<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:59:04:01.01 Courses eligible for continuing education credit -- Distance education.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:59:04:01.01"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:59:04:01.01 Courses eligible for continuing education credit -- Distance education."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times",serif;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:59:04:01.01.&nbsp;&nbsp;Courses eligible for continuing education credit -- Distance education.</b> The board may allow continuing education credit for academic credit courses taken at a junior college, college, or university accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency approved by the United States Department of Education, and for nonacademic workshops, seminars, conferences, lectures, and agency staff development training given by an approved continuing education sponsor. Courses for which continuing education credit is allowed must meet the standards in &#167;</span> <span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>20:59:04:09 or 20:59:04:10. Staff development or activities of agencies which address procedural or administrative issues are ineligible. One academic credit hour is equal to 15 contact hours of participation in a noncredit continuing education program.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The licensee may not have more than ten hours of continuing education in the following: independent or group study including listening to audio tapes, viewing video tapes, or preparing or publishing a professional social work topic or paper as set forth in &#167;&nbsp;20:49:04:07, or reading professional books or articles.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 12 SDR 186, effective May 25, 1986; 29 SDR 92, effective December 24, 2002; 45 SDR 82, effective December 10, 2018.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-26-29">36-26-29.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-26-26">36-26-26</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-26-29">36-26-29.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>