ENTITLED, An Act to revise certain provisions regarding the excuse from attendance of children
receiving alternative instruction.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 13-27-7 be amended to read as follows:
13-27-7. All applications for excuse from school attendance for the reasons provided in § 13-27-3 shall be on a standard form acknowledged before a notary or two witnesses. The form shall be
provided by the secretary of the Department of Education. A certificate of excuse shall be included
as part of the application and is effective upon the filing of the application with a school official,
without the necessity of school board action, subject to revocation thereafter as provided in this
chapter. The certificate of excuse shall be for a period not to exceed one year and shall state the
reason for the excuse is that the child will receive alternative instruction. Upon a showing by the
secretary of the Department of Education that a child excused from school attendance pursuant to
§ 13-27-3 is not being instructed in compliance with § 13-27-3, the school board may immediately
revoke the child's certificate of excuse.
All test scores required by § 13-27-3 shall be kept on file in the public school of the district
where the child has school residence as defined in § 13-28-9. If subsequent achievement test results
reveal less than satisfactory academic progress in the child's level of achievement, the school board
may refuse to renew the child's certificate of excuse.
Section 2. That § 13-27-9 be amended to read as follows:
13-27-9. A permanent record of all certificates of excuse shall be kept in some safe place as
determined by the school board. Any certificate of excuse of a pupil receiving alternative instruction
pursuant to § 13-27-3 is confidential. Copies of any certificate of excuse shall be forwarded to the
secretary of the Department of Education. Copies of any certificates of excuse shall also be
forwarded to the place where the child is instructed. The copies shall be forwarded within thirty days
of issuance.
An Act to revise certain provisions regarding the excuse from attendance of children receiving
alternative instruction.
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I certify that the attached Act
originated in the
HOUSE as Bill No. 1005
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Chief Clerk
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Speaker of the House
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Chief Clerk
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President of the Senate
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Secretary of the Senate
House Bill No. 1005
File No. ____
Chapter No. ______
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Received at this Executive Office
this _____ day of _____________ ,
20____ at ____________ M.
By _________________________
for the Governor
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The attached Act is hereby
approved this ________ day of
______________ , A.D., 20___
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Governor
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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
ss.
Office of the Secretary of State
Filed ____________ , 20___
at _________ o'clock __ M.
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Secretary of State
By _________________________
Asst. Secretary of State
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