Title 4, PUBLIC FISCAL ADMINISTRATION

The Bureau of Finance and Management, at the direction and under the control of the Governor, and subject to the provisions of this chapter, shall develop financial policies and plans as the basis for budget recommendations to the Legislature, and prepare detailed documents in ac…

The Bureau of Finance and Management, at the direction and under the control of the Governor, and subject to the provisions of this chapter, § 12-13-9 , and 12-13-25.1 , shall analyze financial and administrative aspects of proposed legislation. Source: SL 1963, ch 353 , § 4 (5);…

The Bureau of Finance and Management, at the direction and under the control of the Governor, and subject to the provisions of this chapter, shall provide such assistance as the Legislature may request and be available to assist its appropriations committees with any needed infor…

The Bureau of Finance and Management, at the direction and under the control of the Governor, and subject to the provisions of this chapter, shall coordinate the fiscal affairs and procedures of the state to assure the carrying out of the financial plans and policies approved by …

The Bureau of Finance and Management, at the direction and under the control of the Governor, and subject to the provisions of this chapter, shall develop a long - term capital improvements budget for consideration by the Legislature. Source: SL 1963, ch 353 , § 4 (4).

The Bureau of Finance and Management is hereby continued within the Department of Executive Management, for the purpose of promoting economy and efficiency in the fiscal management of the state government. All its functions shall be performed by the Department of Executive Manage…

The Bureau of Finance and Management, at the direction and under the control of the Governor, and subject to the provisions of this chapter, shall develop plans for improvements and economies in organization and operation of state agencies and install such plans as are approved b…

The Bureau of Finance and Management, at the direction and under the control of the Governor, and subject to the provisions of this chapter, shall perform all other duties provided for in this chapter and such other duties as the Legislature may from time to time prescribe. Sourc…

The Bureau of Finance and Management shall administer a service agency whose primary purpose shall be to serve statewide needs relating to budgetary accounting services and to provide the services for any department, agency, commission, institution, or any other units of state go…

There is hereby established in the state treasury a budgetary accounting fund. Any receipts or revenues into this fund may be expended pursuant to chapters 4-7 , 4-8 , and 4-8A for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the budgetary accounting services provided by the service …

The operations of the service agency shall be financed by means of appropriations, gifts, grants, or reimbursements for services rendered which shall be receipted into the budgetary accounting fund authorized and established in the state treasury by § 4-7-25.2 . Source: SL 1980, …

The fee schedule for the services shall be designed, to the extent practicable, to recover all costs incurred in the operation of the service agency. No charges shall be assessed for budgetary accounting services performed in relation to general fund accounts. Source: SL 1980, ch…

The commissioner of finance and management is hereby authorized, upon approval of the Governor, to issue such rules and regulations as he deems necessary for the carrying out of the provisions and intent of this chapter. Source: SL 1963, ch 353 , § 3.

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Budget Act." Source: SL 1963, ch 353 , § 1.

Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, salaries set by persons or bodies in agencies under the control of the Governor shall be approved by the Governor prior to becoming effective. Source: SL 1981, ch 30 , § 2.

The provisions of § 4-7-28 do not apply to officials under the jurisdiction of the Board of Regents. Source: SL 1981, ch 30 , § 3; SL 1989, ch 20 , § 49.

The Governor, through the Bureau of Finance and Management, shall supervise every public department, agency, commission, institution and other governmental units as is necessary to secure a uniform and standard classification of accounts and financial reports that will promote th…

There is hereby established within the state treasury the budget reserve fund. Source: SL 1991, ch 41 , § 1.

On July first of each fiscal year or at such time that the prior fiscal year general fund ending unobligated cash balance is determined, the commissioner of the Bureau of Finance and Management shall transfer all prior year unobligated cash up to an amount equal to ten percent of…

The commissioner of the Bureau of Finance and Management shall transfer any unobligated cash remaining after the transfer into the budget reserve fund as required by § 4-7-32 into the general revenue replacement fund if the amount in the general revenue replacement fund does not …

No person shall be eligible for appointment as commissioner of finance and management who does not hold a baccalaureate degree from a recognized institution of higher education. The appointment of the commissioner shall be based upon the qualifications of eligible persons, withou…

The commissioner of the Bureau of Finance and Management shall report, upon request, a condition statement for any fund in the state treasury. The commissioner of the Bureau of Finance and Management shall provide condition statements when requested by a legislative committee or …

For the purposes of this chapter, a condition statement is a document that identifies a fund's beginning balance, receipts, disbursements, and ending balance for each of the last two concluded fiscal years and that identifies a fund's beginning balance, projected receipts, projec…

There is hereby established within the state treasury the general revenue replacement fund. The state treasurer shall transfer any funds remaining in the property tax reduction fund as of June 30, 2015, to the general revenue replacement fund. In fiscal year 2016 and each year th…

