The Board of Regents shall appoint an executive director, who shall be a full-time employee of the board. The executive director shall have a graduate degree from a recognized college or university and shall by training and experience be familiar with the operations and problems of institutions of higher education. The executive director shall carry out the directives of the Board of Regents and shall be under the board’s general jurisdiction and supervision.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 13-49-10

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.0705; SL 1945, ch 49; SL 1955, ch 293, § 1; SL 1968, ch 35, § 1; SDCL Supp, § 13-49-10.1; SL 1975, ch 128, § 329; SL 1981, ch 150, § 1; SL 2007, ch 109, § 10.