In each proposed change in a school district’s boundary or land exchange, the boundary of the area proposed to be detached, annexed, or exchanged must have a common boundary with the common boundary of the two involved school districts. Land owned by the federal, state, or local governments and unoccupied land may be included in the proposal.

Source: SDCL § 13-6-85 as added by SL 1973, ch 85, § 36; SL 1979, ch 112, § 2; SL 2004, ch 123, § 1; SL 2016, ch 82, § 3.