ENTITLED, An Act to exempt certain school districts from the requirement to reorganize due to low
enrollment.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 13-6-97 be amended to read as follows:
13-6-97. Any school district that has a fall enrollment, as defined in § 13-13-10.1, of less than
one hundred and is not a sparse school district, as defined in § 13-13-78, shall reorganize with
another school district or school districts to create a newly reorganized school district with a fall
enrollment of one hundred or greater. After July 1, 2007, if the fall enrollment of any school district
that is not sparse falls to one hundred or below, that school district shall prepare a plan for
reorganization within two years. If any such district fails to prepare a plan for reorganization by the
deadline, the Board of Education shall prepare a reorganization plan for the district. However, the
provisions of this section do not apply to any school district that receives no foundation program
state aid distributed pursuant to chapter 13-13, and that is located at least twenty-five miles from the
nearest high school in an adjoining school district in the state. The provisions of this section also do
not apply to any school district that is a part of a consortium of school districts exercising joint
powers pursuant to chapter 1-24 or intergovernmental cooperation in education pursuant to chapter
13-15 for the purposes stated in § 13-8-1, provided that any such joint powers agreement or
intergovernmental cooperation agreement is approved each year before the first day of July by the
secretary of education. The Board of Education may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to
establish the procedures and criteria for the secretary's approval of agreements pursuant to this
section. The criteria shall take into account any significant cost savings that may be achieved through
such an agreement and the educational needs of the students in the districts.
An Act to exempt certain school districts from the requirement to reorganize due to low enrollment.
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I certify that the attached Act
originated in the
SENATE as Bill No. 96
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Secretary of the Senate
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President of the Senate
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Secretary of the Senate
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Speaker of the House
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Chief Clerk
Senate Bill No. 96
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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
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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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