13-42-9. Grounds for refusal to issue or renew certificate or for revocation or suspension.The secretary may refuse to issue or renew, or may revoke or suspend, any certificate for:(1)Incompetency;(2)A determination by the Professional Teachers Practices and Standards Commission or the Professional Administrators Practices and Standards Commission that a violation of the code of ethics established pursuant to §13-43-25 or 13-43-45 exists;(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, as defined in §22-1-2; 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; SL 2022, ch 44, §1.
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