<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>p.s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5P0 { 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.s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 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class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0-000000">24:28:16:02.01</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0-000001">.  </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0-000001">Eligibility for reciprocity for international educators</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0-000001">.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0">The secretary may issue an educator certificate to an international applicant for reciprocity certificate, if the applicant</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0">(1)  </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0">Holds the U.S. equivalent of a bachelor's degree or higher, as shown by a course-by-course credential report of university-level credit completed by an </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C3">agency approved by the Association of International Credential Evaluators or the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0"> that states the course title, grade, and number of semester credit hours earned for each course and the U.S. equivalency of the degree earned</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0">(2)  </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0">Provides documentation showing completion of a program equivalent to a department-approved educator preparation program; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0">    (3)  Submits:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0">        (a)  </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0">Documentation showing that the applicant holds a foreign educator credential in a teaching field comparable to a field recognized in South Dakota; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0">        (b)  </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0">Documentation, completed by the superintendent, principal, agency director, or designated personnel officer of the foreign school where the applicant is currently or was previously employed, showing that the applicant has at least three years of experience in the applicant's certification area within the previous five calendar years</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0-000001">Source:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0">50 SDR 158, effective July 3, 2024</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-12.1"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0-000003">13-1-12.1</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-3"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0-000003">13-42-3</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0"> SDCL </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0">13-1.12.1, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-1"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0-000003">13-42-1</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-4"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0-000003">13-42-4</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0">, inclusive, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-43-5"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0-000003">13-43-5</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-43-5.1"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0-000003">13-43-5.1</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2a59ef-b600-4143-868b-abb08df745c5000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>