An Act to establish qualifications for members of the Board of Education Standards.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:
Section 1. That 1-45-6.1 be AMENDED:
1-45-6.1.
There is created
within the Department of Education the South Dakota Board of
Education Standards. The South Dakota Board of Education Standards
shall
must consist of
seven members.
The members shall be
appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.
For
members appointed after July 1, 2024, the South Dakota Board of
Education Standards must consist of:
(1) Four members who:
(a) Are certified, or have been certified, by the Department of Education as a teacher, administrator, or other educational professional; and
(b) Are employed, or have been employed within the last ten years of the date of appointment, by a school district or accredited nonpublic school as a teacher, administrator, or other educational professional; and
(2) Three members of the public who are residents of this state and have been residents for at least five years immediately preceding the date of appointment.
The
terms
term of office
for each member
shall be
is four years
and
shall terminate
terminates on
December thirty-first of the fourth year. No member appointed after
July 1, 2018, and without any previous service on the board, may
serve more than three consecutive terms. However, after serving three
consecutive terms,
the Governor may reappoint
a member
may be reappointed
after at least two years have passed since the expiration of the
member's last term. Any partial term to fill a vacancy on the board
may not count against the three-term limit.