24 : 55 : 05 : 08 . Student-level English language proficiency progress goal and targets. For each English learner, the department shall calculate a unique student-level English language proficiency progress target leading to reaching the state's proficiency score on the English language proficiency assessment for English learners. Targets shall be set based upon the English learner's first score on the English language proficiency assessment, so that a student scoring at level one or two shall have five years to exit, a student scoring at level three shall have four years to exit, and a student scoring at level four shall have three years to exit.

Source: 44 SDR 95, effective December 6, 2017.

General Authority: SDCL 13-3-69(1)(2)(5).

Law Implemented: SDCL 13-3-62 to 13-3-65 , 13-3-69 , inclusive.