The South Dakota Teen Court Association encourages the development of new teen courts in South Dakota, seeks to enhance and sustain existing teen court programs and promotes interagency cooperation and information sharing among state and national teen courts.

The first teen court program in South Dakota was established in Lawrence County in 1995. Since the establishment of this first teen court program, teen court programs have increased in number in South Dakota and across the nation. There are currently nine teen court programs in South Dakota and more than 1,300 programs nationwide.

The South Dakota Teen Court Association was established in 2003 to provide technical and networking assistance to teen court programs in South Dakota. The South Dakota Teen Court Association is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization.

The South Dakota Teen Court Association administers the Teen Court Grant Program created by the South Dakota Legislature in 2007. The program provides grants to new teen court programs across the state through a competitive grant application process.

January

Hwy Safety Grant Due Date

January 10

86^th Legislative Session Begins

January 11

March

86^th Legislative Session Ends

March 11

April

Hwy Safety Grant Due Date

April 10

May

SDTCA Coordinator Conference, Pierre

May 5 & 6

July

Hwy Safety Grant Due Date

July 10

Youth Summit & Mock Trial Competition, Pierre

July 20 & 21

October

Hwy Safety Grant Due Date

October 10