South Dakota Secretary of Education

General information
Office Type: | Nonpartisan
Office website: | Official Link
Compensation: | $134,848
2024 FY Budget: | $1,103,330,019
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

South Dakota Secretary of Education Joe Graves
Nonpartisan
Assumed office: January 10, 2023

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

## Contents

* 1 Current officeholder
* 2 Authority
* 3 Qualifications
* 4 Appointments
* 5 Vacancies
* 6 Duties
* 7 Divisions
* 8 State budget
* 9 Compensation
* 9.1 2022
* 9.2 2021
* 9.3 2020
* 9.4 2019
* 9.5 2018
* 9.6 2017
* 9.7 2016
* 9.8 2015
* 9.9 2014
* 9.10 2013
* 9.11 2010
* 10 Historical officeholders
* 11 Recent news
* 12 Contact information
* 13 See also
* 14 External links
* 15 Footnotes

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[edit]

The current South Dakota Secretary of Education is Joe Graves (nonpartisan). Graves assumed office in 2023.

## Authority[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

South Dakota state government organizational chart

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[edit]

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[edit]

Note: Ballotpedia's state executive officials project researches the constitutional or statutory text that outlines the key responsibilities of a state executive office; information for the South Dakota Secretary of Education has not yet been added. After extensive research we were unable to identify any relevant information on state official websites. If you have any additional information about this office for inclusion on this section and/or page, please email us.

## Divisions[edit]

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## State budget[edit]

See also: South Dakota state budget and finances

The budget for the Department of Education in Fiscal Year 2024 was $1,103,330,019.[6]

## Compensation[edit]

See also: Compensation of state executive officers

### 2022[edit]

In 2022, the officer's salary was $134,848, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]

### 2021[edit]

In 2021, the secretary received a salary of $131,687, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]

### 2020[edit]

In 2020, the secretary received a salary of $135,300 according to the Council of State Governments.[9]

### 2019[edit]

In 2019, the secretary received a salary of $123,864 according to the Council of State Governments.[10]

### 2018[edit]

In 2018, the secretary received a salary of $123,864 according to the Council of State Governments.[11]

### 2017[edit]

In 2017, the secretary received a salary of $123,864 according to the Council of State Governments.[12]

### 2016[edit]

In 2016, the secretary received a salary of $117,666 according to the Council of State Governments.[13]

### 2015[edit]

In 2015, the secretary received a salary of $113,097 according to the Council of State Governments.[14]

### 2014[edit]

In 2014, the secretary received a salary of $109,803 according to the Council of State Governments.[15]

### 2013[edit]

In 2013, the secretary received a salary of $106,605 according to the Council of State Governments.[16]

### 2010[edit]

In 2010, the secretary received a salary of $110,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[17]

## Historical officeholders[edit]

Note: Ballotpedia's state executive officials project researches state official websites for chronological lists of historical officeholders; information for the South Dakota Secretary of Education has not yet been added because the information was unavailable on the relevant state official websites, or we are currently in the process of formatting the list for this office. If you have any additional information about this office for inclusion on this section and/or page, please email us.

## Recent news[edit]

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South Dakota Secretary of Education - Google News

## Contact information[edit]

South Dakota Department of Education
800 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501

Phone: (605) 773-3134

## See also[edit]

South Dakota | State Executive Elections | News and Analysis

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## External links[edit]

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* South Dakota Department of Education

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ South Dakota Codified Laws, "Title 1, Chapter 45, Section 2," accessed February 2, 2021
2. ↑ South Dakota Codified Laws, "Title 1, Chapter 45, Section 3," accessed February 2, 2021
3. ↑ South Dakota Legislature, "South Dakota Constitution," accessed February 2, 2021
4. ↑ South Dakota Codified Laws, "Title 3, Chapter 4, Section 3," accessed February 2, 2021
5. ↑ South Dakota Codified Laws, "Title 3, Chapter 4, Section 6," accessed February 2, 2021
6. ↑ South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management, "Budget in Brief - Fiscal Year 2024," accessed December 6, 2023
7. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
8. ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 28, 2022
9. ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2020," accessed February 2, 2021
10. ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2019," accessed February 2, 2021
11. ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2018," accessed February 2, 2021
12. ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2017," accessed February 2, 2021
13. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
14. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
15. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed December 8, 2014
16. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," January 28, 2014
17. ↑ The Council of State Governments, "The Book of States 2010 Table 4.11," accessed May 14, 2011

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