<html> <head> <title>Rule 47:02:02:04.01 Decertification petition.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 47:02:02:04.01"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 47:02:02:04.01 Decertification petition."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>47:02:02:04.01.&nbsp;&nbsp;</b><b>Decertification petition</b><b>.</b> One or more employees, a governmental agency, or a labor or employee organization seeking decertification of an employee organization as a bargaining representative must file a petition stating that</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;At least 30 percent of the unit members represented by the organization support the petition; or</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;The petitioning employees are treated substantially differently than other unit members in their hiring, termination, promotion, hours, pay, or essential mission.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 24 SDR 7, effective July 30, 1997.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=3-18-6">3-18-6.</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=3-18-5">3-18-5.</A></p> </div> </body> </html>