<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.se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dP0 { 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.se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232d000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0-000003 { 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="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:17:02:27"><span class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0-000000">67:17:02:27</span></a><span class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0-000001">.  Final decision by secretary.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0"> Based on the transcript or recording of testimony, the exhibits, and the proposed decision</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0"> of the hearing examiner</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0">, the secretary or a designee shall enter a final decision accepting, rejecting, or modifying the proposed decision. If the hearing involves a </span><span class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0">supplemental nutrition assistance program</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0"> issue, the decision must be mailed to the parties involved within </span><span class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0">sixty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0"> days after the request for the hearing. For all other hearings, the decision must be mailed to the parties involved within </span><span class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0">ninety</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0"> days from the date of the request for the hearing.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232d000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0">    If a hearing </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0">continuance </span><span class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0">is requested and the parties to the action stipulate to the continuance, the time allowed for mailing the final decision is extended for the same number of days for which the continuance is granted.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232d000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0">    </span><span class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; transferred from § 67:12:03:27, 2 SDR 71, effective April 29, 1976; 3 SDR 26, effective October 6, 1976; 6 SDR 66, effective January 10, 1980; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 35 SDR 166, effective December 24, 2008</span><span class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0">; 52 SDR 33, effective September 29, 2025</span><span class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0">    </span><span class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-1-24.1"><span class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0-000003">28-1-24.1</span></a><span class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0">    </span><span class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-1-24.1"><span class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0-000003">28-1-24.1</span></a><span class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232d000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0">    </span><span class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0-000001">Cross-References:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0">    Tentative or proposed decision served on parties -- Contents -- Waiver, SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-26-24"><span class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0-000003">1-26-24</span></a><span class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4823882-d238-497a-9579-b6619116232d000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>