South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 06 - Children S Homes And Welfare Agencies
Section 26-6-6.1 - Continuing foster care to age twenty-one.

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 26 - Minors

Chapter 06 - Children S Homes And Welfare Agencies

Section 26-6-1 - Agencies and institutions defined as child welfare agencies--Department of Social Services.

Section 26-6-1.1 - Chapter not applicable to day care services provided by school board for children of enrolled students.

Section 26-6-1.2 - Definitions.

Section 26-6-6.1 - Continuing foster care to age twenty-one.

Section 26-6-8 - License required to place child for adoption--Relatives and guardian excepted.

Section 26-6-9 - License or registration required for child care or placement by public or private agency--Waiver violation as misdemeanor.

Section 26-6-11 - Application for license--Investigation--Issuance--Conditions--Records--Public inspection.

Section 26-6-12 - Provisional license authorized.

Section 26-6-13 - Duration of licenses--Suspension or revocation--Assignment prohibited--Display or availability for inspection.

Section 26-6-14 - Categories of child welfare agency licenses.

Section 26-6-14.1 - Family day care defined--Number of children allowed.

Section 26-6-14.2 - Registration of family day care homes--Rules--Exemption--Investigation--Duration of registration--Assignment prohibited.

Section 26-6-14.3 - Issuance of child welfare license--Criminal record of applicant to be secured--Waiver by applicant--When application denied.

Section 26-6-14.4 - Persons to whom criminal record requirement applies.

Section 26-6-14.5 - Waiver, fingerprinting, and declaration as condition of employment--Time--Immediate termination of employee.

Section 26-6-14.6 - Meaning of conviction--Evidence of conviction.

Section 26-6-14.7 - Transfer of criminal record clearance when changing employment.

Section 26-6-14.8 - Unregistered family day care defined--Number of children allowed.

Section 26-6-14.9 - Submission of employees' names to department--Central registry background checks--Notification to provider--Issuance of certificate.

Section 26-6-14.10 - Prohibition of licensure, registration, or operation by person convicted of child abuse or other felony, or whose name appears on registry--Failure to report as misdemeanor.

Section 26-6-14.11 - Prohibition of child care by person convicted of child abuse, sex offense, or other felony, or whose name appears on registry--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 26-6-14.12 - Before and after school day care exempt from zoning, uniform building, and safety provisions.

Section 26-6-14.13 - Information from another state's central registry or national crime database to be used only for background check.

Section 26-6-15 - Specification in licenses and registration certificates of work authorized.

Section 26-6-15.1 - Additional number of children in day care--Staff-to-child ratios.

Section 26-6-15.2 - Additional number of children in day care center operating preschool program.

Section 26-6-16 - Rules for child care by licensed or registered agencies promulgated by department--Matters included in rules.

Section 26-6-18.1 - Establishment and support of day care centers by counties and municipalities.

Section 26-6-18.3 - Appropriation for day care centers.

Section 26-6-18.4 - Approved programs required for payments to nonprofit organizations--Records and periodic audit.

Section 26-6-18.5 - Exemption of program from zoning, building and fire and life safety codes.

Section 26-6-19 - Department of Health visitations and inspections.

Section 26-6-20 - Records on children in care of agencies--Information confidential.

Section 26-6-20.1 - Definition of terms.

Section 26-6-20.2 - Separation of residents' moneys required of homes and centers.

Section 26-6-20.3 - Demand trust account deposit of moneys not kept in center--Deposit with state treasurer by public agency.

Section 26-6-20.4 - Deposit of money for resident when over specified amount.

Section 26-6-20.5 - Surety bond required of facility handling more than specified monthly amount--Bond amount.

Section 26-6-20.6 - Safeguards and records required of facilities.

Section 26-6-20.7 - Public audit of records.

Section 26-6-20.8 - Revocation of license--Cause.

Section 26-6-20.9 - Surrender of moneys and funds upon discharge of resident--Receipt--Deposited funds.

Section 26-6-20.10 - Escheat of unclaimed property under specified value after death of resident--Notice to relatives--Time--Disposition of property or money.

Section 26-6-21 - Placement of children for adoption--Consent by agency to adoption.

Section 26-6-22 - Notice to remove child from child welfare agency.

Section 26-6-23 - Grounds for revocation or refusal to issue or renew child welfare agency license or registration.

Section 26-6-23.1 - Revocation or refusal to issue or renew license or registration for child abuse or violence.

Section 26-6-23.2 - Central registry background checks on employees.

Section 26-6-24 - Notice of intended revocation or refusal of renewal of license or registration--Hearing on protest--Temporary suspension.

Section 26-6-25 - Investigation by department of unlicensed and unregistered operations--Further action by department.

Section 26-6-27 - Educational and incidental activities exempt from chapter--State institutions.

Section 26-6-28 - Reduction of number of children in foster care.

Section 26-6-29 - Shelters for battered spouses exempt.

Section 26-6-35 - Foster care for person under continuing juvenile jurisdiction who is over the age of majority.

Section 26-6-36 - Definitions relating to religious child-placement agencies.

Section 26-6-37 - Adverse action defined.

Section 26-6-38 - Child-placement agency not required to provide service that conflicts with sincere written religious policy.

Section 26-6-39 - State may not take adverse action against child-placement agency acting on basis of sincere written religious policy.

Section 26-6-40 - Licensure and state benefit programs available to religious child-placement agency.

Section 26-6-41 - Religious child-placement agency to be independent from state.

Section 26-6-42 - Child-placement agency may not decline service on basis of race, ethnicity, or national origin.

Section 26-6-43 - Claim or defense based on §§ 26-6-36 to 26-6-50.

Section 26-6-44 - Relief available for successful claim or defense.

Section 26-6-45 - Sovereign immunity not waived.

Section 26-6-46 - Broad protection of free exercise of religious beliefs and moral convictions.

Section 26-6-47 - Other law in conflict preempted.

Section 26-6-48 - Time for asserting claim.

Section 26-6-49 - Construction with federal law.

Section 26-6-50 - Other child-placement agencies not limited by actions of religious child-placement agency--Best interest of child.

Section 26-6-51 - Monitor--Designation--Primary duty.

Section 26-6-52 - Monitor--Powers and duties.

Section 26-6-53 - Findings of abuse or neglect--Report.

Section 26-6-54 - Persons requesting assistance--Identity--Confidentiality.

Section 26-6-55 - Hinderance of monitor--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 26-6-56 - Retaliatory acts--Prohibition--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 26-6-57 - Persons making report--Identity--Confidentiality.