24 : 59 : 01 : 04 . Approval criteria for new or expanded programs. The South Dakota Board of Technical Education shall consider the following information in dete rm ining approval of new or expanded programs in postsecondary technical institutes:

1. (1) Identification and description of the program;
2. (2) Objectives and purpose of the program;
3. (3) Methods of attaining the objectives of the program;
4. (4) Description of labor market demands of the United States, the state of South Dakota, student needs, and industry support;
5. (5) Population to be served by the program;
6. (6) Projected three-year budget;
7. (7) Program competencies and entry and exit points of suboccupations;
8. (8) Statement of nonduplication;
9. (9) Curriculum design and research; and

10. (10) Wage factor.

    To receive state funding, new or expanded programs in postsecondary technical institutes must be listed in the South Dakota School District Accounting Manual for the given fiscal year.

    New programs and program expansions of postsecondary technical institutes must receive approval from the South Dakota Board of Technical Education before students are enrolled.

Source: 8 SDR 150, effective May 16, 1982; 11 SDR 96, 11 SDR 112, effective July 1, 1985; 11 SDR 168, effective July 2, 1985; 12 SDR 198, effective June 15, 1986; 14 SDR 86, effective December 24, 1987; 15 SDR 118, effective February 14, 1989; transferred from § 24:10:31:03, 20 SDR 223, effective July 7, 1994; repealed, SL 1995, ch 86, § 6, effective July 1, 1995; readopted, 22 SDR 13, effective August 9, 1995; transferred from § 24:10:42:02, 23 SDR 139, effective March 10, 1997 ; Re adopt ed from § 24:10:42:25 , 44 SDR 184, effective June 25, 2018 .

General Authority: SDCL 13-39A-18.

Law Implemented: SDCL 13-39A16, 13-39A-18, 13-39A-42 .