SDCL § 3-12C-111: Terminated defined--Exceptions.

For purposes of this chapter, "terminated" means a complete severance of employment from public service of any member by resignation or discharge and involves the following termination proceedings routinely followed by the member's participating unit:

(a) Payment to the member for unused vacation leave;

(b) Payment to the member for unused sick leave;

(c) Payment to the member for severance of an employment contract;

(d) Severance of employer-provided health insurance coverage;

(e) Severance of employer-provided life insurance coverage; or

(f) Severance of any other employer-provided perquisite of employment granted by the member's participating unit to an active employee.

The term does not mean a leave of absence, layoff, vacation leave, sick leave, or jury duty.