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South Dakota Secretary of Education
| South Dakota Secretary of Education | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $186,287 |
| 2025 FY Budget: | $1,066,660,432 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | Serves at the Governor's pleasure |
| Authority: | South Dakota Codified Laws, Title 1, Chapter 45 |
| Selection Method: | Gubernatorial appointment |
| Current Officeholder(s) | |
South Dakota Secretary of Education
Joe Graves | |
| Other South Dakota Executive Offices | |
| Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Superintendent of Education • Agriculture Commissioner • Insurance Commissioner • Commissioner of School and Public Lands • Natural Resources Commissioner • Labor Commissioner • Public Service Commission | |
The South Dakota Secretary of Education is an appointed excutive position in the South Dakota state government. The secretary is the head of the state Department of Education.
Current officeholder
The current South Dakota Secretary of Education is Joe Graves (nonpartisan). Graves assumed office in 2023.
Authority
The South Dakota Secretary of Education's powers, term of office, etc. are derived from Title 1, Chapter 45 of the South Dakota Codified Laws.
Chapter 45, Section 2:
| Secretary as head of department. The head of the Department of Education is the secretary of education.[1] |
Qualifications
Title 1, Chapter 45 of the South Dakota Codified Laws establishes the basic qualifications of the office:
| 1-45-3. Qualifications of secretary. The secretary of the Department of Education shall be qualified by training and experience to administer the programs of the Department of Education and shall have such other qualifications as may be specified by statute.[2] |
Appointments
The South Dakota Secretary of Education is appointed by the Governor of South Dakota with the advice and consent of the South Dakota State Senate. The secretary serves at the pleasure of the governor. The governor's power to appoint the secretary of education comes from South Dakota Constitution Article IV, Section 9.[3]
Vacancies
If a vacancy occurs after May 30 of an even-numbered year, it is filled until the end of the vacated term by gubernatorial appointment. If the vacancy is created prior May 30 of an even-numbered year, it is filled by an election, unless the year the vacancy is created in a year when the term of office would normally expire. If a person is elected to fill a vacancy, the newly elected secretary waits to take office until the day of that year when a full term for that office would normally commence.[4][5]
Duties
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Divisions
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State budget
- See also: South Dakota state budget and finances
The budget for the Department of Education in Fiscal Year 2025 was $1,066,660,432.[6]
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
2023
In 2023, the officer's salary was $186,287, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $134,848, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2021
In 2021, the secretary received a salary of $131,687, according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2020
In 2020, the secretary received a salary of $135,300 according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2019
In 2019, the secretary received a salary of $123,864 according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2018
In 2018, the secretary received a salary of $123,864 according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
2017
In 2017, the secretary received a salary of $123,864 according to the Council of State Governments.[13]
2016
In 2016, the secretary received a salary of $117,666 according to the Council of State Governments.[14]
2015
In 2015, the secretary received a salary of $113,097 according to the Council of State Governments.[15]
2014
In 2014, the secretary received a salary of $109,803 according to the Council of State Governments.[16]
2013
In 2013, the secretary received a salary of $106,605 according to the Council of State Governments.[17]
2010
In 2010, the secretary received a salary of $110,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[18]
Historical officeholders
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Contact information
South Dakota Department of Education
800 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 773-3134
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ South Dakota Codified Laws, "Title 1, Chapter 45, Section 2," accessed February 2, 2021
- ↑ South Dakota Codified Laws, "Title 1, Chapter 45, Section 3," accessed February 2, 2021
- ↑ South Dakota Legislature, "South Dakota Constitution," accessed February 2, 2021
- ↑ South Dakota Codified Laws, "Title 3, Chapter 4, Section 3," accessed February 2, 2021
- ↑ South Dakota Codified Laws, "Title 3, Chapter 4, Section 6," accessed February 2, 2021
- ↑ South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management, "Budget in Brief - Fiscal Year 2025," accessed January 23, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 21, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 28, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2020," accessed February 2, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2019," accessed February 2, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2018," accessed February 2, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2017," accessed February 2, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed December 8, 2014
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," January 28, 2014
- ↑ The Council of State Governments, "The Book of States 2010 Table 4.11," accessed May 14, 2011
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