<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:14:01:03"><span class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0-000000">24:14:01:03</span></a><span class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0-000001">.  Parent.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0"> For the purposes of this article, the term, parent, means:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0">    (1)  A biological or adoptive parent of a child;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0">    (2)  A foster parent, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0">unless </span><span class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0">contractual obligations with a state or local entity prohibit a foster parent from acting as a parent;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0">    (3)  A guardian generally authorized to act as the child's parent, or authorized to make early intervention, educational, health, or development decisions for the child, but not the state if the child is a ward of the state;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0">    (4)  An individual acting in the place of a biological or adoptive parent, including a grandparent, stepparent, or other relative, with whom the child lives, or an individual who is legally responsible for the child's welfare; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0">    (5)  A surrogate parent who has been appointed in accordance with chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:14:14"><span class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0-000003">24:14:14</span></a><span class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0">    Except as provided below, the biological or adoptive parent, if attempting to act as the parent under this article and if more than one party is qualified under this section to act as a parent, is presumed to be the parent for purposes of this section unless the biological or adoptive parent does not have legal authority to make educational or early intervention service decisions for the child.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0">    If a judicial decree or order identifies a specific person under subdivisions 1 to 4, inclusive, of this section to act as the parent of a child or to make educational or early intervention service decisions on behalf of a child, then the person is deemed to be the parent for purposes of this section, except that if a contractor provides any services to a child or any family member of the child, the contractor may not act as the parent for the child.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0">    </span><span class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0"> 35 SDR 82, effective October 22, 2008; 39 SDR 109, effective December 17, 2012</span><span class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0">; 49 SDR 7, effective July 31, 2022</span><span class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0">    </span><span class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.1"><span class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0-000003">13-37-1.1</span></a><span class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0">    </span><span class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-23"><span class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0-000003">13-1-23</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-14-1"><span class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0-000003">13-14-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.1"><span class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0-000003">13-37-1.1</span></a><span class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s24046af3-d03f-4503-b276-4666b84bd744000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>