S.D. Codified Laws § 13-42-3.2

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 13-42-3.2 - Educator permit-Emergency CTE instructor-Promulgation of rules

The secretary may issue a one-year career and technical education (CTE) instructor educator permit to an applicant who submits documentation showing that the applicant holds a minimum of a high school diploma or its equivalent and:

(1) An associate of applied science degree or higher; or
(2) At least two thousand hours of work experience in a related CTE field; or
(3) A national or state certification in a related CTE field.

An individual who holds an active one-year CTE instructor educator permit is considered certified pursuant to this chapter.

The applicant must submit documentation from a public or department-accredited school showing that the school is unable to hire a certified educator to fill the vacancy and listing the position to be held by the applicant and the name of the certified teacher who will act as a mentor to the applicant. The applicant must submit the required documentation on forms approved by the secretary.

The South Dakota Board of Education Standards shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, establishing the process by which an applicant may apply for the one-year CTE instructor educator permit, the CTE career pathway endorsements that the applicant for the one-year CTE instructor educator permit is eligible to add to the permit, and what continuing education an individual must complete to renew the one-year CTE instructor educator permit. The educator permit may not be renewed for more than one year at a time.

SDCL 13-42-3.2

SL 2024, ch 60, §1.
Added by S.L. 2024, ch. 60,s. 1, eff. 7/1/2024.