<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.s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602P0 { 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.s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0-000003 { color: black; background: #FFFFFF; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0-000004 { 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="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:14:32:30"><span class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0-000000">67:14:32:30</span></a><span class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0-000001">.  Training and development.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0"> </span><span class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0">Except as provided below, each applicant shall</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0"> complete a </span><span class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0">thirty</span><span class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0">-hour training course provided by the department. The course includes training in the following areas:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0">    (1)  The impact of separation on child development;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0">    (2)  How attachments are formed;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0">    (3)  The importance of the birth family;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0">    (4)  Techniques of managing behavior;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0">    (5)  Permanency planning for children; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0">    (6)  Child development.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0">    </span><span class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0">The training requirements do not apply to an adoptive</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0-000003"> applicant</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0"> for a </span><span class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0-000003">kinship child adoption</span><span class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0">. The department or a child-placement agency licensed by the state shall instead assess the adoptive applicant s training needs and assist them in locating training resources.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0">    </span><span class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0"> 17 SDR 157, effective April 23, 1991</span><span class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0">; 51 SDR 127, effective June 1, 2025</span><span class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0">    </span><span class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-4-9.1"><span class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0-000004">26-4-9.1</span></a><span class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0">    </span><span class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-4-9.1"><span class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0-000004">26-4-9.1</span></a><span class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2c272fa3-3e05-42fb-8e81-4c0519dfe602000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>