<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.s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605P0 { 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.s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605000003 { 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="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=62:01:02:06"><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000000">62:01:02:06</span></a><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000001">.  Refund of active contributions made during period of disability -- Granted credited service.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0"> If a disabled member receiving credited service pursuant to SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=3-12C-808"><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000002">3-12</span><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000002">C</span><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000002">-</span><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000002">8</span><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000002">0</span><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000002">8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0"> becomes employed by a member employer unit, the member and employer </span><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0"> make active contributions during the employment pursuant to SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=3-12C-401"><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000002">3-12</span><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000002">C</span><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000002">-</span><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000002">401</span></a><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0">. Upon the member's conversion of disabled status to retired status, upon the member's termination of disabled status</span><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0"> or upon the member's termination of employment, whichever occurs first, the member may request a refund of the member's accumulated contributions made during that period when the member also was receiving credited service due to the disability. The provisions of this section apply to any member whose application for disability benefits is received by the system prior to July 1, 2015.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0">    </span><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0"> 33 SDR 212, effective June 4, 2007; SL 2014, ch 20, § 34, effective July 1, 2014</span><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0">; 45 SDR 142, effective July 1, 2019</span><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0">; 52 SDR 10, effective August 5, 2025</span><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0">    </span><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=3-12C-211"><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000002">3-12</span><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000002">C</span><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000002">-</span><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000002">211</span></a><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0">    </span><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=3-12C-104"><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000002">3-12</span><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000002">C</span><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000002">-1</span><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000002">04</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=3-12C-808"><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000002">3-12</span><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000002">C</span><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000002">-</span><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000002">8</span><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000002">0</span><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0-000002">8</span></a><span class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f84312b-9129-49f1-8f36-d05352f68605000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>