State of South Dakota  
EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2014  

400V0696   SENATE BILL   NO.  182  

Introduced by:    The Committee on Education at the request of the Office of the Governor
 

        FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to revise certain provisions relating to dual education credit.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
    Section 1. That § 13-28-37 be amended to read as follows:
    13-28-37. Any student in grades nine, ten, eleven, or twelve may apply to an institution of higher education or a postsecondary vocational education institution technical institute as a special student in a course or courses offered at the institution of higher education or postsecondary vocational education institution technical institute. The student shall obtain the school district's approval of the postsecondary course or courses prior to enrolling. If approved, the student shall receive full credit toward high school graduation as well as postsecondary credit for each postsecondary course. The resident school district or the state may pay all or part of the tuition and fees for a course approved for credit toward high school graduation in accordance with this section. The student is responsible for any tuition and fees not paid by the resident school district or the state and for any other costs involved with attending a postsecondary institution.
    If a failing final course grade is received in a postsecondary course under this section, the

student receiving the failure is no longer eligible to enroll for postsecondary courses under this section.
    Section 2. That § 13-33-29 be amended to read as follows:
    13-33-29. No school district may grant credit for any course successfully completed through distance learning as defined in § 13-33-20 unless the course is offered through the South Dakota Virtual School.

    However, a school district may grant credit for a distance learning course offered through an entity other than the South Dakota Virtual School if any of the following conditions apply:
            (1)    The course is provided through an agreement among accredited school districts;
            (2)    The course is a university or postsecondary technical institute course taken by a student who is dually enrolled pursuant to the provisions of § 13-28-37;
            (3)    The course was previously taken through an accredited high school or other accredited provider by a student who subsequently transferred into the school district; or
            (4)    The course is not available through the South Dakota Virtual School and is pre-approved by the secretary of education.