Section 13-1-50 - South Dakota American Indian language revitalization program established. - South Dakota Statutes

13-1-50. South Dakota American Indian language revitalization program established. The South Dakota American Indian language revitalization program is hereby established. The Office of Indian Education shall develop a pilot program to offer instruction in the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota languages to educators of South Dakota American Indian students. The pilot program may be extended to offer instruction in the Lakota, Dakota, or Nakota language directly to South Dakota American Indian students in accordance with the language associated with the students' tribe. Nothing in this section restricts the instruction of Dakota, Nakota, or Lakota to a student from a different tribal language group. The Office of Indian Education shall provide a report on the status of the development and implementation of the South Dakota American Indian language revitalization program to the 2009 Legislature.

Source: SL 2007, ch 82, § 4; SL 2008, ch 70, § 1.