<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.s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaP0 { 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.s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0-000001 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086ea000002 { color: #000000; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaP0-000004 { margin-top: 0; line-height: 115.0%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: left; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:61:05:08"><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0-000000">67</span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0-000000">:</span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0-000000">61</span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0-000000">:</span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0-000000">05</span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0-000000">:</span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0-000000">08</span></a><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0-000001">.  Personnel policies and records.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> </span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">An</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> agency shall maintain personnel policies and records for all staff</span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> including provisions for equal employment</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">opportunities. </span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">An</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> agency shall maintain a personnel file for each staff</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> </span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">member</span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> including </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">any </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">contracted staff, intern, or volunteer. The file </span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">must contain</span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086ea000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">    (1)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">  </span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">The application filed for employment</span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> or </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">any </span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">resume</span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> transcripts</span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> diploma</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">, </span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">and</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> evidence of</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> continuing education;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">    (2)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">  </span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">The position description</span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> signed by the staff </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">member, </span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">with a statement of duties and</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> </span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">responsibilities</span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> and the minimum qualifications and competencies necessary to fulfill</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> </span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">these duties;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">    (3)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">  Evidence of having completed </span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">appropriate pre-hire screening</span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">, in the case of a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> staff </span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">member who provides</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> direct services to vulnerable populations;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">    (4)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">  </span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">The staff</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> member's</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> orientation documentation</span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> in accordance with §</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:61:05:05"><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0-000003">67:61:05:05</span></a><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">    (5)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">  </span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">Copies of the staff</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> member'</span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">s current credentials</span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">, as</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> related to job duties; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">    (6)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">  </span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">Any staff health clearances, including tuberculin test results, if required, and</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> </span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">any clearances from a physician after an infectious or contagious disease requires</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> </span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">the staff</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> member'</span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">s absence from the program.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086ea000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">    </span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> </span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">43</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> SDR </span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">80</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">, effective </span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">December 5, 2016; 50 SDR 63, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">    </span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-36-25"><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0-000003">1-36-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A-27"><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0-000003">34-20A-27</span></a><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">    </span><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A-27"><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0-000003">34-20A-27</span></a><span class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086eaP0-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0cd0d194-a757-4f57-92c5-16bfced086ea000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>