13-3-1.4.   General supervision of accredited elementary and secondary schools and postsecondary technical institutes. Subject to policies established by the South Dakota Board of Education, the secretary of the Department of Education has general supervision over all accredited elementary and secondary schools and postsecondary technical institutes in the state, including adult education, kindergarten, preschool, and summer schools.

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.0902; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 2, §§ 1, 5; SL 1957, ch 52, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, §§ 15.0901, 15.0905 (16); SDCL, §§ 13-1-25, 13-1-40; SL 1975, ch 128, § 9; SL 1996, ch 8, § 27; SL 2003, ch 272, § 63.

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