Title 1, STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT

No judicial or administrative suit, action, or other proceeding lawfully commenced by or against any department, board, commission, agency, or any officer of the state, in his official capacity or in relation to the discharge of his official duties before the taking effect of any…

If any part of chapters 1-32 to 1-47 , inclusive, is ruled to be in conflict with federal requirements which are a prescribed condition to the receipt of federal aid by the state, an agency, or a political subdivision, that part of said chapters has no effect and the Governor may…

If a part of chapters 1-32 to 1-47 , inclusive, is invalid, all valid parts that are severable from the invalid part remain in effect. If a part of said chapters is invalid in one or more of its applications, the part remains in effect in all valid applications that are severable…

For the purposes of achieving reorganization under the terms of S. D. Const., Art. IV, § 8, the following principal departments are established: (1) Department of Executive Management; (2) Department of Public Safety; (3) Department of Social Services; (4) Department of Labor and…

The head of each principal department shall be appointed by the Governor with the consent of the Senate and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor pursuant to S.D. Const., Art. IV, § 9. Source: SL 1973, ch 2 , §§ 30, 41, 68, 89, 98, 109, 116, 129, 200, 212, 223, 237, 269, 27…

In order to promote the efficient administration of the principal departments, the Governor may establish, combine, or abolish divisions, offices, or other administrative subunits, with the exception of boards and commissions authorized by the Legislature, and may allocate and re…

Only a head of department as defined by subdivision § 1-32-1(8), the Governor and the chairman of the Board of Regents may create such advisory councils, committees, boards, or commissions as may be deemed necessary and in the best interests of the State of South Dakota. However,…

Any request submitted to create an advisory council, committee, board, or commission by a head of department or chairman of the board of regents to the Governor shall have the following information: (1) Name of council, committee, board, or commission; (2) Date of creation; (3) C…

Notwithstanding § 1-32-4.1 , if federal law or regulation shall require that an advisory council, committee, board, or commission be established in order to receipt federal funds, a department, an agency, or institution, or board or commission may establish an advisory council co…

An advisory council, committee, board, or commission created in response to federal law or regulation may not be created to remain in existence longer than two years after the date of its creation or beyond the period required to receive federal or private funds, whichever occurs…

Nothing in §§ 1-32-4.1 to 1-32-4.4 , inclusive, shall be construed as prohibiting the use or creation of internal department or state institutional councils and committees that are comprised of department or institutional employees. Source: SL 1976, ch 21 , § 5.

The secretary of the principal department shall have complete access to the records of any agency within his department, provided, however, that any statutory restrictions on the disclosure of confidential information and penalties for unlawful disclosure of such information shal…

Unless otherwise provided by chapters 1-32 to 1-47 , inclusive, division directors must be appointed by the head of the department or bureau of which the division is a part, and shall serve at the pleasure of the department or bureau head. The appointment and removal of division …

The secretaries of the Departments of Health, Agriculture, Public Safety, Revenue, Labor and Regulation and Human Services are hereby authorized to enter into mutual agreements, transferring among the departments any health or consumer protection inspection function assigned to a…

All assistant attorneys general shall be employees of the Office of the Attorney General. Source: SL 1973, ch 2 , § 296; SL 1974, ch 18 , § 1.

In the event that it has been determined that a function of a transferred agency, which has not been eliminated by chapters 1-32 to 1-47 , inclusive, and its associated records, personnel, equipment, facilities, unexpended balances or appropriations, allocations, or other funds h…