NOTICES OF PROPOSED RULES: (The date in parentheses is the date the rules were filed in the Legislative Research Council)

Office of Attorney General: (September 6, 2000) intends to adopt rules to update the uniform traffic ticket forms used by law enforcement agencies for traffic offenses. The general authority for these rules, as cited by the office, is SDCL 23-1A-2.

A public hearing will be held on October 17, 2000, at 10:00 a.m., in Room 101, State Capitol Building, 500 East Capitol Avenue, Pierre, South Dakota. Copies of the proposed rules may be obtained from and written comments sent to the Office of Attorney General, State Capitol, 500 East Capitol Avenue, Pierre, South Dakota 57501-5070. Material sent by mail must reach the department by October 27, 2000, to be considered. This hearing is being held in a physically accessible place. Persons who have special needs for which the office can make arrangements are asked to call (605) 773-3215 or TDD (605) 773-6585 at least forty-eight hours before the hearing.

Department of Commerce and Regulation: Division of Insurance: (September 7, 2000) is considering rules to replace outdated manuals with the most recent American Academy of Actuaries manuals, NAIC manuals, and AMA CPT manual. The general authority for these rules, as cited by the division is SDCL 58-3-11, 58-3-26, 58-4-48, 58-6-75, 58-14-17, 58-17A-2, 58-17A-6, 58-17A-7, 58-17B-8, 58-26-13.1, 58-26-46, 58-26-47, 58-26-52, 58-27-7, 58-27-108, 58-33-5.1.

Department of Commerce and Regulation: Division of Insurance: (September 7, 2000) intends to adopt rules to add additional eligibility for Medicare supplement applicants, allow for policyholders upon their request to have a Medicare supplement policy suspended, to revise references to federal law, and to revise and update current benefit outlines. The general authority for these rules, as cited by the division is SDCL 58-4-1, 58-17A-2, 58-17A-6, 58-17A-7.

Department of Commerce and Regulation: Division of Insurance: (September 7, 2000) intends to amend rules to have in place a more specific general authority reference for promulgating rules regarding health and life insurance solicitation. The general authority for these rules, as cited by the division is SDCL 58-17A-2, 58-33A-7, 58-33A-9, 58-37-142.

Department of Commerce and Regulation: Division of Insurance: (September 7, 2000) intends to amend rules to have in place more specific general authority references as well as more specific law implemented references for promulgating rules regarding advertisement of health and life insurance. The general authority for these rules, as cited by the division is SDCL 58-33A-7.

A public hearing on all of these rules will be held on October 17, 2000, at 9:00 a.m., in the first floor conference room, Commerce Building, 118 West Capitol Avenue, Pierre, South Dakota. Copies of the proposed rules may be obtained from and written comments sent to the South Dakota Division of Insurance, 118 West Capitol Avenue, Pierre, South Dakota 57501-2000. Material sent by mail must reach the division by October 27, 2000, to be considered. Persons who have special needs for which the division can make arrangements are asked to call (605) 773-3563 at least forty-eight hours before the hearing.

Department of Social Services: (September 7, 2000) is amending rules to update and clarify existing rules for licensed child care facilities; add cross-references; establish licensing requirements for before and after school care programs; expand the screening requirements for criminal records checks; provide for the posting of inspection results and require that plans of corrections be made available to the public; add additional space requirements if cribs are used; increase the ratio of toilets and hand lavatories to children; amend the minimum ratios for toilets and sinks for day care centers and group family day care homes and establish a grace period for meeting the standard; establish requirements for service sinks for facilities serving more than twenty children; change the allowable minimum and maximum hot water temperature, including the hot water temperature during a dishwasher's sanitizing cycle; require natural or mechanical ventilation in all restrooms; require facilities licensed after the effective date of this rule change to provide ventilation of all cooking areas; amend the inspection, testing and approval process for a facility's water supply; and require the use of plastic liners if metal garbage and refuse containers are used in a facility. The general authority for these rules, as cited by the department is SDCL 26-6-14.3 and 26-6-16.

A public hearing will be held on Friday September 29, 2000, at 1:30 p.m., in Conference Room 1, Kneip Office Building, 700 Governors Drive, Pierre, South Dakota. Copies of the proposed rules may be obtained from and written comments sent to Jill Wellhouse, Administrative Rules, Department of Social Services, 700 Governors Drive, Pierre, South Dakota 57501. Ms. Wellhouse may be contacted by telephone at (605) 773-3305. Written comments must relate directly to the changes being proposed and must cite the specific rule number to which the comments are being directed. Material sent by mail must be postmarked by October 9, 2000, to be considered. This hearing is being held in a physically accessible place. Persons who have special needs for which the department can make arrangements are asked to call (605) 773-3305 at least forty-eight hours before the hearing.

Karen K. Weber, Yankton, was appointed August 21, 2000, to the Board of Tourism, to replace John Rasmussen, effective immediately and to continue until July 1, 2003.

Robert D. Hofer, Pierre, was reappointed to a four-year term September 1, 2000, to the Board of Pardons and Paroles. The appointment will become effective upon Senate approval.

The next meeting of the Interim Rules Review Committee will be held Tuesday, September 12, 2000, via telephone conference call in Room 413 of the State Capitol, Pierre, starting at 11:00 a.m. The committee chair has set the following tentative meeting schedule for the 2000 interim: October 18, November 14, and December 12. Agencies whose rules have had a public hearing are asked to have a representative present at the meeting to give background information on their rules.

Each agency is requested to provide the LRC with eight copies of the most recent draft of its rules two days before the meeting.