{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-13-39-1.2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 13-39-1.2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"Terms used in this chapter, mean:\n(1) \"Career and technical education,\" a contextual education model that employs career clusters and programs of study in preparing highly skilled students for success in postsecondary education and in-demand careers;\n(2) \"Career clusters,\" a distinct grouping of occupations and industries based on the knowledge and skills they require;\n(3) \"Center board,\" the governing body of a multidistrict, career and technical academy;\n(4) \"Department,\" the Department of Education;\n(5) \"Director,\" the person at the Department of Education responsible for the administration of career and technical education;\n(6) \"Facilities,\" buildings, rooms, property, and permanent equipment, including vehicles, used to provide career and technical education;\n(7) \"LEA,\" a local education agency limited to public school districts, the legal entities that a school district is authorized to establish, or a distinct separate LEA established pursuant to § 13-39A-35;\n(8) \"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;\n(9) \"Participating district,\" a school district which has voting representation on a center board;\n(10) \"Technical college,\" as defined in § 13-39A-1;\n(11) \"Secretary,\" the secretary of education;\n(12) \"State board,\" the South Dakota Board of Education Standards established in § 1-45-6.1.","path":["TITLE 13. EDUCATION","CHAPTER 13-39. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/13-39-1.2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"e7b21e271382e9732e060b638b908ccf531d2a08d674adb3501fec0a0f25c3f8","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-13-39-1.1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-13-39-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}