<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:10:32:26 Mediation conducted by commission staff.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:10:32:26"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:10:32:26 Mediation conducted by commission staff."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times","serif";} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:10:32:26.&nbsp;&nbsp;Mediation conducted by commission staff.</b> If a party requests mediation, the commission staff members shall conduct the mediation. Any commission staff member acting as a mediator may not participate in any subsequent arbitration or approval process for the same agreement unless each party to the negotiations consents.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 25 SDR 89, effective December 27, 1998.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=49-31-76">49-31-76.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=49-31-3">49-31-3</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=49-31-76">49-31-76</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=49-31-81">49-31-81.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>