Why are the reinstatement and renewal fees so high and why is there not an inactive or retired status?
By statute, the Board expenses must not exceed revenues. In this respect, the Board is considered a “fee for service” operation. The fees charged are a source of revenue to offset the expense of administration, constant updating, and regulation of your license, certificate or registration. There are many hours involved in processing applications and maintaining current files. It costs the Board as much to maintain a licensee file with Inactive status as it does to maintain a licensee file with Active status. The fees from applicants applying for licensure, fees from registration renewal, and fees for other services are the basis for the Board’s operating budget. We are not given money from any state tax source, or from the State of South Dakota’s General Fund. We do not have a no-fee renewal status, because processing each renewal consumes agency resources.
