2011 South Dakota Code
Title 13 EDUCATION
Chapter 39. Vocational And Technical Education
§13-39-12 Cooperation with federal agencies.

13-39-1.2. Definition of terms. Terms used in this chapter, mean:

(1) "Adult vocational education," the training provided to upgrade or update the occupational skills of persons who are preparing to, or have already, entered an occupation;

(2) "Center board," the governing body of a multidistrict, career and technical academy;

(3) " Department," the Department of Education;

(4) "Facilities," buildings, rooms, property, and permanent equipment, including vehicles, used to provide vocational education;

(5) "LEA," a local education agency limited to public school districts and the legal entities that a school district is authorized to establish;

(6) "Multidistrict, career and technical academy," an educational entity designed to provide career and technical education and academic courses that prepare youth for a wide range of careers that require varying levels of education;

(7) "Multi-use facility," a structure or part of a structure for student or faculty use as a lounge area, cafeteria, classroom, or large group area not operated as a student union building in which student fees are charged and utilized to pay for construction and maintenance of a facility under the direct or indirect control of the students;

(8) "Participating district," a school district which has voting representation on a center board;

(9) "Postsecondary technical institute," a public nonprofit school legally authorized to provide public postsecondary technical education which does not culminate in a baccalaureate degree at that school;

(10) "Secretary," the state secretary of education;

(11) "State board," the South Dakota Board of Education;

(12) "Vocational education," organized programs at the secondary, postsecondary, or adult levels directly related to the preparation of individuals for paid or unpaid employment, or for the additional preparation for a career requiring other than a baccalaureate or advanced degree.

Source: SL 1982, ch 147, § 2; SL 1985, ch 134, § 5; SL 2003, ch 272, § 63; SL 2009, ch 88, § 1; SL 2010, ch 77, § 15.