{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-26-6-41","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 26-6-41","heading":"Religious child-placement agency to be independent from state.","body":"A faith-based or religious child-placement agency that enters into a contract with the state or participates in a state benefit program for child-placement services shall retain the agency's independence from the state, including the child-placement agency's control over the definition, development, practice, and expression of the agency's written religious beliefs and moral convictions; the agency's hiring and employment practices; and decisions as to whether any child-placement service conflicts with any sincerely-held religious belief or moral conviction of the agency.","path":["TITLE 26. MINORS","CHAPTER 26-6. CHILDREN'S HOMES AND WELFARE AGENCIES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/26-6-41","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"01154a262315f3d552f134b7d098637f13b1d569b666593699a88af65c468450","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-26-6-40","next":"us-sd/sdcl-26-6-42"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}