<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.s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdP0 { 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.s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fd000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdC0-000003 { 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="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:42:17:11"><span class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdC0-000000">67:42:17:11</span></a><span class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdC0-000001">.  Assistant qualifications -- Licensed child care and school-age program.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdC0"> </span><span class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdC0">In a licensed child care or school-age program, a provider s assistant must be at least fourteen years old, may not be left alone with children in care, and may be counted in the staff-child ratio only when the assistant is under the direct supervision of a provider, a program director, or the individual responsible for planning and implementing the program</span><span class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fd000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdC0">    </span><span class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdC0">A provider s assistant shall demonstrate the ability to provide care that attends to the child's physical growth and development and to the physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of the child</span><span class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fd000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdC0">    </span><span class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdC0"> </span><span class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdC0">49 SDR 124, effective July 3, 2023</span><span class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdC0">    </span><span class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-16"><span class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdC0-000003">26-6-16</span></a><span class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdC0">    </span><span class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-16"><span class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdC0-000003">26-6-16</span></a><span class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdC0">(1)(6)</span><span class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fdP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5e027cdb-1826-4f28-a102-50c7f0ebc7fd000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>