Bill > SB153

This bill, effective July 1, 2026, aims to prevent employers from imposing overly restrictive employment contracts on community services providers, specifically those who work with individuals with developmental disabilities. It amends existing law to make any contract provision voidable if it prevents a community services provider, as defined by state law, from being employed by or offering services to individuals with developmental disabilities after their employment ends or a contractual relationship dissolves. This prohibition does not apply to agreements related to the sale of a practice or to provisions that prevent the former employee from actively soliciting current patients or clients of their previous employer, as long as such solicitation adheres to reasonable geographic and time limits, with "soliciting" being defined as a direct, targeted effort to persuade a client to switch to the former employee's new services.

Health and Social Services

https://sdlegislature.gov/#/Session/Bill/27070