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State of South Dakota
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EIGHTY-SECOND SESSION LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2007 |
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HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE ENGROSSED
NO.
HB 1113
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02/15/2007
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Introduced by:
Representatives Weems, Elliott, Heineman, Miles, Rounds, Thompson, Van
Etten, and Willadsen and Senators Olson (Ed), Dempster, Gant, Garnos,
Katus, Peterson (Jim), and Two Bulls
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FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to
prohibit school districts from granting credit for distance
learning courses offered through entities other than the South Dakota Virtual High School.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That chapter 13-33 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That chapter 13-33 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
No school district may grant credit for any course successfully completed through distance
learning as defined in
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13-33-20 unless the course is offered through the South Dakota Virtual
High School.
However, a school district may grant credit for a distance learning course offered through
an entity other than the South Dakota Virtual High 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 course taken by a student who is dually enrolled pursuant
to the provisions of
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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 High School and is pre-
approved by the secretary of education.
