South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 23 - Establishment And Discontinuance Of Schools
Section 13-23-1 - School board's power to establish and discontinue--Time for action closing school.

13-23-1. School board's power to establish and discontinue--Time for action closing school.
The school board shall have the power to establish and discontinue attendance centers by resolution of the board. An action to close an operating school shall be taken by December first prior to the closure. However, if an emergency exists, the board may close the school after notice to the patrons.

Source: SDC 1939, §15.2523 (5); SL 1939, ch 44; SL 1949, ch 54, §1; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 12, §16; SDC Supp 1960, §15.3016; SL 1975, ch 128, §147; SL 1981, ch 139, §1.

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Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 13 - Education

Chapter 23 - Establishment And Discontinuance Of Schools

Section 13-23-1 - School board's power to establish and discontinue--Time for action closing school.

Section 13-23-2 - Power of district voters to direct establishment or discontinuance of attendance center.

Section 13-23-3 - Resolution or petition to discontinue attendance center--Time of election--Board bound by decision of voters.

Section 13-23-10 - Establishment of attendance center outside boundaries of school district--Joint powers agreement.

Section 13-23-11 - Cooperative educational learning units and virtual schools unaffected.

Section 13-23-12 - Attendance center established before January 1, 2016.