CHAPTER 2:01:15
SCHOOL SENTINEL MINIMUM STANDARDS
Section
2:01:15:01 Minimum standards for school sentinel training.
2:01:15:02 Submission of school sentinel training application.
2:01:15:02.01 Refusal of school sentinel training application.
2:01:15:03 Filing of fingerprints.
2:01:15:04 Reapplication for training as a school sentinel.
2:01:15:05 Expiration of training.
2:01:15:01. Minimum standards for school sentinel training. The school board may submit a person for school sentinel training only if the person meets the following requirements:
(1) Is a citizen of the United States;
(2) Is at least 21 years of age at time of appointment;
(3) Has fingerprints taken by a qualified law enforcement officer;
(4) Is of good moral character;
(5) Is a graduate of an accredited high school or has a high school equivalency certificate acceptable to the commission;
(6) Is examined by a licensed physician who certifies, on forms prescribed by the commission, that the applicant is able to perform the duties of a school sentinel;
(7) Is interviewed in person by the school board or its designee and approved by the school board to apply to the school sentinel basic training course;
(8) Has received written approval to apply to the school sentinel basic training course by all local law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction over the school premises in which the individual will act as a school sentinel;
(9) Has not unlawfully used any prescribed drug, controlled substance, or marijuana within one year before the time of application for training; and
(10) Has a valid concealed weapons permit.
Source: 40 SDR 44, effective September 17, 2013.
General Authority: SDCL 23-3-35(16).
Law Implemented: SDCL 23-3-35(16).
2:01:15:02. Submission of school sentinel training application. To submit an individual for the school sentinel basic training course, the local school board shall complete the school sentinel training application provided by the law enforcement training office and return the application with two sets of the fingerprint cards required by subdivision 2:01:15:01(3).
Source: 40 SDR 44, effective September 17, 2013.
General Authority: SDCL 23-3-35(16).
Law Implemented: SDCL 23-3-35(16).
02:01:15:02.01. Refusal of school sentinel training application. The executive secretary of the Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training Commission may refuse the application for any individual seeking to enroll in the school sentinel training program for:
(1) Failure to meet standards set forth in § 2:01:15:01;
(2) Misrepresenting, falsifying, or omitting material information in the training application; or
(3) Being barred from possessing firearms pursuant to SDCL chapter 22-14 or federal law.
A school board may resubmit an application for an individual whose application has been refused after one year.
Source: 50 SDR 63, effective November 28, 2023.
General Authority: SDCL 23-3-35(1).
Law Implemented: SDCL 23-3-35(16).
2:01:15:03. Filing of fingerprints. An applicant's fingerprints taken under subdivision 2:01:15:01(3) may be distributed to local, state, and national fingerprint files to disclose if the applicant has a criminal record.
Source: 40 SDR 44, effective September 17, 2013.
General Authority: SDCL 23-3-35(16).
Law Implemented: SDCL 23-3-35(16).
2:01:15:04. Reapplication for training as a school sentinel. A school board may resubmit an application for an individual who has failed to successfully complete the school sentinel basic sentinel training course, or has been dismissed from the program under § 2:01:16:09, after one year.
Source: 40 SDR 44, effective September 17, 2013.
General Authority: SDCL 23-3-35(16).
Law Implemented: SDCL 23-3-35(16).
2:01:15:05. Expiration of training. A school sentinel's training certificate of completion issued under § 2:01:16:01 becomes inactive on the last day of the twelfth calendar month following the issuance date on the certificate, unless the school sentinel completes the continuing educational requirements in §§ 2:01:16:10 and 2:01:16:11. An inactive certification expires two years after becoming inactive.
Source: 40 SDR 44, effective September 17, 2013; 47 SDR 41, effective October 12, 2020.
General Authority: SDCL 23-3-35(16).
Law Implemented: SDCL 23-3-35(16).
