<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.s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3P0 { 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.s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0-000001 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3000002 { background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0-000003 { 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="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:28:21:03"><span class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0-000000">24</span><span class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0-000000">:</span><span class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0-000000">28</span><span class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0-000000">:</span><span class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0-000000">21</span><span class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0-000000">:</span><span class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0-000000">03</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0-000001">.  </span><span class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0-000001">S</span><span class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0-000001">pecial education (SPED) endorsement</span><span class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0-000001">s</span><span class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0-000001">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0"> An applicant who has completed a secondary preparation program and passed the state-designated pedagogy test, may request the following endorsements, if the applicant has passed the state-designated content test and completed the state-designated coursework, for the requested endorsement. The endorsements are:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0">    (1)  Early childhood birth through grade three special education; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0">    (2)  Kindergarten through grade 12 special education.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0">    </span><span class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0"> 43 SDR 175, effective July 3, 2017</span><span class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0">; 53 SDR 22, effective September 8, 2026</span><span class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0">    </span><span class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-12.1"><span class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0-000003">13-1-12.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-3"><span class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0-000003">13-42-3</span></a><span class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0">    </span><span class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-12.1"><span class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0-000003">13-1-12.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-1"><span class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0-000003">13-42-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-3"><span class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0-000003">13-42-</span><span class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0-000003">3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0">, inclusive, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-4"><span class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0-000003">13-42-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-43-5"><span class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0-000003">13-43-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-43-5.1"><span class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0-000003">13-43-5.1</span></a><span class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a76cae1-b35b-47de-80b7-65b7e06f9fb3000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>