Does state provide a license: Yes
License: Petroleum Release Service Professional: Certified Petroleum Release Assessor or Certified Petroleum Release Remediator
Exam Entity: State Board
Licensing Board: South Dakota Board of Technical Professions
Degree required:
Majors accepted:
Courses required:
Courses accepted:
Geology credits required: Not available
Credit information: Not applicable
Education Notes: Not applicable
Years of experience required: Not available
Experience credits needed: Not available
Experience information: Not applicable
Continuing education requirements: Yes
Continuing education years: 15
Continuing education details: Thirty (30) CEU are required every two (2) years.
Geologist in Training license available: No
Can take Fundamentals of Geology test before graduation: No
Fundamentals of Geology test details: None
Legal Code Reference for GIT, FG: None
Most registration and licensure systems include structural approaches to review both the need and operational effectiveness of the process.
Some states provide formal sunset evaluation processes for their licensure programs. Many also include a periodic audit process of the licensure program/agency, which can range from cursory financial reviews to comprehensive evaluation of program effectiveness.
The audit process is often leveraged when political pressure is applied to eliminate geologist licensure, so awareness of the history and codes for audits and sunset evaluations is critical to montioring the health of the licensure within the state.
Current modes for sunsetting evaluation: Sunset review
License subject to sunset review: Possible
License subject to audit review: Yes
Current law to establish new licensure board: TBD
Sunset regulation name: Termination and Legislative Review of Administrative Rules
Sunset statute: South Dakota Codified Laws, Title 1. State Affairs and Government, Chapter 26B. Termination and Legislative Review of Administrative Rules.
Sunset statute reference: http://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=1
Sunset committee: Interim Rules Review Committee
Sunset committee website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Interim/Documents.aspx?Committee=207&Session=2019&tab=Detail
Sunset duration: None identified
Sunset notes: The Legislative Research Council and Interim Rules Review Committee do not have historical documents available on their websites, 2019 only. From 2019 agendas, there seems to be mostly approval of regulations and not a focus on termination of laws, boards, etc.
Auditor name: South Dakota State Auditor
Auditor website: http://www.sdauditor.gov/
Audit statute: South Dakota Codified Laws, Title 1. State Affairs and Government, Chapter 9. State Auditor
Audit Statute abbreviation: South Dakota Codified Laws, Title 1. State Affairs and Government, Chapter 9. State Auditor Section 41-5A-1
Audit statute link: http://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=1-9
Audit duration: Annual
Audit legislation committee: Department of the Legislative Audit
Audit legislation committee website: https://legislativeaudit.sd.gov/
Audit notes: Periodic independent audit reports completed for the Board of Technical Professions' accounting system. Board of Technical Professions is included as a line item in the annual audit report.
| Year | Action | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Sunset law created | The Termination and Legislative Review of Administrative Rules law (sunset law) was created by SB 1 of 1977 under SD Codified Laws Chapter 1-26B. |
| 2003 | Sunset law created | The Legislative Review of State Agencies law was created under Chapter 1-26E. |
| 2012 | Sunset law repealed | The Legislative Review of State Agencies law was (Chapter 1-26E) was repealed. Note that the original sunset law under Chapter 1-26B remained in effect. |
| 2013 | Audit | Legislative audit of the Board of Technical Professionals. |
| 2016 | Audit | Legislative audit of the Board of Technical Professionals. |
| 2019 | The sunset law under Chapter 1-26B remains in effect. |