<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.sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537P0 { 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.sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537000003 { 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="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:05:30:08.04"><span class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0-000000">24:05:30:08.04</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0-000001">.  Decision of sufficiency of </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0-000001">due process </span><span class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0-000001">complaint.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0"> Within five days of receipt of the notification under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:05:30:08.03"><span class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0-000002">24:05:30:08.03</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0">, the hearing officer </span><span class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0">must determine,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0"> on the face of the due process complaint</span><span class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0"> whether the due process complaint meets the requirements of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:05:30:08.02"><span class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0-000002">24:05:30:08.02</span></a><span class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0">. Upon making the determination, the hearing officer must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0"> immediately notify the parties in writing of that determination.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0">    </span><span class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0"> 33 SDR 236, effective July 5, 2007</span><span class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0">; 51 SDR 44, effective October 14, 2024</span><span class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0">    </span><span class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.1"><span class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0-000002">13-37-1.1</span></a><span class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0">    </span><span class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.4"><span class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0-000002">13-37-1.</span><span class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0-000002">4</span></a><span class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa163cc6b-fab0-4b3d-862b-2f81a018b537000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>