Public Hearings & Legal Notices

Notice of Public Hearing to Adopt Rules

A public hearing will be held in the Department of Social Services Building, Linden Conference Room C207, 1501 S Highline Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57110, on Friday, June 20, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. Central Time, to consider the adoption and amendment of proposed Administrative Rules of South Dakota numbered

§§ 67:10:05:03 to 67:10:05:06, inclusive.

The effect of the rules will be to reduce the TANF payment standard amounts by 10% and to combine the eligibility categories from three to two.

The reason for adopting the proposed rules is to align the TANF expenditures with the budget appropriation of the 2025 Legislative Session and to update the rules to reflect the eligibility category of an assistance unit to reflect if it includes a parent or not. Whether a child is placed by the agency or not will no longer be separate categories. This change also aligns with our Kinship licensing rules.

Persons interested in presenting amendments, data, opinions, and arguments for or against the proposed rules may:

1. Appear in-person at the hearing;
2. May attend telephonically by calling 1-605-679-7263 and using conference code 183 579 146 #;
3. Mail them to Teresa Schulte, Administrative Rules C219, Department of Social Services, 1501 S Highline Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57110; or
4. Email them to DSSAdminRules@state.sd.us.

The deadline to submit any such written comments for consideration by the Department of Social Services is June 30, 2025, ten days after the date of the public hearing.

After the written comment period, the Department of Social Services will consider all written and oral comments it receives on the proposed rules. The Department of Social Services may modify or amend a proposed rule at that time to include or exclude matters that are described in this notice.

For Persons with Disabilities: This hearing will be located at a physically accessible place. Please contact the Department of Social Services at least 48 hours before the public hearing if you have special needs for which special arrangements can be made by calling (605) 674-5771.

Copies of the proposed rules may be obtained without charge from:

1. Contacting Teresa Schulte at Administrative Rules C219, Department of Social Services, 1501 S Highline Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57110;
2. Visiting http://rules.sd.gov; or
3. Emailing a request to: DSSAdminRules@state.sd.us.