Changes to Existing Law

The parent or guardian of a student who has been accepted for transfer is5 responsible for transporting the student to school in the receiving district without6 reimbursement. A receiving school district may enter the district of residence of students7 accepted for transfer into that school district to provide transportation to those students. However, if the school boards in both the receiving school district and the resident school9 district shall annually approve the pick-up locations for those students within any incorporated municipality. When approving pick-up locations, the school boards shall base their decisions foremost on student safety. If the school boards cannot reach agreement on the pick-up12 locations, the locations shall be determined by the secretary of the Department of Education the receiving school district may not enter the resident school district to provide transportation to students accepted for transfer into the receiving school district. The provisions of § 13-29-4 do15 100 copies were printed on recycled paper by the South DakotaLegislative Research Council at a cost of $.167 per page.v Insertions into existing statutes are indicated by underscores.Deletions from existing statutes are indicated by overstrikes. - 2 -HB 1144 not apply when transporting students enrolled under the provisions of §§ 13-28-40 to 13-28-47. The receiving district may charge a reasonable fee if the student elects to use the transportation2 services offered by the receiving district. The provisions of this section regarding the3 transportation agreements among school districts do not apply to any school district defined as4 a sparse school district pursuant to § 13-13-78.5