The State Bar of South Dakota shall prepare and approve training curricula for persons appointed as guardians and conservators. The training curricula shall include:
- (1) The rights of minors and protected persons under this chapter and under the laws of the United States generally;
- (2) The duties and responsibilities of guardians and conservators;
- (3) Reporting requirements;
- (4) Least restrictive options in the areas of housing, medical care, and psychiatric care; and
- (5) Resources to assist guardians and conservators in fulfilling their duties. Each person appointed by the court to be a guardian or conservator before July 1, 2021, shall complete the training curricula within four months after July 1, 2021. A person may not be appointed by the court as a guardian or conservator on or after July 1, 2021, until the person completes the training curricula.
Source: SL 2016, ch 120 , § 38; SL 2021, ch 121 , § 2.