13-26-9. School board decision on opening day of classes--Petition for referendum.
A decision by a school board to schedule the opening day of classes before the first Tuesday following the first Monday in September may be referred to a vote of the qualified voters of the school district by the filing of a petition signed by five percent of the registered voters in the school district, based upon the total number of registered voters voting at the last preceding general election, for districts with more than five thousand registered voters. Petitions in districts with less than five thousand registered voters must be signed by five percent of the total number of registered voters at the last preceding general election. The board in scheduling the opening day of classes shall allow sufficient time for the referendum process authorized in this section.
Source: SL 1993, ch 133, §2; SL 2014, ch 84, §1.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 26 - School Term And Holidays
Section 13-26-1.1 - Instructional time spent administering statewide academic assessments.
Section 13-26-2 - Time required in school term--Make up time--Summer term.
Section 13-26-4 - Teacher-parent conferences counted as hours in session.
Section 13-26-4.1 - In-service training.
Section 13-26-6 - School term provisions not applicable to special schools.
Section 13-26-9 - School board decision on opening day of classes--Petition for referendum.
Section 13-26-10 - Petition to refer a school board decision on opening day of classes.
Section 13-26-11 - Contents of petition on opening day of classes.
Section 13-26-12 - Requirements for voters signing petition.
Section 13-26-13 - Time of election.
Section 13-26-14 - Publication of referred decision.
Section 13-26-15 - Ballots--Printing and distribution.