25.352.26 100th Legislative Session 1068
2025 South Dakota Legislature
House Bill 1068
ENROLLED
AN ACT
ENTITLED An Act to allow a student to wear certain military decorations at a school
graduation ceremony and to declare an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 13-1:
A student who is enrolled in a school district and has enlisted in the South Dakota
National Guard or in a branch of the armed forces, as defined in ยง 36-1-2, may wear a
sash, stole, or other military decoration at a school graduation ceremony, if the sash,
stole, or decoration was issued to the student by the South Dakota National Guard or a
branch of the armed forces, for the purposes of being worn at the graduation ceremony.
Section 2. Whereas, this Act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
health, or safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Act shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage and approval. 25.352.26 2 1068
HB1068 ENROLLED
An Act to allow a student to wear certain military decorations at a school graduation ceremony
and to declare an emergency.
I certify that the attached Act originated in
the:
House as Bill No. 1068
Chief Clerk
Speaker of the House
Attest:
Chief Clerk
President of the Senate
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate
House Bill No. 1068
File No. ____
Chapter No. ______
Received at this Executive Office
this _____ day of _____________,
2025 at ____________M.
By
for the Governor
The attached Act is hereby
approved this ________ day of
______________, A.D., 2025
Governor
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA ,
ss.
Office of the Secretary of State
Filed ____________, 2025
at _________ o'clock __M.
Secretary of State
By
Asst. Secretary of State