<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.s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957P0 { 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.s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957C0-000003 { 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="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:61:03:03"><span class="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957C0-000000">20:61:03:03</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957C0-000001">.  </span><span class="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957C0-000001">Waiver of continuing education requirements</span><span class="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957C0-000001">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957C0"> </span><span class="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957C0">The board may waive any required continuing education hours if the applicant submits an affidavit to the board that the applicant was prevented from completing the continuing education hours because of illness or undue hardship</span><span class="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957C0">    </span><span class="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957C0"> </span><span class="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957C0">51 SDR 56, effective November 19, 2024</span><span class="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957C0">    </span><span class="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-4B-35"><span class="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957C0-000003">36-4B-35</span></a><span class="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957C0">    </span><span class="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-4B-26"><span class="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957C0-000003">36-4B-26</span></a><span class="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08e853d7-32ea-429d-a3f1-6475a5362957000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>