<html> <head> <title>Rule 24:56:01:01 Deadline and requirements for submission of agreements.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 24:56:01:01"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 24:56:01:01 Deadline and requirements for submission of agreements."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>24:56:01:01.&nbsp;&nbsp;Deadline and requirements for submission of agreements.</b> Any agreement between a consortium of school districts exercising joint powers or intergovernmental cooperation referenced in SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-6-97">13-6-97</A> must be approved by all participating school districts no later than the February first preceding the school year for which the agreement will take effect. The approved agreement, along with written proof of approval by all participating districts, must be submitted to the Secretary of the Department of Education via first class United States mail and be postmarked no later than five days after approval of the agreement by all participating districts. In addition to complying with all applicable provisions of South Dakota law, the agreement must address significant cost savings to be achieved through the agreement and demonstrate how the educational needs of all students in all participating districts will be served. The Secretary may also require the participating districts to submit additional information necessary to make the determinations referenced in §&nbsp;24:56:01:02.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 40 SDR 102, effective December 4, 2013.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-6-97">13-6-97.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-6-97">13-6-97.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'>&nbsp;</p> </div> </body> </html>