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State of South Dakota
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NINETY-SECOND SESSION LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2017 |
| 594Y0386 | HOUSE BILL NO. 1196 |
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Introduced by: Representative Wismer and Senator Greenfield (Brock)
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FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to lower the compulsory attendance age for school
attendance.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 13-27-1 be amended to read:
13-27-1. Any person having control of a child, who is not younger than five or older than six years old by the first day of September, or any child who, by the first day of September, is at least six years old, but who has not exceeded the age ofeighteen 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 eighteen sixteen years, unless the child
has graduated or is excused as provided in this chapter. However, the requirements of this
section are met if a child who is at least sixteen years of age enrolls in a general education
development test preparation program that is school-based or for which a school contracts and
the child successfully completes the test or reaches the age of eighteen years.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 13-27-1 be amended to read:
13-27-1. Any person having control of a child, who is not younger than five or older than six years old by the first day of September, or any child who, by the first day of September, is at least six years old, but who has not exceeded the age of
A child is eligible to enroll in a school-based or school-contracted general education
development test preparation program or take the general education development test if the child
is sixteen or seventeen years of age, and the child presents written permission from the child's
parent or guardian and one of the following:
(1) Verification from a school administrator that the child will not graduate with the
child's cohort class because of credit deficiency;
(2) Authorization from a court services officer;
(3) A court order requiring the child to enter the program;
(4) Verification that the child is under the direction of the Department of Corrections;
or
(5) Verification that the child is enrolled in Job Corps as authorized by Title I-C of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as amended to January 1, 2009.
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.
