South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 39 - Career And Technical Education
Section 13-39-1.2 - Definitions.

13-39-1.2. Definitions.
Terms used in this chapter, mean:
(1)"Career and technical education," a contextual education model that employs career clusters and programs of study in preparing highly skilled students for success in postsecondary education and in-demand careers;
(2)"Career clusters," a distinct grouping of occupations and industries based on the knowledge and skills they require;
(3)"Center board," the governing body of a multidistrict, career and technical academy;
(4)"Department," the Department of Education;
(5)"Director," the person at the Department of Education responsible for the administration of career and technical education;
(6)"Facilities," buildings, rooms, property, and permanent equipment, including vehicles, used to provide career and technical education;
(7)"LEA," a local education agency limited to public school districts, the legal entities that a school district is authorized to establish, or a distinct separate LEA established pursuant to §13-39A-35;
(8)"Multidistrict, career and technical academy," an educational entity designed to provide career and technical education and academic courses that prepare youth for a wide range of careers that require varying levels of education;
(9)"Participating district," a school district which has voting representation on a center board;
(10)"Technical college," as defined in §13-39A-1;
(11)"Secretary," the secretary of education;
(12)"State board," the South Dakota Board of Education Standards established in §1-45-6.1.

Source: SL 1982, ch 147, §2; SL 1985, ch 134, §5; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), §63; SL 2009, ch 88, §1; SL 2010, ch 77, §15; SL 2012, ch 88, §15; SL 2017, ch 81, §41; SL 2020, ch 61, § 44.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 13 - Education

Chapter 39 - Career And Technical Education

Section 13-39-1.2 - Definitions.

Section 13-39-8 - General supervision by director.

Section 13-39-9 - Schools subject to general supervision by director.

Section 13-39-12 - Cooperation with federal agencies.

Section 13-39-13 - Agreements with federal and state agencies.

Section 13-39-19 - Distribution of state and federal funds to schools--State treasurer custodian of money from federal appropriations.

Section 13-39-21 - Uniform system for gathering and reporting data.

Section 13-39-26 - Nonpublic secondary or postsecondary technical institutions.

Section 13-39-27 - LEA authority to establish career and technical education programs.

Section 13-39-28 - Persons eligible for vocational education.

Section 13-39-41 - Submission of plan for multidistrict, career and technical academy--Compliance with state plan and rules.

Section 13-39-42 - State board examination of plan for multidistrict, career and technical academy--Approval or disapproval.

Section 13-39-43 - Agreement of participation in multidistrict, career and technical academy--Resolution of agreement.

Section 13-39-44 - Multidistrict, career and technical academy center board.

Section 13-39-45 - Small academy center board.

Section 13-39-46 - Terms of office of center board members--Vacancies.

Section 13-39-47 - Oaths of center board members.

Section 13-39-48 - Meetings of center board--Annual election of officers.

Section 13-39-49 - Chairman and vice chairman of center board.

Section 13-39-50 - Voting by center board members--Quorum--Majority required for action.

Section 13-39-51 - Employment of personnel by center board.

Section 13-39-53 - School district laws applicable to multidistrict, career and technical academies.

Section 13-39-54 - Bonds and tax levies prohibited--Funds provided by participating districts.

Section 13-39-55 - Assessment of participating districts for proportionate share of center expenses--Payment.

Section 13-39-56 - Apportionment and distribution of funds available to multidistrict, career and technical academies.

Section 13-39-57 - Appropriated and federal funds used for distribution.

Section 13-39-58 - Business of center--Ownership of property.

Section 13-39-59 - District becoming participant in established center--Procedure.

Section 13-39-60 - School board resolution to participate in established center--Fee--Publication of resolution.

Section 13-39-61 - Referendum on district participation in multidistrict center--Majority required for approval.

Section 13-39-62 - Withdrawal of district from participation in academy--Submission to voters--Effect of withdrawal.

Section 13-39-64 - Rules for multidistrict, career and technical academies.

Section 13-39-75 - Sales tax increase--Instructor salaries.