<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.s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787P0 { 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.s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0-000001 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787000002 { background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0-000003 { 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="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:28:17:07"><span class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0-000000">24</span><span class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0-000000">:</span><span class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0-000000">28</span><span class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0-000000">:</span><span class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0-000000">17</span><span class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0-000000">:</span><span class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0-000000">07</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0-000001">.  </span><span class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0-000001">R</span><span class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0-000001">enewal credits.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0"> </span><span class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0">An applicant may use any of the following to obtain credit for certification renewal:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0">    (1)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0">  </span><span class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0">Transcripted credit</span><span class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0">s</span><span class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0">    (2)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0">  Fifteen c</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0">ontinuing education contact hours </span><span class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0">for one renewal credit;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0">    (3)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0">  One year of employment with the department for one renewal credit;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0">    (4)  One semester of instruction provided by the applicant as part of an approved educator preparation program for one-half of one renewal credit; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0">    (5)  One passed state-designated content test towards adding an endorsement for one renewal credit.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0">    Meals and other breaks may not be counted towards the calculation of continuing education contact hours.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0">    </span><span class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0"> 43 SDR 175, effective July 3, 2017</span><span class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0">; 53 SDR 22, effective September 8, 2026</span><span class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0">    </span><span class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-12.1"><span class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0-000003">13-1-12.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-3"><span class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0-000003">13-42-3</span></a><span class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0">    </span><span class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-12.1"><span class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0-000003">13-1-12.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-1"><span class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0-000003">13-42-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-4"><span class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0-000003">13-42-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0">, inclusive, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-43-5"><span class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0-000003">13-43-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-43-5.1"><span class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0-000003">13-43-5.1</span></a><span class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ddb4205-7f6b-4838-b799-74339fa14787000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>