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South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 13 - EDUCATION
Chapter 33 - CURRICULUM AND COURSES OF INSTRUCTION
Section 13-33-17 - American sign language recognized-Authorized in high school and colleges-Encouraged in elementary schools

S.D. Codified Laws § 13-33-17

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Section 13-33-17 - American sign language recognized-Authorized in high school and colleges-Encouraged in elementary schools

American sign language is hereby recognized as a language. Any high school may offer American sign language as a for-credit elective pursuant to rules adopted by the South Dakota Board of Education Standards. The teaching of American sign language is encouraged at the elementary level.

SDCL 13-33-17

SL 1991, ch 148, §§ 1-3; SL 2017, ch 81, §57.