<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 13-27-1 - Duty of person controlling child--Kindergarten--Transfer from another state.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s01ccb1c378144da7bb51afc7a5390392Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s01ccb1c378144da7bb51afc7a5390392SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s01ccb1c378144da7bb51afc7a5390392CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s01ccb1c378144da7bb51afc7a5390392Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s01ccb1c378144da7bb51afc7a5390392DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s01ccb1c378144da7bb51afc7a5390392000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s01ccb1c378144da7bb51afc7a5390392NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s01ccb1c378144da7bb51afc7a5390392DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s01ccb1c378144da7bb51afc7a5390392SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 13-27-1 - Duty of person controlling child--Kindergarten--Transfer from another state."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 13-27-1 - Duty of person controlling child--Kindergarten--Transfer from another state."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/13-27-1"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s01ccb1c378144da7bb51afc7a5390392Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-27-1" rel="noopener"><span class="s01ccb1c378144da7bb51afc7a5390392SENU">13-27-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s01ccb1c378144da7bb51afc7a5390392SENU">. </span><span class="s01ccb1c378144da7bb51afc7a5390392CL">Duty of person controlling child--Kindergarten--Transfer from another state.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s01ccb1c378144da7bb51afc7a5390392Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s01ccb1c378144da7bb51afc7a5390392DefaultParagraphFont">A parent, guardian, or other custodian of a child, who is not younger than five or older than six by the first day of September, or any child who, by the first day of September, is at least six years old, shall cause the child to regularly attend a public or nonpublic school or receive alternative instruction, as set forth in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-27-3" rel="noopener"><span class="s01ccb1c378144da7bb51afc7a5390392DefaultParagraphFont">13-27-3</span></a><span class="s01ccb1c378144da7bb51afc7a5390392DefaultParagraphFont">, until the child is eighteen years old, has graduated, or is excused or withdraws as provided in this chapter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s01ccb1c378144da7bb51afc7a5390392Statute"><span class="s01ccb1c378144da7bb51afc7a5390392DefaultParagraphFont">Each child 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.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s01ccb1c378144da7bb51afc7a5390392Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s01ccb1c378144da7bb51afc7a5390392000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s01ccb1c378144da7bb51afc7a5390392NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s01ccb1c378144da7bb51afc7a5390392DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s01ccb1c378144da7bb51afc7a5390392SCL">SDC 1939, § 15.3201; SL 1941, ch 65; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 15, § 1; SL 1975, ch 128, § 169; SL 1978, ch 111; SL 1985, ch 129, § 7; SL 1986, ch 122, §§ 1, 9; SL 1990, ch 126, § 1; SL 1991, ch 142, § 2; SL 1996, ch 114, §3; SL 2006, ch 80, § 1; SL 2007, ch 98, § 1; SL 2009, ch 83, § 1; SL 2009, ch 83, § 3, eff. July 1, 2010; SL 2017, ch 77, § 1; SL 2021, ch 76, § 1; SL 2025, ch 80, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 13-27-1 - Duty of person controlling child--Kindergarten--Transfer from another state.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2041998Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2041998SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2041998CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2041998Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; 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and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2041998Normal-000001"><span class="s2041998DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    The recognized church or religious denomination either individually or in cooperation with another recognized church or religious denomination provides a regularly supervised program of instruction in which each child participates in learning activities appropriate to the adult occupation that the child is likely to assume in later years.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2041998Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2041998000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2041998Normal"><span class="s2041998SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2041998SCL-000003"> SL 1990, ch 126, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 13-27-1 - Duty of person controlling child--Kindergarten--Transfer from another state.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2041999Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2041999SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2041999CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2041999Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2041999DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2041999000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2041999SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2041999SCL-000002 { 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="s2041999Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=13-27-1.2"><span class="s2041999SENU">13-27-1.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2041999SENU">. </span><span class="s2041999CL">Promulgation of rules on high school equivalency testing.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2041999Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2041999DefaultParagraphFont">The Department of Education may promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-26"><span class="s2041999DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2041999DefaultParagraphFont">, to establish high school equivalency testing procedures for children who take the test pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=13-27-1"><span class="s2041999DefaultParagraphFont">13-27-1</span></a><span class="s2041999DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2041999Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2041999000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2041999Normal"><span class="s2041999SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2041999SCL-000002"> SL 2009, ch 83, § 5; SL 2017, ch 77, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 13-27-1 - Duty of person controlling child--Kindergarten--Transfer from another state.