South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 05 - Types And Organization Of School Districts
Section 13-5-17 - Recording of school district names, numbers and boundaries--Duplicate names prohibited.

13-5-17. Recording of school district names, numbers and boundaries--Duplicate names prohibited.
Each school district name and number and a description of the district's boundaries shall be recorded in the office of the secretary of the Department of Education. The secretary shall refuse to record as the name of any district a name which has been previously chosen and recorded by another district in the same county.

Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 8, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2003; SL 1971, ch 101, §2; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), §63; SL 2012, ch 88, §4.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 13 - Education

Chapter 05 - Types And Organization Of School Districts

Section 13-5-1 - School districts defined--General corporate and proprietary powers.

Section 13-5-2 - Types of school districts abolished--New boards for former superimposed districts.

Section 13-5-14 - School districts overlapping county boundaries--County determined by residence of majority.

Section 13-5-15 - School districts as corporations--Form of name.

Section 13-5-16 - Naming and numbering of school districts.

Section 13-5-17 - Recording of school district names, numbers and boundaries--Duplicate names prohibited.

Section 13-5-17.1 - Change of name of school district--Petition--Notice--Hearing--Report of new name to secretary.

Section 13-5-29 - Vested contract rights not impaired.

Section 13-5-31 - Cooperative educational service units.

Section 13-5-32 - Cooperative educational service units--Powers--Authorization to issue notes.

Section 13-5-32.1 - Cooperative educational service units--Purpose--Acquiring, leasing and selling real and personal property--Agreement establishing units.

Section 13-5-33 - Cooperative educational service units--Compliance with school district requirements and budget procedures.

Section 13-5-33.1 - Limitations on authority of cooperative educational service units to issue notes.

Section 13-5-33.2 - Cooperative education service units to file annual audit and disclosure statements.

Section 13-5-34 - Application procedure by school district for waiver from compliance with administrative rules--School reform plan.

Section 13-5-35 - Formation of new school district--Requirements.