If a joint school district is created, the county officials shall comply with the orders and directives of the board of county commissioners of the county having jurisdiction over the school district so created. A school district shall be considered to be under the jurisdiction of the board of county commissioners of the county where the major portion of the children listed on the fall submission of student enrollment data of the school district area are located.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 13-6-59

  • Children: includes children by birth and by adoption. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • 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 Supp 1960, § 15.2006 as added by SL 1966, ch 40, § 1; SL 1973, ch 85, § 24; SL 2012, ch 88, § 6.