---
type: "Bill"
title: "clarify the certification process for teachers and school administrators."
description: "clarify the certification process for teachers and school administrators."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 167"
citation: "South Dakota SB 167 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Schools", "Teachers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Duba", "Foster", "Greenfield (Lana)", "Perry", "Rohl", "Steinhauer", "Wheeler"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-01-27"
last_action: "2022-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b65f7bd9-c232-465e-9139-214ce654cfa9"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/23380"
source_hash: "585774a527f9d7c50177a9409b2f76b7c1b1699306d2d93b66ec876d5b62244f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sd"]
---

# South Dakota SB 167 (2022) — clarify the certification process for teachers and school administrators.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **167B** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/233479.pdf)
2. **167D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/234811.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass Amended — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **54–15** (pass) · lower
- Concurred in amendments — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **12–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Duba — primary (person)
- Foster — primary (person)
- Greenfield (Lana) — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)
- Rohl — primary (person)
- Steinhauer — primary (person)
- Wheeler — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-27** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 128 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-03** Scheduled for hearing
- **2022-02-10** Scheduled for hearing
- **2022-02-15** Scheduled for hearing
- **2022-02-15** Education Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 167B `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2022-02-15** Education Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0
- **2022-02-15** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- **2022-02-17** Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 0 S.J. 295 `passage`
- **2022-02-22** First read in House and referred to H.J. 404 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-25** Scheduled for hearing
- **2022-02-25** Education Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 167D `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2022-02-25** Education Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0
- **2022-02-25** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- **2022-03-01** Remove from Consent Calendar H.J. 507
- **2022-03-02** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 54, NAYS 15 H.J. 521
- **2022-03-07** Senate Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 0 S.J. 464
- **2022-03-08** Signed by the President S.J. 488 `passage`
- **2022-03-08** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 635 `passage`
- **2022-03-09** Delivered to the Governor on 2022-03-09 S.J. 495 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-28** Signed by the Governor on 2022-03-28 S.J. 543 `executive-signature, executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b65f7bd9-c232-465e-9139-214ce654cfa9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).