<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 13-1-48 - Certain teachers required to take course in South Dakota Indian studies.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sd1ca9404f59c445cad6754d3161b6a01Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sd1ca9404f59c445cad6754d3161b6a01SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd1ca9404f59c445cad6754d3161b6a01CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sd1ca9404f59c445cad6754d3161b6a01Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sd1ca9404f59c445cad6754d3161b6a01DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sd1ca9404f59c445cad6754d3161b6a01StatuteNumber1 { margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sd1ca9404f59c445cad6754d3161b6a01000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sd1ca9404f59c445cad6754d3161b6a01NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sd1ca9404f59c445cad6754d3161b6a01DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd1ca9404f59c445cad6754d3161b6a01SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 13-1-48 - Certain teachers required to take course in South Dakota Indian studies."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 13-1-48 - Certain teachers required to take course in South Dakota Indian studies."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/13-1-48"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sd1ca9404f59c445cad6754d3161b6a01Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-48" rel="noopener"><span class="sd1ca9404f59c445cad6754d3161b6a01SENU">13-1-48</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd1ca9404f59c445cad6754d3161b6a01SENU">. </span><span class="sd1ca9404f59c445cad6754d3161b6a01CL">Certain teachers required to take course in South Dakota Indian studies.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd1ca9404f59c445cad6754d3161b6a01Statute"><span class="sd1ca9404f59c445cad6754d3161b6a01DefaultParagraphFont">All certified educators new to the profession or from out-of-state shall complete a three-credit-hour course in South Dakota Indian studies. The course shall include components specific to:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd1ca9404f59c445cad6754d3161b6a01StatuteNumber1"><span class="sd1ca9404f59c445cad6754d3161b6a01DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Language and cultural awareness;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd1ca9404f59c445cad6754d3161b6a01StatuteNumber1"><span class="sd1ca9404f59c445cad6754d3161b6a01DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    History;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd1ca9404f59c445cad6754d3161b6a01StatuteNumber1"><span class="sd1ca9404f59c445cad6754d3161b6a01DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Educational theory and background of the traditional tribal education; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd1ca9404f59c445cad6754d3161b6a01StatuteNumber1"><span class="sd1ca9404f59c445cad6754d3161b6a01DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Implementation and strategies of Indian learning styles, curriculum development, and authentic assessment.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd1ca9404f59c445cad6754d3161b6a01Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd1ca9404f59c445cad6754d3161b6a01000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd1ca9404f59c445cad6754d3161b6a01NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd1ca9404f59c445cad6754d3161b6a01DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sd1ca9404f59c445cad6754d3161b6a01SCL">SL 2007, ch 82, § 2; SL 2008, ch 69, § 1; SL 2025, ch 72, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>