The total principal amount of debt outstanding through the South Dakota Building Authority and the vocational education program of the South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority may not exceed one and two-tenths percent of South Dakota's gross domestic product for t…

The total annual debt service payments of the South Dakota Building Authority and the vocational education program of the South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority may not exceed four percent of the total ongoing general fund receipts for the most recently complete…

The Bureau of Finance and Management shall issue a plan outlining the current debt policies and metrics of the state listed in §§ 4-7-46 and 4-7-47 , along with any other financial analysis and metrics performed annually to measure compliance with the policies listed in §§ 4-7-46…

The Bureau of Finance and Management shall issue a long-term financial plan outlining actual general fund revenues and expenses for the most recently completed fiscal year as well as general fund forecasts for the current fiscal year, the next fiscal year, and the succeeding two …

The commissioner of finance and management is hereby authorized with the approval of the Governor to employ and fix the salaries of such other professional, technical, and clerical personnel as he may deem necessary to carry out the duties prescribed in this chapter. In addition …

The Bureau of Finance and Management shall issue a capital expenditure plan outlining new construction projects, renovation and expansion projects, as well as maintenance and repair projects for the current fiscal year and the succeeding four fiscal years. Source: SL 2015, ch 40 …

The financial plans listed in §§ 4-7-48 to 4-7-50 , inclusive, shall be calculated, prepared, and released for public viewing by the Bureau of Finance and Management no later than January fifteenth of each year. Source: SL 2015, ch 40 , § 6.

The Joint Committee on Appropriations may request any department or budget unit to submit a zero based budget scenario pursuant to guidelines and procedures established jointly by the Bureau of Finance and Management and the Legislative Research Council. Source: SL 2015, ch 41 , …

If in any fiscal year the combined balance of the budget reserve fund, established in § 4-7-31 , and the general revenue replacement fund, established in § 4-7-45 , is less than ten percent of the general fund appropriations in the general appropriations act for the succeeding fi…

The commissioner of human resources and administration, attorney general, state treasurer, state auditor-general, secretary of revenue, state auditor, and the executive director of the Board of Regents shall render such advice and assistance, and furnish such information to the B…

The head of each budget unit, not later than October fifteenth of each year, shall submit, on forms prescribed by the Bureau of Finance and Management and in the manner deemed appropriate, such explanatory data as required and necessary to adequately convey the budget requests, t…

All budget units shall submit to the Bureau of Finance and Management with their budget request a detailed plan of their goals and program activities. Source: SL 1972, ch 26 , § 1; SL 1985, ch 33 , § 26.

All budget units not receiving general fund appropriations shall submit informational budgets which shall detail the condition of each and every fund under its control, the nature and extent of all investments of such funds, all receipts and expenditures of all such funds for eac…

The Governor is hereby authorized annually to require the completion of all acts and duties imposed by this chapter in the same manner as prescribed herein for biennial completion. Source: SL 1963, ch 353 , § 14; SDCL, § 4-7-14 .

The Governor, before submission of the budget report to the Legislature, shall examine the statements and estimates with a representative or representatives designated by the Legislative Research Council, and shall make or cause to be made such further investigations by the Burea…

The Governor, through the Bureau of Finance and Management, shall prepare and submit a budget report to the Legislature, and copies thereof shall be transmitted to each member of the Legislature, not later than the first Tuesday after the first Monday of December immediately prec…

All expenditures of the state and of its budget units of moneys drawn from the state treasury shall be made under the authority of appropriation acts, which shall be based upon a budget as provided by law, and no money shall be drawn from the treasury, except by appropriation mad…

The commissioner of school and public lands, after any adjustments that have been made pursuant to § 5-10-18.3 , shall apportion the funds arising from interest, dividends, and other income on invested funds derived from the sale of public lands apportioned to the educational, pe…

The state treasurer shall pay out money from the funds described in § 4-8-10 after due audit by and only upon the warrant of the state auditor. Source: SL 1911, ch 224 , § 49; RC 1919, § 5689; SDC 1939, § 55.2208; SL 1983, ch 29 , § 6.

Anticipated receipts from all such local and endowment sources for educational, penal, and charitable institutions shall be expended from the state treasury pursuant to chapters 4-7 , 4-8 , and 4-8A . Source: SDC 1939, § 55.2208 as added by SL 1963, ch 310 ; SL 1983, ch 29 , § 7.

If moneys for the state have been actually provided for by levy of taxes, sale of bonds or warrants, or otherwise, and the moneys have not been collected into the state treasury, but the receipt of the moneys is reasonably certain, the state auditor may anticipate the receipt of …

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state auditor may issue warrants on any money actually provided for pursuant to § 4-8-14 in an amount not to exceed the amount of revenues anticipated. Source: SL 1981, ch 31 , § 2; SL 1997, ch 35 , § 2.