<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.s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549P0 { 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.s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0-000001 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549000003 { background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:28:11:06"><span class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0-000000">24</span><span class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0-000000">:</span><span class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0-000000">28</span><span class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0-000000">:</span><span class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0-000000">11</span><span class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0-000000">:</span><span class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0-000000">06</span></a><span class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0-000001">.  Maximum length of the general education alternative certificate.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0"> The applicant has three years to complete the general education alternative certificate. The general education alternative certificate </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0">has interim status until converted to a professional certificate pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:28:11:10"><span class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0-000002">24:28:11:10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0"> or becomes</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0"> invalid following the expiration date of the third year.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0">    </span><span class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0"> 43 SDR 175, effective July 3, 2017</span><span class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0">; 53 SDR 22, effective September 8, 2026</span><span class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0">    </span><span class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-12.1"><span class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0-000002">13-1-12.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-3"><span class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0-000002">13-42-3</span></a><span class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0">    </span><span class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-12.1"><span class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0-000002">13-1-12.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-1"><span class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0-000002">13-42-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-3"><span class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0-000002">13-42-</span><span class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0-000002">3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0">, inclusive, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-4"><span class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0-000002">13-42-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-43-5"><span class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0-000002">13-43-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-43-5.1"><span class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0-000002">13-43-5.1</span></a><span class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5631e8ad-7834-489f-a1fb-80a4a16f6549000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>