<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.s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30P0 { 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.s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0-000003 { 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="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:06:42.01"><span class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0-000000">67:12:06:42.01</span></a><span class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0-000001">.  Penalty for terminating employment -- 1115 waiver group.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0"> If an applicant is a parent caretaker relative, is assigned to the 1115 waiver group, and terminates employment without good cause within the </span><span class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0">sixty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0"> days preceding the date of application, the assistance unit is ineligible for </span><span class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0">aid to families with dependent children (</span><span class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0">AFDC</span><span class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0">)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0"> cash payments. The period of ineligibility is limited to a maximum of </span><span class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0">ninety</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0"> days from the date the employment was terminated.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0">    If a recipient is a parent caretaker relative, is assigned to the 1115 waiver group, and terminates employment without good cause, the assistance unit is ineligible for AFDC cash payments. The period of ineligibility is limited to three payment months. The first month of ineligibility is the first month after the notice requirements of chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:02"><span class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0-000003">67:12:02</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0"> are met.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0">    </span><span class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0">T</span><span class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0">he length of the penalty expires if the parent caretaker relative secures employment with comparable hours and earnings or is no longer living in the home.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0">    </span><span class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0">A member of the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0"> assistance unit must make a new application for AFDC cash benefits when the penalty period expires, the parent caretaker relative secures employment with comparable earnings, or the parent caretaker relative is no longer living in the home.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0">    </span><span class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0"> 20 SDR 196, effective May 23, 1994</span><span class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0">; 52 SDR 55, effective December 2, 2025</span><span class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0">    </span><span class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0-000003">28-</span><span class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0-000003">6-1</span></a><span class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0">    </span><span class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0-000003">28-</span><span class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0-000003">6-1</span></a><span class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0">    </span><span class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0-000001">Cross-Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0"> Assistance unit randomly assigned to groups, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:01:73"><span class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0-000003">67:12:01:73</span></a><span class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2b2a35e6-7196-4c39-b432-3bf15b797e30000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>