<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sd42cf461-e303-47c8-ba51-26d4ef18aec2P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: center; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.sd42cf461-e303-47c8-ba51-26d4ef18aec2C0 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd42cf461-e303-47c8-ba51-26d4ef18aec2C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd42cf461-e303-47c8-ba51-26d4ef18aec2000001 { color: #000000; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sd42cf461-e303-47c8-ba51-26d4ef18aec2P0-000002 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: left; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.sd42cf461-e303-47c8-ba51-26d4ef18aec2C0-000003 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd42cf461-e303-47c8-ba51-26d4ef18aec2C0-000004 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sd42cf461-e303-47c8-ba51-26d4ef18aec2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd42cf461-e303-47c8-ba51-26d4ef18aec2C0">ARTICLE </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:44"><span class="sd42cf461-e303-47c8-ba51-26d4ef18aec2C0-000000">24:44</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd42cf461-e303-47c8-ba51-26d4ef18aec2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd42cf461-e303-47c8-ba51-26d4ef18aec2000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd42cf461-e303-47c8-ba51-26d4ef18aec2P0"><span class="sd42cf461-e303-47c8-ba51-26d4ef18aec2C0">SCHOOL FINANCE ACCOUNTABILITY</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd42cf461-e303-47c8-ba51-26d4ef18aec2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd42cf461-e303-47c8-ba51-26d4ef18aec2000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd42cf461-e303-47c8-ba51-26d4ef18aec2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd42cf461-e303-47c8-ba51-26d4ef18aec2000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd42cf461-e303-47c8-ba51-26d4ef18aec2P0-000002"><span class="sd42cf461-e303-47c8-ba51-26d4ef18aec2C0-000003">Chapter</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd42cf461-e303-47c8-ba51-26d4ef18aec2P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd42cf461-e303-47c8-ba51-26d4ef18aec2000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd42cf461-e303-47c8-ba51-26d4ef18aec2P0-000002"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:44:01"><span class="sd42cf461-e303-47c8-ba51-26d4ef18aec2C0-000004">24:44:01</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd42cf461-e303-47c8-ba51-26d4ef18aec2C0-000003">        School Finance Accountability Board.</span></p></div></body></html>