§ 13-39-1-2

13-39-1.2. Definitions.Terms used in this chapter, mean:(1)'Career and technical education,' a contextual education model that employs career clusters and programs of study in preparing highly skilled students for success in postsecondary education and in-demand careers;(2)'Career clusters,' a distinct grouping of occupations and industries based on the knowledge and skills they require;(3)'Center board,' the governing body of a multidistrict, career and technical academy;(4)'Department,' the Department of Education;(5)'Director,' the person at the Department of Education responsible for the administration of career and technical education;(6)'Facilities,' buildings, rooms, property, and permanent equipment, including vehicles, used to provide career and technical education;(7)'LEA,' a local education agency limited to public school districts, the legal entities that a school district is authorized to establish, or a distinct separate LEA established pursuant to §13-39A-35;(8)'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

trict, 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;(9)'Participating district,' a school district which has voting representation on a center board;(10)'Technical college,' as defined in §13-39A-1;(11)'Secretary,' the secretary of education;(12)'State board,' the South Dakota Board of Education Standards established in §1-45-6.1. Source: SL 1982, ch 147, §2; SL 1985, ch 134, §5; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), §63; SL 2009, ch 88, §1; SL 2010, ch 77, §15; SL 2012, ch 88, §15; SL 2017, ch 81, §41; SL 2020, ch 61, § 44.