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margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4d000002 { background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0-000003 { 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="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:28:14:02"><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0-000000">24</span><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0-000000">:</span><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0-000000">28</span><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0-000000">:</span><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0-000000">14</span><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0-000000">:</span><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0-000000">02</span></a><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0-000001">.  General requirements.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0"> </span><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0">To obtain a special education alternative certification, the applicant must have</span><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4d000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0">    (1)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0">  A</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0"> valid professional or advanced teaching certificate;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0">    (2)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0">  A</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0"> minimum of three years of teaching experience within the </span><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0">previous</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0"> five </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0">school </span><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0">years;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0"> and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0">    (3)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0">  A qualifying offer of employment to be a special education teacher from a school district or department-accredited school pursuant to</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0"> §</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:28:14:08"><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0-000003">24:28:14:08</span></a><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4d000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0">    </span><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0"> 43 SDR 175, effective July 3, 2017</span><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0">; 47 SDR 68, effective December 10, 2020; 50 SDR 158, effective July 3, 2024</span><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0">    </span><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-12.1"><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0-000003">13-1-12.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-3"><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0-000003">13-42-3</span></a><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0">    </span><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-12.1"><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0-000003">13-1-12.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-1"><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0-000003">13-42-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0"> </span><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0">through</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-3"><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0-000003">13-42-</span><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0-000003">3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0">, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0">inclusive, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-4"><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0-000003">13-42-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-43-5"><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0-000003">13-43-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-43-5.1"><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0-000003">13-43-5.1</span></a><span class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s029bae31-2124-4e38-b8f8-35af8d35cf4d000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>