<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.sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54P0 { 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.sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0-000003 { 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="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:05:24.01:17"><span class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0-000000">24:05:24.01:17</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0-000001">.  Criteria for emotional </span><span class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0-000001">disability</span><span class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0-000001">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0"> A student may be identified as </span><span class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0">having an emotional disability</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0"> if the following requirements are met:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0">    (1)  The student demonstrates serious behavior problems over a long period of time, generally at least six months, with documentation from </span><span class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0">more than one source</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0"> of the frequency and severity of the targeted behaviors;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0">    (2)  </span><span class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0">The student's symptoms cause significant impairment in social, emotional, behavioral, occupational, or other areas</span><span class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0">; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0">    (3)  An adverse effect on educational performance is verified through the full and individual evaluation procedures as provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:05:25:04"><span class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0-000003">24:05:25:04</span></a><span class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0">    A student may not be identified as having an emotional </span><span class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0">disability</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0"> if common disciplinary problem behaviors, </span><span class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0">including</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0"> truancy, smoking, or breaking </span><span class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0">district policy</span><span class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0">, are the sole criteria for determining the existence of an emotional dis</span><span class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0">ability</span><span class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0">    </span><span class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0"> 23 SDR 31, effective September 8, 1996; 26 SDR 150, effective May 22, 2000; 33 SDR 236, effective July 5, 2007; 36 SDR 96, effective December 8, 2009; 40 SDR 40, effective September 11, 2013</span><span class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0">; 49 SDR 12, effective August 14, 2022</span><span class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0">    </span><span class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.1"><span class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0-000003">13-37-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-52"><span class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0-000003">13-37-52</span></a><span class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0">    </span><span class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.1"><span class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0-000003">13-37-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-52"><span class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0-000003">13-37-52</span></a><span class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb5dfc4b-b697-44ef-94fa-d96f58542e54000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>