<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.sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0 { 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.sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0-000001 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24000003 { background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:06:18:05"><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0-000000">20:06:18:05</span></a><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0-000001">.  Guidelines for filing for course approval.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0"> </span><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">T</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">he provider </span><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">of a continuing education course is responsible for</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0"> seeking course approval, monitoring an agent's attendance, supervising the course, and certifying a licensee's successful completion of the course. The provider </span><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">shall</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0"> maintain a record of all continuing education offered for two years. The provider shall electronically apply to the director for course approval at least </span><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">forty-five</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0"> days in advance of the scheduled date of the course. The </span><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">forty-five</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0"> days are calculated from the date</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0"> of submission</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">. In addition to the application fee pursuant to SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=58-2-29"><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0-000002">58-2-29</span></a><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">, the request for course approval must include the following information:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">    (1)  The </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">provider's </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">name, provider identification number, </span><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">mailing address, phone number, e-mail address, and website address</span><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">    (2)  The name of the sponsoring organization, if there is one in addition to the provider. The sponsor</span><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">ing organization</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0"> may be a national professional association, local or state chapter or affiliate of a national professional organization, an insurance company, or </span><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0"> similar organization;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">    (3)  The course title;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">    (4)  The </span><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">address and phone number for each course location</span><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">, unless the course is a self-study course;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">    (5)  The dates of </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">the </span><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">course offering;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">    (6)  The difficulty classification of the course;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">    (7)  The number of CEC hours requested, including </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">either </span><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">the number of course contact or classroom hours or the number of self-study hours</span><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">, or both</span><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">    (8)  A </span><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">course outline listing and summarizing</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0"> each topic covered in the course. The instructor's outline may also be included. A list of topics covered, with no other details, is not an acceptable </span><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">course</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0"> outline. If substantial changes have been made</span><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">, including the addition of new topic content,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0"> in a course that has received prior approval, the content of the course must be refiled with the director;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">    (9)  The names and qualifications of instructors;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">    (10)  </span><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">A</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">ny other state </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">in which </span><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">the course has been approved and the number of credit hours awarded;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">    (11)  Whether a course is part of a national or professional designation program; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">    (12)  The contact person or coordinator of the proposed offering.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">    The provider shall </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">electronically </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">submit the location and date of a previously approved course at least </span><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">fourteen</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0"> days in advance of the course if, at the time of initial filing, all dates and locations had not been determined. The </span><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">fourteen</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0"> days are calculated from the postmark date.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">    </span><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">Course approval will expire two years from the date of initial approval.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">    </span><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0"> 12 SDR 106, effective December 30, 1985; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 15 SDR 143, effective March 29, 1989; 19 SDR 160, effective April 27, 1993; 25 SDR 13, effective August 9, 1998; 34 SDR 200, effective January 28, 2008; 36 SDR 127, adopted February 8, 2010, effective May 1, 2010</span><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">; 43 SDR 181, effective July 7, 2017</span><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">; 51 SDR 142, effective July 3, 2025</span><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">    </span><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=58-30-117"><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0-000002">58-30-117</span></a><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">    </span><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=58-30-117"><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0-000002">58-30-117</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=58-30-118"><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0-000002">58-30-118</span></a><span class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8b1640c-b34d-4fc9-aadf-0950f1c4ab24000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>