<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.s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834P0 { 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.s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834000003 { 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="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:61:02:03"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0-000000">20:61:02:03</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0-000001">.  </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0-000001">Educational requirements -- Structure</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0-000001">.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0">In addition to the requirements in §</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:61:02:02"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0-000002">20:61:02:02</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0">, the program</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0-000001"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0">of study must be either an in-person course or a combination of online and in-person instructor facilitated lectures. An in-person course must have a minimum of thirty-six hours of instruction. A blended course must have a minimum of twenty-two hours of in-person instruction</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0-000001">. </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0">The course or program must have a written examination at the conclusion of the program to prove competency</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0-000001">Source:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0">50 SDR 12, effective August 10, 2023</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-4B-35"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0-000002">36-4B-35</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-4B-18.1"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0-000002">36-4B-18.1</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s4d98b9f4-dc7c-4cd5-992f-76b6705ac834000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>