<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.s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6P0 { 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.s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0-000003 { 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="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=55:09:04:04.01"><span class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0-000000">55</span><span class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0-000000">:</span><span class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0-000000">09</span><span class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0-000000">:</span><span class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0-000000">04</span><span class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0-000000">:</span><span class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0-000000">04.01</span></a><span class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0-000001">.  Paid family leave.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0"> Each permanent </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0">full-time </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0">employee who has been employed by the state for a continuous period of six months is entitled to </span><span class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0">forty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0"> hours of paid family leave per week for up to </span><span class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0">twelve</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0"> weeks </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0">for bonding </span><span class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0">following the birth of a child of the employee or placement of a child for adoption. Paid family leave must be taken within one year following the birth of a child or the placement of a child for adoption. A permanent part-time employee will receive prorated hours.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0">    </span><span class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0"> 46 SDR 146, effective July 1, 2020</span><span class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0">; 49 SDR 101, effective May 22, 2023</span><span class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0">    </span><span class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=3-6C-18"><span class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0-000003">3-6C-18</span></a><span class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0">    </span><span class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=3-6C-7.1"><span class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0-000003">3-6C-7.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=3-6C-18"><span class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0-000003">3-6C-18</span></a><span class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07cdfc65-885a-48f8-8eb8-63ee49155fb6000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>