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Title	Short Description	Public Hearing Dates	Interim Commitee Hearing	Comment Deadline
ARSD 24:43	These rules have been withdrawn------------------------------------------ The effect of the rules will be to prohibit the adoption of content standards that promote inherently divisive concepts and revise language regarding waivers of administrative rules. The reason for adopting the proposed rules is to comply with Executive Order 2022-02 and clarify the justification required for waivers of administrative rules.	08/22/2022		08/17/2022
ARSD 24:43(Dual Credit)	The effect of the rules will be to require all school districts to uniformly transcribe postsecondary credits onto a student’s high school transcript. The reason for adopting the proposed rules is to comply with SB 182 (13-28-37).	07/07/2023	11/07/2023	07/05/2023
ARSD 24:08:01:01, 24:08:02:04, and 24:08:03:03	The effect of the proposed amended rules is to clarify references to educators and to add a requirement to the code of ethics for the reporting of violations of the code. The rules are intended to ensure that educators make a report when they become aware of a violation of the code of ethics.	06/27/2023		06/22/2023
ARSD 24:11:03:01 Administrators (Code of Ethics)	The effect of the proposed amended rule is to add a requirement to the code of ethics for the reporting of violations of the code. The rule is intended to ensure that administrators make a report when they become aware of a violation of the code of ethics.	08/22/2023		08/17/2023
ARSD 24:57 (Teacher Performance Standards and Evaluation)	CANCELED------- The effect of the rules will be to revise teacher evaluations by making student learning objectives optional, require the scoring of component 3d (Using Assessment in Instruction), revise outdated timelines, and clarify and update language. The reason for adopting the proposed rules is to provide South Dakota school districts with more flexibility in how they assess teacher effectiveness in relation to student growth while ensuring formative assessments are utilized to elicit evidence of student learning.	08/18/2025		08/15/2025
§§ 5:02:03:01 (Effective January 1, 2026) Voter registration form; 5:02:08:00.01 Requirements for counting signatures on petitions; 5:02:08:01.01 Certification of partisan candidate for lieutenant governor; 5:02:10:01 (Effective January 1, 2026) Application for absentee ballot; 5:02:10:01.03 (Effective January 1, 2026) Combined absentee ballot application/return envelope; 5:02:19:05 Candidate’s petition for recount; 5:02:24 Voter Registration Challenges; 5:02:24:01 Voter registration challenge application; 5:02:24:02 Documentation required to support voter registration challenge; 5:02:24:03 Documentation required to rebut voter registration challenge; 5:02:24:04 Process to establish the validity of a voter registration challenge.	Election Rules	08/14/2025	09/09/2025	08/11/2025