South Dakota § 13-39-1.2 Definitions.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 13-39-1.2 — Definitions.

South Dakota § 13-39-1.2

Title 13EDUCATION

Ch. 13-38CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

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S.D. Codified Laws § 13-39-1.2 (2026).

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Terms used in this chapter, mean:

(1)"Career and technical education," a contextual education model that employs career clusters and programs of study in preparing highly skilled students for success in postsecondary education and in-demand careers;

(2)"Career clusters," a distinct grouping of occupations and industries based on the knowledge and skills they require;

(3)"Center board," the governing body of a multidistrict, career and technical academy;

(4)"Department," the Department of Education;

(5)"Director," the person at the Department of Education responsible for the administration of career and technical education;

(6)"Facilities," buildings, rooms, property, and permanent equipment, including vehicles, used to provide career and technical education;

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Terms used in this chapter, mean: (1) "Career and technical education," a contextual education model that employs career clusters and programs of study in preparing highly skilled students for success in postsecondary education and in-demand careers; (2) "Career clusters," a distinct grouping of occupations and industries based on the knowledge and skills they require; (3) "Center board," the governing body of a multidistrict, career and technical academy; (4) "Department," the Department of Education; (5) "Director," the person at the Department of Education responsible for the administration of career and technical education; (6) "Facilities," buildings, rooms, property, and permanent equipment, including vehicles, used to provide career and technical education; (7) "LEA," a local education agency limited to public school districts, the legal entities that a school district is authorized to establish, or a distinct separate LEA established pursuant to § 13-39A-35 ; (8) "Multidistrict, career and technical academy," an educational entity designed to provide career and technical education and academic courses that prepare youth for a wide range of careers that require varying levels of education; (9) "Participating district," a school district which has voting representation on a center board; (10) "Technical college," as defined in § 13-39A-1 ; (11) "Secretary," the secretary of education; (12) "State board," the South Dakota Board of Education Standards established in § 1-45-6.1 .

Legislative History

SL 1982, ch 147, § 2; SL 1985, ch 134, § 5; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), § 63; SL 2009, ch 88, § 1; SL 2010, ch 77, § 15; SL 2012, ch 88, § 15; SL 2017, ch 81, § 41; SL 2020, ch 61, § 44.