AN ACT
ENTITLED, An Act to
require all children to attend kindergarten and to establish a minimum length
of time for kindergarten programs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 13-27-1 be amended to read as follows:
13-27-1. Every person having control of a child, who is not younger than five or older than six years old by the first day of September and who has not exceeded the age of sixteen, shall cause the child to regularly attend some public or nonpublic school for the entire term during which the public school in the district in which the person resides, or the school to which the child is assigned to attend, is in session, until the child reaches the age of sixteen years, unless excused as provided in this chapter. All children shall attend kindergarten prior to age seven. Any child who transfers from another state may proceed in a continuous educational program without interruption if the child has not previously attended kindergarten.
Section 2. That § 13-26-1 be amended to read as follows:
13-26-1. The school fiscal year shall begin July first and end June thirtieth. Each local school board shall set the number of days in a school term, the length of a school day, and the number of school days in a school week. The local school board or governing body shall establish the number of hours in the school term for kindergarten programs, which may not be less than four hundred thirty-seven and one-half hours. The Board of Education shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 setting the minimum number of hours in the school term for grades one through three. The number of hours in the school term for grades four through twelve may not be less than nine hundred sixty-two and one-half hours, exclusive of intermissions. An intermission is the time when pupils are at recess or lunch.
Section 3. That § 13-28-2 be amended to read as follows:
13-28-2. Any child who is five years old on the first day of September is eligible for enrollment in kindergarten during that school year. Any child in a kindergarten or prekindergarten program who was in compliance with the statutory eligibility dates in effect at the time of his enrollment may proceed in a continuous educational program without interruption. Any child who transfers from another state may proceed in a continuous educational program without interruption.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 13-27-1 be amended to read as follows:
13-27-1. Every person having control of a child, who is not younger than five or older than six years old by the first day of September and who has not exceeded the age of sixteen, shall cause the child to regularly attend some public or nonpublic school for the entire term during which the public school in the district in which the person resides, or the school to which the child is assigned to attend, is in session, until the child reaches the age of sixteen years, unless excused as provided in this chapter. All children shall attend kindergarten prior to age seven. Any child who transfers from another state may proceed in a continuous educational program without interruption if the child has not previously attended kindergarten.
Section 2. That § 13-26-1 be amended to read as follows:
13-26-1. The school fiscal year shall begin July first and end June thirtieth. Each local school board shall set the number of days in a school term, the length of a school day, and the number of school days in a school week. The local school board or governing body shall establish the number of hours in the school term for kindergarten programs, which may not be less than four hundred thirty-seven and one-half hours. The Board of Education shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 setting the minimum number of hours in the school term for grades one through three. The number of hours in the school term for grades four through twelve may not be less than nine hundred sixty-two and one-half hours, exclusive of intermissions. An intermission is the time when pupils are at recess or lunch.
Section 3. That § 13-28-2 be amended to read as follows:
13-28-2. Any child who is five years old on the first day of September is eligible for enrollment in kindergarten during that school year. Any child in a kindergarten or prekindergarten program who was in compliance with the statutory eligibility dates in effect at the time of his enrollment may proceed in a continuous educational program without interruption. Any child who transfers from another state may proceed in a continuous educational program without interruption.
Any child under the age of five is eligible for admittance to a nursery school.
Section 4. This Act is effective on July 1, 2010.
An Act to require all children to attend kindergarten and to establish a minimum length of time for kindergarten programs.
Section 4. This Act is effective on July 1, 2010.
An Act to require all children to attend kindergarten and to establish a minimum length of time for kindergarten programs.
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I certify that the attached Act originated in the
HOUSE as
Bill
No.
1175
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____________________________
Chief Clerk
Chief Clerk
____________________________
Speaker of the House
Speaker of the House
Attest:
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Chief Clerk
Chief Clerk
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President of the Senate
Attest:
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Secretary of the Senate
Secretary of the Senate
House
Bill
No.
1175
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Received at this Executive Office this _____ day of _____________ ,
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Chapter No. ______
Received at this Executive Office this _____ day of _____________ ,
20____ at ____________ M.
By _________________________
for the Governor
for the Governor
The attached Act is hereby
approved this ________ day of
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____________________________
Governor
Governor
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
ss.
Office of the Secretary of State
Filed ____________ , 20___
at _________ o'clock __ M.
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Secretary of State
Secretary of State
By _________________________
Asst. Secretary of State
