When an employee accepts appointment to a position with a higher market value than the employee's previous position, the appointing authority may request an increase in pay up to 90 percent of the market value of the new position. With prior approval of the commissioner, an increase of over 90 percent of market value, up to the market value, may be given. Criteria for approval includes internal equity, availability of applicants outside state government, and budget.

Source: 39 SDR 99, effective December 3, 2012; 44 SDR 99, effective December 11, 2017 ; 47 SDR 138, effective July 1, 2021 .

General Authority: SDCL 3-6D-11 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 3-6D-11 .

Prior versions effective: 2017-12-11, 2012-12-03.