2007 Session Laws Chapter 160

ENTITLED, An Act to include additional professions and occupations within the child support collection process.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:

Section 1. That § 25-7A-56 be amended to read as follows:

25-7A-56. A No state agency or board may ~~not~~ issue or renew the professional, sporting, or recreational license, registration, certification, or permit of any applicant after receiving notice from the Department of Social Services that the applicant has support arrearages in the sum of one thousand dollars or more, unless the applicant first makes satisfactory arrangements with the Department of Social Services for payment of any accumulated arrearages. An applicant who disputes a determination by the Department of Social Services that the applicant has support arrearages of one thousand dollars or more shall, upon request, be given a due process hearing by the department. Upon recommendation by the department, the licensing agency or board may issue a temporary license, registration, certification, or permit to the applicant pending final resolution of the due process hearing. The department may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to implement the provisions of this section.

The term professional license, registration, certification, or permit as specified by this section includes appraisers as specified in chapter 36-21B; abstractors as specified in chapter 36-13; accountants as specified in chapter 36-20A; barbers as specified in chapter 36-14; chiropractors as specified in chapter 36-5; cosmetologists as specified in chapter 36-15; counselors as specified in chapter 36-32; dentists and dental hygienists as specified in chapter 36-6A; electricians as specified in chapter 36-16; engineers, architects, and surveyors as specified in chapter 36-18; embalmers and funeral directors as specified in chapter 36-19; nurses as specified in chapter 36-9; nurse practitioners and nurse mid-wives as specified in chapter 36-9A; physical therapists as specified in chapter 36-10; medical assistants as specified in chapter 36-9B; hearing aid dispensers as specified in chapter 36-24; physicians and surgeons as specified in chapter 36-4; physician's

assistants as specified in chapter 36-4A; advanced life support personnel as specified in chapter 36-4B; nursing facility administrators as specified in chapter 36-28; optometrists as specified in chapter 36-7; pharmacists as specified in chapter 36-11; plumbers as specified in chapter 36-25; podiatrists as specified in chapter 36-8; psychologists as specified in chapter 36-27A; real estate brokers and salesmen as specified in chapter 36-21A; social workers as specified in chapter 36-26; veterinarians as specified in chapter 36-12; any profession or occupation as specified in Title 36; insurance brokers, agents, and solicitors as specified in chapter 58-30; teachers and administrators as specified in chapters 13-42 and 13-43; attorneys as specified in chapter 16-16; securities agents, securities brokers, investment advisers, or investment adviser representatives as specified in chapter 47-31B; pilots as specified in chapter 50-11; day care providers as specified in chapter 26- 6; gaming employees as specified in chapter 42-7B; and law enforcement officers as specified in chapter 23-3. The state agencies or boards which govern the professions, recreational licenses, and occupations listed in this paragraph may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to implement the provisions of this section for their particular profession or occupation.