13-39-1.2. Definitions.
Terms used in this chapter, mean:
(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;
(2)"Career clusters," a distinct grouping of occupations and industries based on the knowledge and skills they require;
(3)"Center board," the governing body of a multidistrict, career and technical academy;
(4)"Department," the Department of Education;
(5)"Director," the person at the Department of Education responsible for the administration of career and technical education;
(6)"Facilities," buildings, rooms, property, and permanent equipment, including vehicles, used to provide career and technical education;
(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;
(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;
(9)"Participating district," a school district which has voting representation on a center board;
(10)"Technical college," as defined in §13-39A-1;
(11)"Secretary," the secretary of education;
(12)"State board," the South Dakota Board of Education Standards established in §1-45-6.1.
Source: SL 1982, ch 147, §2; SL 1985, ch 134, §5; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), §63; SL 2009, ch 88, §1; SL 2010, ch 77, §15; SL 2012, ch 88, §15; SL 2017, ch 81, §41; SL 2020, ch 61, § 44.