The attorney general shall only consider complete applications submitted pursuant to § 02:08:01:01. The attorney general shall give priority to applications that fulfill the following:

1) Trainings that meet the objectives for peer support and critical incident stress management that are, or are similar to those, developed by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation;

2) Trainings that focus on all types of first responders;

3) Trainings that provide the skills necessary for participants to train others;

4) Trainings that focus on the inclusion of volunteers;

5) Trainings that allow for virtual access or participation on nights and weekends; and

6) Trainings that include ten or more participants.

Source: 48 SDR 74 , effective January 23, 2022 .

General Authority: SDCL 34-55-3 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-55-1 through 34-55-5 .