Public Hearings & Legal Notices

Department of Social Services
Notice of Public Hearing to Adopt Rules

A public hearing will be held in the Department of Social Services Building, Prairie Conference Room, 811 East 10th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57103, on Friday, May 17, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time, to consider the adoption and amendment of proposed Administrative Rules of South Dakota numbered §§ 67:10:10:04, 67:46:04:13, 67:46:05:15, 67:46:06:05 and 67:46:07:12.

The effect of the rules will be to allow for the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program to accept a verbal statement if an individual wants to close their case, to update federal medical services eligibility standards that are reflected in rule, and to update the personal needs allowance for individuals in nursing or intermediate care facilities.

The reason for adopting the proposed rules is to allow verbal statements in the TANF program to align with other social services programs, to reflect applicable annual federal medical services eligibility standards, and to increase the amount an individual is allowed to exempt as a deduction to account for inflation for their basic personal needs in a nursing or intermediate care facility setting.

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 616 077 14#;
3)  Mail them to Teresa Schulte, Administrative Rules, Department of Social Services, 811 East 10th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57103; 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 May 27, 2024, 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)-367-5444 ext. 1000309.

Copies of the proposed rules may be obtained without charge from:
1) Teresa Schulte, Administrative Rules, Department of Social Services, 811 East 10th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57103;
2) http://rules.sd.gov; or
3) emailing a request to: DSSAdminRules@state.sd.us.

Notice of Public Hearing for Child Care State Plan

A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. (CST), to solicit feedback on the three-year State Plan for the administration of the Federal Child Care & Development Fund. Interested parties may participate virtually via zoom at https://state-sd.zoom.us/j/94920137953. Telephone number access is also available using this same link. Provisions for direct child care services and for increasing availability, affordability and quality of child care in South Dakota will be addressed.

Persons interested in presenting public comment may do by participating in the public hearing or by submitting written comments to the Department of Social Services, Child Care Services, 910 East Sioux Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501-2291. Written comments must reach the Department no later than June 5, 2024.

The draft state plan and instructions to participate in the public hearing are found at: https://dss.sd.gov/childcare/stateplan/default.aspx. Copies of the proposed Child Care & Development Fund State Plan may be obtained without charge from Child Care Services by calling (800) 227-3020 or (605) 773-4766 and requesting a copy. 

Please contact Department of Social Services at least 48 hours before the public hearing if you have special needs for which special arrangements by calling (800) 227-3020 or (605) 773-4766.

After the public hearing, the Department of Social Services will consider all written and oral comments received on the three-year Child Care & Development Fund State Plan. The Department of Social Services may modify or amend the proposed State Plan.