<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dP0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8d000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:05:24.01:16"><span class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0-000000">24:05:24.01:16</span></a><span class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0-000001">.  Emotional dis</span><span class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0-000001">ability</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0-000001"> defined.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0">For the purpose of this chapter, the term, emotional disability, means </span><span class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0">a condition that exhibits one or more of the following characteristics to a marked degree over a long period of time:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8d000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0">    (1)  An inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0">    (2)  An inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers and teachers;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0">    (3)  Inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal circumstances;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0">    (4)  A general pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0">    (5)  A tendency to develop physical symptoms or fears associated with personal or school problems.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8d000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0">    The term, emotional </span><span class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0">disability</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0">, includes schizophrenia. The term does not apply to a student who is socially maladjusted unless the </span><span class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0">individualized education program</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0"> team determines pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:05:24.01:17"><span class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0-000003">24:05:24.01:17</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0"> that the student has an emotional </span><span class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0">disability</span><span class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8d000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0">    </span><span class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0"> 23 SDR 31, effective September 8, 1996; 26 SDR 150, effective May 22, 2000; 33 SDR 236, effective July 5, 2007</span><span class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0">; 49 SDR 12, effective August 14, 2022</span><span class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0">    </span><span class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.1"><span class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0-000003">13-37-1.1</span></a><span class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0">    </span><span class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.1"><span class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0-000003">13-37-1.1</span></a><span class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7bb3e23f-fc9f-4c02-a7c4-e8fbc9a29e8d000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>