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margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4000002 { background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0-000003 { 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="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:28:11:01"><span class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0-000000">24</span><span class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0-000000">:</span><span class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0-000000">28</span><span class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0-000000">:</span><span class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0-000000">11</span><span class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0-000000">:</span><span class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0-000000">01</span></a><span class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0-000001">.  General education alternative certification.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0"> An </span><span class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0">individual who holds</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0"> a general education alternative certificate may teach as a grade five through eight elementary teacher, secondary teacher, or K-12 teacher. </span><span class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0">The individual</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0"> may not teach early childhood education, elementary self-contained or subject-specific grades K through four, early childhood special education, or special education.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0">    </span><span class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0"> </span><span class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0">43</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0"> SDR </span><span class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0">175</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0">, effective </span><span class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0">July 3, 2017; 53 SDR 22, effective September 8, 2026</span><span class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0">    </span><span class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-12.1"><span class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0-000003">13-1-12.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-3"><span class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0-000003">13-42-3</span></a><span class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0">    </span><span class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-12.1"><span class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0-000003">13-1-12.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-1"><span class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0-000003">13-42-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-3"><span class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0-000003">13-42-</span><span class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0-000003">3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0">, inclusive, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-4"><span class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0-000003">13-42-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-43-5"><span class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0-000003">13-43-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-43-5.1"><span class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0-000003">13-43-5.1</span></a><span class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3dc8d5fc-5045-4482-8aa2-28971e4099b4000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>