A teacher shall be employed only upon written contract signed by the teacher and by the president of the school board and business manager of the school district.
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-43-4
Written contract required--Execution
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Mortweet v. ETHAN BD. OF ED., DAVISION CTY. (1976)
Most recently applied in Reid v. Huron Board of Education (December 1989)
Source: SDC 1939, § 15.3801; SL 1939, ch 49; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 16, § 8; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.3808; SL 1975, ch 128, § 305.
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Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.