<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.seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50P0 { 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.seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0-000003 { 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="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=55:10:02:05"><span class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0-000000">55:10:02:05</span></a><span class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0-000001">.  Removal from selection process.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0"> At any point in the selection process the commissioner may remove the name of a person from consideration for a position or from one or more classifications for up to four years for just cause as reported to the commissioner, including the following just causes listed in this section:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0">    (1)  The person does not meet the minimum requirements for the position;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0">    (2)  The person has made false or misleading statements or intentionally omitted relevant information during the selection process;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0">    (3)  The person has directly or indirectly gained or attempted to gain an unfair advantage in the selection process;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0">    (4)  The person was dismissed from previous employment for any of the causes listed in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=55:10:05:03"><span class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0-000003">55:10:05:03</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=55:10:07:02"><span class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0-000003">55:10:07:02</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0">, or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=55:10:07:04"><span class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0-000003">55:10:07:04</span></a><span class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0">    (5)  The person has been found unacceptable as a result of a prior or current preemployment screening conducted by the appointing authority, the Bureau of Human Resources</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0"> and Administration</span><span class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0">, or their authorized representatives;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0">    (6)  The person has failed to appear or arrange for an interview, has not responded to correspondence or telephone inquiries, cannot be located, or has requested to be removed from consideration for the position;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0">    (7)  The person has been passed over or has declined an offer of employment for the same or similar class with the same appointing authority within the past two years;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0">    (8)  The person has willfully violated the provisions of this article; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0">    (9)  The person is unable to perform the essential functions of the position.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0">    Removal from the selection process may only be appealed pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=55:10:08:01"><span class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0-000003">55:10:08:01</span></a><span class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0">    </span><span class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0"> 39 SDR 99, effective December 3, 2012</span><span class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0">; 52 SDR 46, effective October 27, 2025</span><span class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0">    </span><span class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=3-6D-7"><span class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0-000003">3-6D-7</span></a><span class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0">    </span><span class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=3-6D-7"><span class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0-000003">3-6D-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=3-6D-8"><span class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0-000003">3-6D-8</span></a><span class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seab20f3f-86ce-44e1-8777-dcd475bf1e50000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>