20:06:18:03.  Continuing education requirements for licensees. In each two-year period, a licensee shall fulfill the following continuing education requirements:

          (1)  Licensees who hold a property casualty qualification shall obtain at least ten CEC hours in courses certified as property/casualty;

          (2)  Licensees who hold a life, variable contract, or health qualification shall obtain at least ten CEC hours in courses certified as life/health;

          (3)  Licensees who hold only a crop hail qualification shall obtain at least four CEC hours in courses certified as crop hail;

          (4)  Licensees who hold both property/casualty and life/health qualifications shall complete at least 20 CEC hours;

          (5)  Licensees who hold a crop hail qualification and only one of the qualifications contained in subdivisions (1) and (2) shall obtain at least ten CEC hours. Two CEC hours must be in certified crop hail courses and only two CEC hours in certified crop hail courses will count towards the required ten CEC hours. If the licensee holds more than two qualifications contained in subdivisions (1) and (2) including a crop hail qualification, the licensee shall complete at least 20 CEC hours with two of these CEC hours in certified crop hail courses. Only two CEC hours in certified crop hail courses will count towards the required ten CEC hours as contained in subdivision (1).

          Source: 12 SDR 106, effective December 30, 1985; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 31 SDR 67, effective November 14, 2004; 34 SDR 200, effective January 28, 2008; 36 SDR 127, effective March 1, 2010; 36 SDR 127, adopted February 8, 2010, effective May 1, 2010.

          General Authority: SDCL 58-4-1, 58-30-117.

          Law Implemented: SDCL 58-30-116, 58-30-117.