<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.sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02P0 { 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.sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0-000001 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02000002 { color: #000000; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0-000003 { 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="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=55:10:11:10"><span class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0-000000">55:10:11:10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0-000001">.  Rate of pay </span><span class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0-000001">upon</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0-000001"> change in </span><span class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0-000001">pay grade of</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0-000001"> class</span><span class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0-000001">ification</span><span class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0-000001">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0"> If the pay grade of a classification is changed to one with a greater market value, the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0"> </span><span class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0">incumbents shall receive a rate of pay at least equal to the new minimum of the new pay grade.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0"> </span><span class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0">If the pay grade of a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0"> </span><span class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0">classification is changed to one with a lower market value, the incumbents' rate of pay may not</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0"> </span><span class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0">be adjusted.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0">    </span><span class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0"> 39 SDR 99, effective December 3, 2012; 44 SDR 99, effective December 11, 2017</span><span class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0">; 47 SDR 138, effective July 1, 2021</span><span class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0">    </span><span class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=3-6D-11"><span class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0-000003">3-6D-11</span></a><span class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0">    </span><span class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=3-6D-11"><span class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0-000003">3-6D-11</span></a><span class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6383666-c35e-46b7-967b-3cdff6c17c02000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>