South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 24 - EDUCATION
Article 24:05 - Special education
Chapter 24:05:24.01 - Eligibility criteria
Section 24:05:24.01:17 - Criteria for emotional behavioral disability
Current through Register Vol. 51, page 43, September 23, 2024
A student may be identified as having an emotional behavioral disability if the following requirements are met by history or current:
(1) The student demonstrates serious behavior problems over a long period of time, generally at least six months, with documentation from than one source of the frequency and severity of the targeted behaviors;
Symptoms cause clinically significant impairment in social, emotional, behavioral, occupational, or other areas; and
(3) An adverse effect on educational performance is verified through the full and individual evaluation procedures as provided in § 24:05:25:04.
A student may not be identified as having an emotional behavioral disability. if common disciplinary problem behaviors, such as truancy, smoking, or breaking LEA policy, are the sole criteria for determining the existence of an emotional behavioral disability.
General Authority: SDCL 13-37-1.1, 13-37-52.
Law Implemented: SDCL 13-37-1.1, 13-37-52
