South Dakota · Statutes
Chapter 6
68 sections
68 sections
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-1Agencies and institutions defined as child welfare agencies--Department of Social Services
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-1.1Chapter not applicable to day care services provided by school board for children of enrolled students
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-6.1Continuing foster care to age twenty-one
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-8License required to place child for adoption--Relatives and guardian excepted
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-9License or registration required for child care or placement by public or private agency--Waiver violation as misdemeanor
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-11Application for license--Investigation--Issuance--Conditions--Records--Public inspection
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-12Provisional license authorized
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-13Duration of licenses--Suspension or revocation--Assignment prohibited--Display or availability for inspection
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-14Categories of child welfare agency licenses
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-14.1Family day care defined--Number of children allowed
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-14.2Registration of family day care homes--Rules--Exemption--Investigation--Duration of registration--Assignment prohibited
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-14.3Issuance of child welfare license--Criminal record of applicant to be secured--Waiver by applicant--When application denied
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-14.4Persons to whom criminal record requirement applies
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-14.5Waiver, fingerprinting, and declaration as condition of employment--Time--Immediate termination of employee
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-14.6Meaning of conviction--Evidence of conviction
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-14.7Transfer of criminal record clearance when changing employment
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-14.8Unregistered family day care defined--Number of children allowed
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-14.9Submission of employees' names to department--Central registry background checks--Notification to provider--Issuance of certificate
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-14.10Prohibition of licensure, registration, or operation by person convicted of child abuse or other felony, or whose name appears on registry--Failure to report as misdemeanor
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-14.11Prohibition of child care by person convicted of child abuse, sex offense, or other felony, or whose name appears on registry--Violation as misdemeanor
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-14.12Before and after school day care exempt from zoning, uniform building, and safety provisions
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-14.13Information from another state's central registry or national crime database to be used only for background check
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-15Specification in licenses and registration certificates of work authorized
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-15.1Additional number of children in day care--Staff-to-child ratios
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-15.2Additional number of children in day care center operating preschool program
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-16Rules for child care by licensed or registered agencies promulgated by department--Matters included in rules
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-18.1Establishment and support of day care centers by counties and municipalities
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-18.3Appropriation for day care centers
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-18.4Approved programs required for payments to nonprofit organizations--Records and periodic audit
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-18.5Exemption of program from zoning, building and fire and life safety codes
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-19Department of Health visitations and inspections
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-20Records on children in care of agencies--Information confidential
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-20.1Definition of terms
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-20.2Separation of residents' moneys required of homes and centers
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-20.3Demand trust account deposit of moneys not kept in center--Deposit with state treasurer by public agency
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-20.4Deposit of money for resident when over specified amount
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-20.5Surety bond required of facility handling more than specified monthly amount--Bond amount
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-20.6Safeguards and records required of facilities
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-20.7Public audit of records
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-20.8Revocation of license--Cause
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-20.9Surrender of moneys and funds upon discharge of resident--Receipt--Deposited funds
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-20.10Escheat of unclaimed property under specified value after death of resident--Notice to relatives--Time--Disposition of property or money
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-21Placement of children for adoption--Consent by agency to adoption
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-22Notice to remove child from child welfare agency
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-23Grounds for revocation or refusal to issue or renew child welfare agency license or registration
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-23.1Revocation or refusal to issue or renew license or registration for child abuse or violence
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-23.2Central registry background checks on employees
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-24Notice of intended revocation or refusal of renewal of license or registration--Hearing on protest--Temporary suspension
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-25Investigation by department of unlicensed and unregistered operations--Further action by department
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-27Educational and incidental activities exempt from chapter--State institutions
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-28Reduction of number of children in foster care
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-29Shelters for battered spouses exempt
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-35Foster care for person under continuing juvenile jurisdiction who is over the age of majority
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-36Definitions relating to religious child-placement agencies
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-37Adverse action defined
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-38Child-placement agency not required to provide service that conflicts with sincere written religious policy
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-39State may not take adverse action against child-placement agency acting on basis of sincere written religious policy
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-40Licensure and state benefit programs available to religious child-placement agency
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-41Religious child-placement agency to be independent from state
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-42Child-placement agency may not decline service on basis of race, ethnicity, or national origin
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-43Claim or defense based on §§26-6-36to26-6-50
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-44Relief available for successful claim or defense
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-45Sovereign immunity not waived
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-46Broad protection of free exercise of religious beliefs and moral convictions
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-47Other law in conflict preempted
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-48Time for asserting claim
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-49Construction with federal law
- S.D. Codified Laws § 26-6-50Other child-placement agencies not limited by actions of religious child-placement agency--Best interest of child