20:74:04:01Continuing education defined.

As used in this chapter, continuing education means accredited educational experience derived from a licensed or registered home inspector's participation in approved lectures, seminars, or courses on real property inspection, or in other related areas in real estate that have been approved by the commission, to maintain and improve the professional skills and upgrade the standard of all home inspectors. The commission considers courses in the following areas to be acceptable when considering approval: (1) Legal issues affecting home inspectors; (2) Building codes, including plumbing, electrical, heating, cooling, ventilation and cooling codes as adopted by any regulatory agency in South Dakota; (3) Business standards of practice; (4) Report writing; (5) Environmental issues/hazardous substances/wood-destroying insects; (6) Ethics; (7) Building components; (8) Computer skills; (9) Fair housing; (10) Antitrust; (11) The Americans with Disabilities Act; and (12) Courses offered or approved by the South Dakota plumbing or electrical commission for licensed plumbers or electricians.

Source: 27 SDR 7, effective January 1, 2001; 28 SDR 28, effective September 2, 2001.