<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.s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197P0 { 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.s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; 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and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0">    (4)  "Initial evaluation," the child's evaluation to determine his or her initial eligibility under this Part C.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0-000001">Source:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0"> 39 SDR 109, effective December 17, 2012</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0">; 49 SDR 7, effective July 31, 2022.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.1"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0-000003">13-37-1.1</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-23"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0-000003">13-1-23</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-14-1"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0-000003">13-14-1</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.1"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0-000003">13-37-1.1</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>