<html> <head> <title>Rule 24:43:03:02 Secretary may approve external third-party accreditation agency.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 24:43:03:02"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 24:43:03:02 Secretary may approve external third-party accreditation agency."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <title>CHAPTER 24:43:03</title> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>24:43:03:02.&nbsp;&nbsp;Secretary may approve external third-party accreditation agency.</b> The secretary of education may approve an external third-party accreditation agency for purposes set forth in §§&nbsp;24:43:02:03 and 24:43:02:04. The secretary shall review the agency's history, mission, values, standards, processes, procedures, and technical resources to determine whether to approve the agency for purposes of coordinated state accreditation in South Dakota.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 31 SDR 178, adopted May 4, 2005, effective July 1, 2005.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-1-12.1">13-1-12.1</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-3-1.4">13-3-1.4</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-3-47">13-3-47</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-13-18">13-13-18.</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-1-12.1">13-1-12.1.</A></p> </div> </body> </html>