13-1-71. Application and scope of provisions.
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)Pertains to the content or conduct of any course of academic instruction or unit of study at an institution of higher education under the control of the Board of Regents or the Board of Technical Education; or
(3)May be construed to inhibit or violate the First Amendment rights of any student or employee, or to undermine the duty of an institution under the control of the Board of Regents or the Board of Technical Education to protect, to the greatest degree, academic freedom, intellectual diversity, and free expression.
Source: SL 2022, ch 39, §5.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 01 - State Policies And Supervision
Section 13-1-23 - Acceptance and distribution of money, goods, and services.
Section 13-1-31 - School library supervision--No minimum expenditures.
Section 13-1-39 - State board recommendations to Governor and Legislature.
Section 13-1-43 - Board and department to develop standards and practices for students.
Section 13-1-48 - Certain teachers required to take course in South Dakota Indian studies.
Section 13-1-51 - Promulgation of rules regarding curriculum and coursework.
Section 13-1-55 - Promulgation of rules regarding reimbursement and stipend.
Section 13-1-56 - Electronic mail to parent or guardian.
Section 13-1-57 - Definitions regarding news media coverage of high school activities.
Section 13-1-61 - Annual report--Outcomes of licensure and certification examinations.
Section 13-1-63 - Job placement outcomes.
Section 13-1-64 - Annual job placement report to Legislative Research Council.
Section 13-1-67 - Divisive concepts--Definition.
Section 13-1-68 - Engagement with divisive concepts--Compulsion prohibited.
Section 13-1-69 - Instruction--Racial classification prohibited.
Section 13-1-70 - Use of funding for certain purposes prohibited.