A child in need of special education or special education and related services assigned to and enrolled in an approved out of district special education residential or tuition day program by an individualized education program team has school residence in the school district making the assignment. The fiscal responsibility of the school district making the assignment continues until the end of the school fiscal year or until the child’s parent or guardian enrolls the child in another school district, the child participates in the new school district’s special education program, the new school district conducts a placement committee meeting, a new individualized educational program for the child is adopted, and the child’s placement is changed.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 13-28-9.1

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.

Source: SL 1982, ch 143, § 2; SL 2001, ch 84, § 1; SL 2009, ch 84, § 1.