Section 13-39-1.2 - Definition of terms.
13-39-1.2. Definition of terms. Terms used in this chapter, mean:
(1) "Adult vocational education," the training provided to upgrade or update the occupational skills of persons who are preparing to, or have already, entered an occupation;
(2) "Center board," the governing body of a multidistrict, career and technical academy;
(3) " Department," the Department of Education;
(4) "Facilities," buildings, rooms, property, and permanent equipment, including vehicles, used to provide vocational education;
(5) "LEA," a local education agency limited to public school districts and the legal entities that a school district is authorized to establish;
(6) "Multidistrict, career and technical academy," an educational entity designed to provide career and technical education and academic courses that prepare youth for a wide range of careers that require varying levels of education;
(7) "Multi-use facility," a structure or part of a structure for student or faculty use as a lounge area, cafeteria, classroom, or large group area not operated as a student union building in which student fees are charged and utilized to pay for construction and maintenance of a facility under the direct or indirect control of the students;
(8) "Participating district," a school district which has voting representation on a center board;
(9) "Postsecondary technical institute," a public nonprofit school legally authorized to provide public postsecondary technical education which does not culminate in a baccalaureate degree at that school;
(10) "Secretary," the state secretary of education;
(11) "State board," the South Dakota Board of Education;
(12) "Vocational education," organized programs at the secondary, postsecondary, or adult levels directly related to the preparation of individuals for paid or unpaid employment, or for the additional preparation for a career requiring other than a baccalaureate or advanced degree.
Source: SL 1982, ch 147, § 2; SL 1985, ch 134, § 5; SL 2003, ch 272, § 63; SL 2009, ch 88, § 1; SL 2010, ch 77, § 15.