<html> <head> <title>Rule 55:10:06:04 Demotion.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 55:10:06:04"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 55:10:06:04 Demotion."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>55:10:06:04.&nbsp;&nbsp;Demotion.</b> A demotion may be made as follows:</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;A status employee may be demoted for cause after the employee has been presented with the reasons for demotion in writing and has been allowed up to 14 days to initiate the departmental grievance procedure. A copy of the statement of reasons and the reply shall be filed with the commissioner. A status employee may appeal demotion for cause in accordance with chapter 55:10:08; and</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;An employee may request in writing an assignment to a position of a lower class with the same or a different appointing authority. Such a demotion is voluntary and there is no appeal. The appointing authority shall report such a demotion in writing to the commissioner. If an employee voluntarily accepts a demotion in lieu of a layoff, the employee is eligible to have the employee's name placed on the reemployment list.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 39 SDR 99, effective December 3, 2012; 41 SDR 58, effective October 14, 2014.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=3-6D-14">3-6D-14.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=3-6D-14">3-6D-14.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> </div> </body> </html>