed by SL 2017, ch 76 , § 3.

13-1-66 Wearing of eagle feather, eagle plume, or beaded cap--Permitted at honoring or graduation ceremony. 13-1-66.1 Graduation ceremony--Military-enlistment decoration permitted. 13-1-67 Divisive concepts--Definition. 13-1-68 Engagement with divisive concepts--Compulsion prohib…

The state or any of its political subdivisions may not prohibit any Native American student from wearing an eagle feather, eagle plume, or an appropriate beaded graduation cap at a school honoring or graduation ceremony. A school administrator may determine if a beaded graduation…

A student who is enrolled in a school district and has enlisted in the South Dakota National Guard or in a branch of the armed forces, as defined in § 36-1-2 , may wear a sash, stole, or other military decoration at a school graduation ceremony, if the sash, stole, or decoration …

For the purposes of §§ 13-1-67 to 13-1-71 , inclusive, the term, divisive concepts, means: (1) That any race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity, or national origin is inherently superior or inferior; (2) That individuals should be discriminated against or adversely treated because …

The Board of Regents, or the Board of Technical Education, or any institution under their control, may not direct or compel a student to personally affirm, adopt, or adhere to divisive concepts. The Board of Regents, or the Board of Technical Education, or any institution under t…

The Board of Regents, or the Board of Technical Education, or any institution under their control, may not condition enrollment or attendance in a class, training, or orientation on the basis of race or color. Nothing in this section should be construed to prohibit the required c…

Transferred to § 13-3-1.2 13-1-8

The Board of Regents, or the Board of Technical Education, or any institution under their control, may not authorize or expend funding for any purpose prohibited in §§ 13-1-67 to 13-1-71 , inclusive. Source: SL 2022, ch 39 , § 4.

Nothing in §§ 13-1-67 to 13-1-71 , inclusive: (1) Prevents an employee or a contractor who provides mandatory orientation or training from responding to questions that are raised by participants in the orientation or training and which pertain to the divisive concepts; (2) Pertai…

A qualifying school that refuses to accept a cash payment from an individual for admission to a school-affiliated event on the day of the event, must grant the individual admission to the event without charge if: (1) The individual demonstrates that the individual has an amount o…

Repealed by SL 1975, ch 128 , § 377 13-1-9

Transferred to § 13-3-1.3 13-1-10

Repealed by SL 1971, ch 99 , § 10 13-3-1.1