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revise certain provisions regarding cosmetology apprentice programs.

South Dakota is expanding its cosmetology apprentice program by increasing the maximum number of apprentices allowed in an apprentice salon from four to eight, while maintaining a limit of two apprentices per instructor at any given time. The bill also lowers the minimum age requirement for apprentices from eighteen to seventeen years old. These changes make it easier for salons to train more apprentices and allow younger students to enter the profession.

repeal the emergency medical technician-student status license requirement.

HB1005 eliminates South Dakota's requirement for emergency medical technician students to obtain a special student status license while they are in training. Currently, people studying to become EMTs must get this temporary license, but this bill removes that requirement, streamlining the path to becoming an EMT.

revise certain provisions regarding the licensing of electricians and electrical contractors.

This bill expands who can supervise electrician apprentices by allowing 501(d) electricians and employees of public entities or private companies to oversee apprentices, in addition to the currently authorized journeyman and Class B electricians. The change makes it easier for government agencies and larger employers to train electricians in-house by recognizing more types of qualified supervisors under state licensing law.

make an appropriation to reimburse certain health care professionals who have complied with the requirements for certain health care recruitment assistance programs and to declare an emergency.

South Dakota will spend $811,967 to reimburse health care professionals—specifically three family physicians, two nurse practitioners, and other eligible practitioners—who have completed requirements under two state health care recruitment assistance programs. The Department of Health will determine which professionals qualify and process the reimbursements. This is declared an emergency measure so the payments can begin immediately after the governor signs the bill.

provide certain restrictions on call centers that relocate to a foreign country.

# HB 1244 Summary HB 1244 adds restrictions on call centers that move their operations to foreign countries, modifying South Dakota's existing law on this topic. The bill prevents call centers that relocate overseas from receiving certain state benefits or protections they might otherwise be entitled to. This change is intended to discourage South Dakota businesses from outsourcing customer service jobs to other countries.

appropriate funds to support revolving funds for multi-family workforce housing and to declare an emergency.

SB 155 appropriates state funds to support revolving loan programs that help finance multi-family housing projects designed for the workforce. The bill declares this funding need an emergency so the money can be released and used immediately rather than waiting for the normal budgeting cycle.

make an appropriation to the Board of Technical Education for a new precision agriculture facility and to declare an emergency.

HB1152 appropriates state funds to the Board of Technical Education to build a new precision agriculture facility. The bill also declares an emergency, which allows the funding to take effect immediately rather than waiting for the normal effective date.

make an appropriation to the Board of Technical Education for the construction of new facilities and renovation of existing facilities and to declare an emergency.

HB1267 appropriates state funding to the Board of Technical Education to build new facilities and renovate existing ones at South Dakota's technical schools. The bill declares an emergency, allowing the funding to take effect immediately rather than waiting for the standard effective date.

provide for licensure by endorsement for certain licensed professionals and occupations.

South Dakota licensing boards must now issue licenses to qualified professionals from other states, territories, or countries through a streamlined "licensure by endorsement" process, as long as the applicant holds a current license elsewhere with substantially equivalent requirements and demonstrates recent work experience or continuing education. This new rule overrides existing reciprocity laws and gives licensing boards consistent standards for approving out-of-state applicants, making it easier for licensed professionals to practice in South Dakota without having to meet additional state-specific requirements.

direct the Department of Labor and Regulation to compile statistics related to poverty and workforce development on tribal lands.

HB 1107 directs South Dakota's Department of Labor and Regulation to gather and compile statistics about poverty levels and workforce development programs on tribal lands. This new requirement will create a better record of economic conditions and job training efforts in tribal communities across the state.

authorize certain children who are subject to a military relocation to be eligible for registration with a state-approved distance learning provider.

Children whose parents are ordered to relocate to a military base in South Dakota can now enroll in state-approved distance learning programs immediately when the military transfer order is issued, rather than waiting until after the move is complete. This allows families to maintain educational continuity during their relocation by having the receiving school district register them with an approved online provider as soon as the transfer order takes effect.