Changes to Existing Law

The South Dakota Board of Education Standards shall promulgate rules pursuant14 to chapter 1-26 to establish standards; (1)Standards for the classification and accreditation of schools within this state, to establish standards for: (2)Standards for the preparation of certified personnel, to set forth procedures; (3)Procedures for determining the eligibility of school districts to receive state aid to for education funding, to adopt policies and rules necessary to establish standards; (4)Standards and procedures for career and technical education, and to establish curriculum requirements for a recommended; (5)Standards for the required high school program courses set forth in section 1 of this Act for all public and nonpublic schools within the in this state. The recommended24 - 5 -HB 1247 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 and for the optional program set forth in section 2 of this Act. Nothing in this section authorizes the board to require the use of specifically designated6 curriculum or methods of instruction.7