<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.s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3P0 { 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.s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0-000001 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3000003 { background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:14:31:51"><span class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0-000000">67:14:31:51</span></a><span class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0-000001">.  School transportation expenses paid.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0"> Transportation expenses </span><span class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0">may</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0"> be paid by the department when foster parents are required to transport children to school and this expense is not reimbursed by the school district or the Department of Education. The cost of transportation </span><span class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0"> be based on the number of miles traveled for the average school month and </span><span class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0"> be added to the foster parent's monthly request for payment. Mileage is reimbursed at the rate established in </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0">SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=3-9-1"><span class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0-000002">3-9-1</span></a><span class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0">, as applicable, for the use of a privately owned automobile</span><span class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0">. The department may not pay transportation expenses when a foster parent also transports the parent's own children to the same school.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0">    </span><span class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; transferred from § 67:14:13:48, 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 12 SDR 96, effective December 9, 1985; 37 SDR 222, effective June 7, 2011; 44 SDR 94, effective December 4, 2017; 47 SDR 24, effective September 10, 2020</span><span class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0">; 51 SDR 1, effective July 1, 2024</span><span class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0">    </span><span class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-4-7"><span class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0-000002">26-4-</span><span class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0-000002">7</span></a><span class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0">(2)</span><span class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0">    </span><span class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-4-7"><span class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0-000002">26-4-</span><span class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0-000002">7</span></a><span class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0">(2)</span><span class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2d84ab90-b6e7-4078-b293-1d3bc9b59ce3000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>