<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.s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28P0 { 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.s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0-000003 { 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="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=05:01:02:20"><span class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0-000000">5:01:02:20</span></a><span class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0-000001">.  Interview expenses.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0"> </span><span class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0">Reimbursement for interview expenses of a prospective employee may be paid at the discretion of the department, commission, agency, or board conducting the interview. O</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0">fficial state </span><span class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0">rates</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0"> for interview expenses of </span><span class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0">a prospective</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0"> employee</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0"> are set</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0"> at the applicable out-of-state or in-state rates. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0">Interview expenses may include lodging, meals, transportation, and any other expenses necessary to reimburse a prospective employee for travel from the prospective employee's home to the location of an interview for state employment. </span><span class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0">Reimbursement for an interagency interview is not an allowable state expenditure.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0"> Any expense incurred for a spouse or family of a prospective employee is not an allowable state expenditure.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0">    </span><span class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 3 SDR 34, effective November 7, 1976; 7 SDR 52, effective December 4, 1980; 11 SDR 176, effective June 30, 1985</span><span class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0">; 50 SDR 41, effective October 11, 2023</span><span class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0">    </span><span class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=3-9-2"><span class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0-000003">3-9-2</span></a><span class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0">    </span><span class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=3-9-2"><span class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0-000003">3-9-2</span></a><span class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0">    </span><span class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0-000001">Cross-References:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0"> Out-of-state per diem allowance rates, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=05:01:02:11"><span class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0-000003">5:01:02:11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0">; Per diem allowances for in-state travel, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=05:01:02:14"><span class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0-000003">5:01:02:14</span></a><span class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s28209e04-e2c3-4b7a-a682-57cdbf43df28000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>