{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-13-37-2.1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 13-37-2.1","heading":"Surrogate parent defined.","body":"As used in this chapter, the term, surrogate parent, means any individual assigned by the district to act in place of the parent of a child in need of special education when the school district cannot identify or locate the parent or the child is a ward of the state.","path":["TITLE 13. EDUCATION","CHAPTER 13-37. SPECIAL ASSISTANCE AND RELATED SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/13-37-2.1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"dfbc4c8279315e15b601fff69c77c28e4e247662fa12a60955727d2f4fb18637","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-13-37-2","next":"us-sd/sdcl-13-37-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}