13-42-9. Grounds for refusal to issue or renew certificate or for revocation or suspension.
The secretary may refuse to issue or renew, revoke, or suspend any certificate for:
(1)Incompetency;
(2)Violation of the code of ethics, established pursuant to §13-43-25 or 13-43-45, as determined by the Professional Teachers Practices and Standards Commission or the Professional Administrators Practices and Standards Commission;
(3)Flagrant neglect of duty;
(4)Failure to fulfill any requirement for certification imposed pursuant to this chapter or chapter 13-43 and rules promulgated thereto;
(5)Moral turpitude; or
(6)Any other cause specifically allowed by law.
Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 16, §§5, 10; SDC Supp 1960, §§15.3805, 15.3810; SDCL §13-43-9; SL 1969, ch 50; SL 1975, ch 128, §299; SL 1977, ch 138, §1; SL 1999, ch 91, §1; SL 2001, ch 88, §2; SL 2002, ch 92, §1; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), §63; SL 2010, ch 90, §1; SL 2015, ch 98, §8.