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State of South Dakota
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EIGHTY-THIRD
SESSION LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2008 |
| 758P0463 | HOUSE BILL NO. 1312 |
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Introduced by:
Representatives Olson (Ryan), Buckingham, Elliott, Gilson, Hills, and
Weems and Senators Gray and Nesselhuf
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FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to
change the South Dakota virtual high school to the South
Dakota virtual school.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 13-33-24 be amended to read as follows:
13-33-24. There is created the South Dakota virtual
high
school. The South Dakota virtual
high
school shall be under the control of the Department of Education. The South Dakota virtual
high
school shall provide choice accessibility, flexibility, quality, and equity in curricular
offerings for
high school-aged
students in the state.
Section 2. That § 13-33-25 be amended to read as follows:
13-33-25. The South Dakota Virtual
High
School Advisory Council is established. The
council shall advise the Department of Education, the South Dakota Board of Education,
education-related organizations, and other education groups on issues related to distance
learning. The council shall meet quarterly with the Department of Education to discuss, develop,
and make recommendations for the promulgation of rules concerning policies that affect
distance delivery.
Section 3. That § 13-33-28 be amended to read as follows:
13-33-28. The Department of Education may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to coordinate course offerings by the South Dakota virtual
high
school, to award course credits
earned by students taking classes from the South Dakota virtual
high
school, and to establish
criteria for school districts to participate in the South Dakota virtual
high
school.
Section 4. That § 13-33-29 be amended to read as follows:
13-33-29. No school district may grant credit for any course successfully completed through distance learning as defined in § 13-33-20 unless the course is offered through the South Dakota Virtual
High
School.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 13-33-24 be amended to read as follows:
13-33-24. There is created the South Dakota virtual
Section 2. That § 13-33-25 be amended to read as follows:
13-33-25. The South Dakota Virtual
Section 3. That § 13-33-28 be amended to read as follows:
13-33-28. The Department of Education may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to coordinate course offerings by the South Dakota virtual
Section 4. That § 13-33-29 be amended to read as follows:
13-33-29. No school district may grant credit for any course successfully completed through distance learning as defined in § 13-33-20 unless the course is offered through the South Dakota Virtual
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 § 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.