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s0a138a2350fe45ad84afcabf8ded6276Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s0a138a2350fe45ad84afcabf8ded6276SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0a138a2350fe45ad84afcabf8ded6276CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s0a138a2350fe45ad84afcabf8ded6276Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; 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font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 13-27-1.3 - Withdrawal from school--Record of withdrawal documentation--Copies to secretary."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 13-27-1.3 - Withdrawal from school--Record of withdrawal documentation--Copies to secretary."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/13-27-1.3"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s0a138a2350fe45ad84afcabf8ded6276Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-27-1.3" rel="noopener"><span class="s0a138a2350fe45ad84afcabf8ded6276SENU">13-27-1.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a138a2350fe45ad84afcabf8ded6276SENU">. </span><span class="s0a138a2350fe45ad84afcabf8ded6276CL">Withdrawal from school--Record of withdrawal documentation--Copies to secretary.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a138a2350fe45ad84afcabf8ded6276Statute"><span class="s0a138a2350fe45ad84afcabf8ded6276DefaultParagraphFont">A child may withdraw from attending a school at the age of seventeen if the child has the written consent of a parent, guardian, or other custodian. The school district shall keep the documentation presented pursuant to this section. The school district shall forward a copy of the documentation to the Department of Education within thirty days of receipt.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a138a2350fe45ad84afcabf8ded6276Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a138a2350fe45ad84afcabf8ded6276000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a138a2350fe45ad84afcabf8ded6276NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a138a2350fe45ad84afcabf8ded6276DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s0a138a2350fe45ad84afcabf8ded6276SCL">SL 2025, ch 80, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 13-27-1 - Duty of person controlling child--Kindergarten--Transfer from another state.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; 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font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aac000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacNoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacSCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 13-27-1.4 - High school equivalency test--Requirements--Process."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 13-27-1.4 - High school equivalency test--Requirements--Process."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/13-27-1.4"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-27-1.4" rel="noopener"><span class="s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacSENU">13-27-1.4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacSENU">. </span><span class="s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacCL">High school equivalency test--Requirements--Process.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacStatute"><span class="s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacDefaultParagraphFont">A child who is at least sixteen years old may enroll in a school-based or school-contracted high school equivalency test preparation program or take the high school equivalency test if the child presents any one of the following:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacStatuteNumber1"><span class="s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacDefaultParagraphFont">(1)    The written consent of a parent, guardian, or other custodian;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacStatuteNumber1"><span class="s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacDefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Verification that the child will not graduate with the child's cohort class because of a credit deficiency;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacStatuteNumber1"><span class="s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacDefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Authorization from a court services officer;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacStatuteNumber1"><span class="s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacDefaultParagraphFont">(4)    A court order requiring the child to enter the program;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacStatuteNumber1"><span class="s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacDefaultParagraphFont">(5)    Verification that the child is under the direction of the Department of Corrections; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacStatuteNumber1"><span class="s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacDefaultParagraphFont">(6)    Verification that the child is enrolled in Job Corps as authorized by 29 U.S.C. §§ 3191 to 3212, inclusive, (January 1, 2009).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacStatute"><span class="s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacDefaultParagraphFont">Any child who is at least sixteen years old and who completes the high school equivalency test preparation program may take a high school equivalency test immediately following release from the school program or when ordered to take the test by a court.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacDefaultParagraphFont">Any child who fails to successfully complete the test shall re-enroll in the school district, unless the child has withdrawn from school pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-27-1.3" rel="noopener"><span class="s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacDefaultParagraphFont">13-27-1.3</span></a><span class="s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacDefaultParagraphFont">. Any child who fails to successfully complete the test may continue the high school equivalency preparation program or other suitable program as determined by the school district.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aac000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s736473e18eec487dab37646e11c97aacSCL">SL 2025, ch 80, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html>