<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.se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86P0 { 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.se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:06:42"><span class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0-000000">67:12:06:42</span></a><span class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0-000001">.  Penalty for terminating employment, reducing earned income, and refusing offer of employment.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0"> If an applicant or recipient terminates employment, reduces earned income, or refuses an offer of employment without good cause, the amount of assistance </span><span class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0">is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0"> computed without benefit of the disregards in §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:05:14"><span class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0-000002">67:12:05:14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:05:18"><span class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0-000002">67:12:05:18</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0">, and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:05:21"><span class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0-000002">67:12:05:21</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0">. </span><span class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0">T</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0">he disregard in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:05:14"><span class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0-000002">67:12:05:14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0"> </span><span class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0">is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0"> counted as one of the four consecutive months in the limitation specified in subdivision </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:05:34"><span class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0-000002">67:12:05:34</span></a><span class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0">(4).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0">    </span><span class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0"> 8 SDR 125, effective April 4, 1982; 9 SDR 24, effective September 2, 1982</span><span class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0">; 52 SDR 55, effective December 2, 2025</span><span class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0">    </span><span class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0-000002">28-</span><span class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0-000002">6-1</span></a><span class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0">    </span><span class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0-000002">28-</span><span class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0-000002">6-1</span></a><span class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0">    </span><span class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0-000001">Cross-References:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0">    Penalty for terminating employment, reducing earned income, and for refusing an offer of employment, 45 C.F.R. § 233.20(a)(11)(iii).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0">    Good cause for terminating employment or reducing earned income, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:06:43"><span class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0-000002">67:12:06:43</span></a><span class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0">    Good cause for refusal to accept employment, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:06:44"><span class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0-000002">67:12:06:44</span></a><span class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2ece1c7-3159-4aea-8507-d838a7af2b86000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>