As used in this chapter, the term, surrogate parent, means any individual assigned by the district to act in place of the parent of a child in need of special education when the school district cannot identify or locate the parent or the child is a ward of the state.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 13-37-2.1

  • special education: means educational services and auxiliary services provided children in need of special education or special education and related services pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and shall include school instruction conforming as nearly as possible to the school program as defined in accreditation rules under duly qualified special education teachers to the extent that the child in need of special education or special education and related services is capable of profiting. See South Dakota Codified Laws 13-37-2

Source: SL 1989, ch 150, § 1; SL 1990, ch 195, § 1; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), § 63; SL 2010, ch 77, § 13; SL 2013, ch 79, § 6.