<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.s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cP0 { 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.s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0-000001 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3c000002 { background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0-000003 { 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="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:28:17:05"><span class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0-000000">24</span><span class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0-000000">:</span><span class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0-000000">28</span><span class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0-000000">:</span><span class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0-000000">17</span><span class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0-000000">:</span><span class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0-000000">05</span></a><span class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0-000001">.  Continuing education contact hour requirements.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0"> Continuing education contact hours </span><span class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0"> be education-related. Continuing education training or in-service providers may </span><span class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0">only be provided by</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0"> school districts, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0">department-accredited schools, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0">educational service agencies, education-related organizations, </span><span class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0">health care organizations, or public safety organizations</span><span class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3c000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0">    </span><span class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0"> 43 SDR 175, effective July 3, 2017</span><span class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0">; 53 SDR 22, effective September 8, 2026</span><span class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0">    </span><span class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-12.1"><span class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0-000003">13-1-12.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-3"><span class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0-000003">13-42-3</span></a><span class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0">    </span><span class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-12.1"><span class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0-000003">13-1-12.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-1"><span class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0-000003">13-42-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-4"><span class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0-000003">13-42-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0">, inclusive, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-43-5"><span class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0-000003">13-43-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-43-5.1"><span class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0-000003">13-43-5.1</span></a><span class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f98d51e-3718-4779-a481-3bcef64e9f3c000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>