13-1-12.1.   (Text of section effective until July 1, 2013) Rules and standards for classification and accreditation of schools, for preparation of certified personnel, procedures to determine eligibility to receive state foundation aid, vocation-technical education, minimum curriculum requirements. The South Dakota Board of Education shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to establish standards for the classification and accreditation of schools within this state, to establish standards for preparation of certified personnel, to set forth procedures for determining the eligibility of school districts to receive state foundation aid effective January 1, 1997, to adopt policies and rules necessary to establish standards and procedures for vocation-technical education and to establish curriculum requirements for both a basic high school program and for a recommended high school program for all public and nonpublic schools within the state. Both programs shall include a rigorous high school curriculum, and the recommended high school program shall be more academically challenging in the areas of mathematics and science than the basic high school program. Both programs shall enhance and may not diminish the academic preparation necessary for students to complete high school. The requirements of the basic program shall be aligned to the academic content standards developed pursuant to § 13-3-48 and shall, at a minimum, include the content standards tested pursuant to § 13-3-55.

     (Text of section effective July 1, 2013) Promulgation of rules on classification and accreditation of schools, preparation of certified personnel, eligibility to receive state foundation aid, career and technical education, and curriculum requirements. The South Dakota Board of Education shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to establish standards for the classification and accreditation of schools within this state, to establish standards for preparation of certified personnel, to set forth procedures for determining the eligibility of school districts to receive state foundation aid effective January 1, 1997, to adopt policies and rules necessary to establish standards and procedures for career and technical education and to establish curriculum requirements for a recommended high school program for all public and nonpublic schools within the state. The recommended high school program shall include a rigorous high school curriculum in both academic and career and technical courses. The requirements of the recommended program shall be aligned to the academic content standards developed pursuant to § 13-3-48 and shall, at a minimum, include the content standards tested pursuant to § 13-3-55.

Source: SL 1995, ch 86, § 10; SL 1996, ch 99, § 3; SL 2004, ch 121, § 1; SL 2009, ch 86, § 2, eff. July 1, 2013.

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