{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-36-26-16","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 36-26-16","heading":"Qualifications for social work associate.","body":"The board shall issue a license as a \"social work associate\" to an applicant who:\n(1) Has a baccalaureate degree in a nonsocial work field or discipline or an associate of arts degree in the human services in a program approved by the board from a junior college, college, or university approved by the board or equivalent as determined by the board;\n(2) Has passed an examination prepared by the board for this purpose.","path":["TITLE 36. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 36-26. SOCIAL WORKERS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-26-16","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"6d45897cc8c84f3852db3ae4a244ba5e75a10ab2d661c9fa71212e206194cc3b","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-36-26-15.1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-36-26-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}