Office of Accreditation & Teacher Quality

Applicant Conduct Review Statement

Per SDCL 13-42-09, 13-42-10, 25-7A-56

Instructions for Completion:

Individuals that are submitting "any" application for a South Dakota Teacher Certificate must complete an "Applicant Conduct Review Statement". The statement should be submitted at the time of application.

Failure to complete this document and/or all of the questions contained on this form will result in your teacher certificate application not being processed and your teacher application being returned to you.

SDCL 13-42-9 Grounds for revocation or suspension of certificate -- Suspension for jumping contract -- Exception. The secretary of the Department of Education and Cultural Affairs may revoke or suspend any certificate for any cause which would have prevented its issue, plain violation of contract, gross immorality, incompetency, violation of the code of ethics in effect on July 1, 2001, as determined by the Professional Teachers Practices and Standards Commission or the Professional Administrators Practices and Standards Commission, or flagrant neglect of duty, and may suspend any certificate for a period not to exceed one year for breaking or jumping a contract, if such suspension is requested by the school board. However, the secretary may not suspend a certificate for breaking or jumping a contract if the school board collected liquidated damages pursuant to the terms of the contract.

SDCL 13-42-10 Revocation or refusal of certificate on conviction of crime -- Proof of conviction. The secretary of the Department of Education and Cultural Affairs may revoke the certificate of any teacher or administrator, or refuse to issue a certificate to an applicant, for such period of time as the secretary considers advisable, if such person has been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude, including traffic in either controlled substances or marijuana, or both. Suspension of the sentence is not cause to affect this action. Nor may suspended imposition of a sentence for violation of subdivision 22-22-1(1), subdivision 22-22-1(5), or § 22-22-7 be cause to affect this action. Proof of such conviction and sentence shall consist of a duly certified copy of the court record.

SDCL 25-7A-56 Prohibition against issuance or renewal of professional license, registration, certification, or permit of applicant in child support arrearage--Adoption of rules by state agencies. A state agency or board may not issue or renew the professional, sporting, or recreational license, registration, certification, or permit of any applicant after receiving notice from the Department of Social Services that the applicant has support arrearages in the sum of one thousand dollars or more, unless the applicant first makes satisfactory arrangements with the Department of Social Services for payment of any accumulated arrearages. An applicant who disputes a determination by the Department of Social Services that the applicant has support arrearages of one thousand dollars or more shall, upon request, be given a due process hearing by the department. Upon recommendation by the department, the licensing agency or board may issue a temporary license, registration, certification, or permit to the applicant pending final resolution of the due process hearing. The department may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to implement the provisions of this section.