<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.sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dP0 { 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.sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925d000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dC0-000003 { 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="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:45:03:02.02"><span class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dC0-000000">20:45:03:02.02</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dC0-000001">.  </span><span class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dC0-000001">Qualifications of a trainee sponsor</span><span class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dC0-000001">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dC0"> </span><span class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dC0">To qualify as a trainee sponsor, the licensed funeral director must be in good standing, have been licensed for at least five consecutive years immediately preceding becoming a sponsor, and have had no discipline on the license for the past five years</span><span class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925d000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dC0">    </span><span class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dC0"> </span><span class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dC0">51 SDR 147, effective July 6, 2025</span><span class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dC0">    </span><span class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dC0"> SDCL </span><span class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dC0">3-19-12.1.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dC0">    </span><span class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-19-18"><span class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dC0-000003">36-19-18</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-19-21"><span class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dC0-000003">36-19-21</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dC0">(5), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-19-38"><span class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dC0-000003">36-19-38</span></a><span class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dC0">(7)(13).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc921db5d-df0e-4d39-9cbd-f5509dc6925d000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>