<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>p.s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2P0 { 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.s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:38:35:01"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0-000000">20:38:35:01</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0-000001">.  Continuing professional development required for license renewal.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0"> Unless exempted</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0"> as provided in </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:38:35:08"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0-000002">20:38:35:08</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">, </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">a licensee must</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0"> obtain a minimum of </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">thirty</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0"> PDH during the biennium preceding license renewal. PDH credit must be obtained in a qualifying professional development activity</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0"> or course</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0"> with clear purposes and objective</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">s</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">that</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0"> maintain, improve, or expand the licensee's skills and knowledge relevant to the licensee's field of practice.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">    Of the required </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">thirty</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0"> PDH, a minimum of </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">twenty</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0"> PDH must be in technical subjects that lead to further professional development in the licensee's field of practice. Technical subjects include</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">    (1)  Accessibility;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">    (2)  Acoustical, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing systems;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">    (3)  Building codes;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">    (4)  Construction methods;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">    (5)  Construction observation;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">    (6)  D</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">esign;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">    (7)  E</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">nvironmental analysis;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">    (8)  Land survey;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">    (9)  Lateral forces;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">    (10)  Programming and planning;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">    (11)  Selection of building materials;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">    (12)  Site and soils analyses and design; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">    (13)  Structural systems.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">    Of the required </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">thirty</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0"> PDH, a maximum of </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">ten</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0"> PDH may be in professional management subjects</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">,</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">including</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0"> total quality management, professional business practice, </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">and</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0"> ethics.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">A licensee submitting a renewal application must include a copy of the PDH log required by subdivision </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:38:35:07"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0-000002">20:38:35:07</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">(1). The</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0"> licensee</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0"> shall</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0"> certif</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">y</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">, under penalty of perjury, that all information submitted by the licensee in the application is true and correct.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">    If notified by the board of an audit, a licensee </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">must</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0"> supply sufficient additional information </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">within thirty calendar days </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">to permit verification that the continuing professional development requirement has been met.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0-000001">Source:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0"> 26 SDR 9, effective July 29, 1999; 33 SDR 70, effective June 20, 2006; 34 SDR 107, effective October 31, 2007; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:38:23:03"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0-000002">20:38:23:03</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">, 38 SDR 121, effective January 16, 2012</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">; 47 SDR 73, effective December 21, 2020; 51 SDR 56, effective November 20, 2024</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-18A-22"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0-000002">36-18A-22</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">(4)</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-18A-39"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0-000002">36-18A-39</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-18A-39"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0-000002">36-18A-39</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">(2)</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-18A-40"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0-000002">36-18A-40</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7d509999-58c2-4c5b-8a7e-4dfd162885f2000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>