The program director must have a bachelor's degree in an accredited behavioral or social science area or an equivalent combination of education and experience and at least two years of relevant alternative child care experience. The program director may not have on record a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect.

Cross-References: Report to social services -- Contents, SDCL 26-8A-10; Fair hearings, ch 67:17:02; Revocation or refusal to issue or renew license or registration for child abuse or violence, SDCL 26-6-23.1; Screening for substantiated reports of abuse and neglect, § 67:42:01:05.02.

Source: 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 12 SDR 4, effective July 25, 1985; 15 SDR 162, effective May 4, 1989; 20 SDR 223, effective July 7, 1994; 34 SDR 200, effective January 30, 2008.

General Authority: SDCL 26-6-16.

Law Implemented: SDCL 26-6-16.