13-28-11. Child residing in residential treatment center or intensive residential treatment center.
If a child is residing in a residential treatment center or an intensive residential treatment center that provides an educational program through a school district, the school district where the residential treatment center or intensive residential treatment center is located is responsible for providing an educational program for the child. Tuition for a child who is not eligible for special education services at the time of placement and is enrolled in a public school district or state operated school at the time of placement shall be paid as provided in §13-13-87. The provisions of this section and §13-13-87 do not apply to any placement by the Department of Corrections, the Department of Social Services, or any entity approved by the Department of Social Services. For purposes of this section, a state operated school is the South Dakota Human Services Center academic program, the South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, or any school so designated by the Board of Education.
Source: SL 1959, ch 70; SDC Supp 1960, §15.3003; SL 1965, ch 52; SL 1982, ch 143, §4; SL 2013, ch 77, §1; SL 2014, ch 85, §1; SL 2016, ch 83, §17; SL 2017, ch 79, §1.