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State of South Dakota  
SEVENTY-EIGHTH SESSION
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,  2003  

400I0209  
HOUSE BILL   NO.     1040  

Introduced by:     The Committee on Education at the request of the Department of Education and Cultural Affairs  



         FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to  define the consolidation of school districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
     Section  1.  That § 13-6-1 be amended to read as follows:
     13-6-1.   Terms used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires, mean:
             (1)      "Joint district," a school district having territory in two or more adjoining counties. Jurisdiction within a joint district is determined as provided in §   13-5-14;
             (2)      "Party," any person or municipality interested in any proceedings under the provisions of this chapter;
             (3)      "Plan," a plan proposing the formation or elimination of one or more school district entities;
             (4)      "Reorganization," the formation, consolidation, or subdivision of school districts;
             (5)      "Requirements and limitations for reorganization," those requirements and limitations provided by law;
             (6)      "State board," the South Dakota Board of Education ;
             (7)    "Consolidation," the combining of two or more districts in which a new district and

school board are created .