<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.s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34P0 { 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.s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0-000001 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34000002 { color: #000000; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0-000003 { 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="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=55:10:11:18"><span class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0-000000">55:10:11:18</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0-000001">.  </span><span class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0-000001">Pay</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0-000001"> adjustment upon completion of probation.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0"> </span><span class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0">An</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0"> employee's </span><span class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0">rate of pay</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0"> may be adjusted </span><span class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0">upon</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0"> the completion of the probationary period by up to five percent. In no case may the </span><span class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0">employee's rate of pay</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0"> exceed the maximum of the </span><span class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0">pay grade</span><span class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0">    If an employee is promoted during the employee's probationary period, this section is superseded and </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0">§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=55:10:11:13"><span class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0-000003">55:10:11:13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0"> applies.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0">    </span><span class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0"> 39 SDR 99, effective December 3, 2012; 44 SDR 99, effective December 11, 2017; 45 SDR 83, effective December 17, 2018</span><span class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0">; 47 SDR 138, effective July 1, 2021</span><span class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0">    </span><span class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=3-6D-11"><span class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0-000003">3-6D-11</span></a><span class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0">    </span><span class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=3-6D-11"><span class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0-000003">3-6D-11</span></a><span class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s026c4343-509c-49aa-80fe-b89969fceb34000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>