<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 36-18A-40 - Failure to complete continuing professional development requirements as grounds for nonrenewal--Inactive or retired status. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2060416Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2060416SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2060416CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2060416Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2060416DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2060416DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2060416000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2060416SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2060416SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2060416Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-18A-40"><span class="s2060416SENU">36-18A-40</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2060416SENU">. </span><span class="s2060416CL">Failure to complete continuing professional development requirements as grounds for nonrenewal--Inactive or retired status.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2060416Normal-000000"><span class="s2060416DefaultParagraphFont">The board may decline to renew a license if an applicant has not completed continuing professional development requirements. A license for a two</span><span class="s2060416DefaultParagraphFont-000001">-</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2060416DefaultParagraphFont">year period shall be issued upon completion of the requirements. The board may provide, by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-26"><span class="s2060416DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span class="s2060416DefaultParagraphFont">, for the inactive or retired status of a person who has been duly licensed under this chapter and who chooses to relinquish or not to renew a license.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2060416Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2060416000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2060416Normal"><span class="s2060416SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2060416SCL-000003"> SL 1999, ch 195, § 40.</span></p></div></body></html>