2024 South Dakota Legislature

House Bill 1007

ENROLLED

An Act

ENTITLED An Act to amend the requirement to employ a county veterans' service officer.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That   33A-1-22 be AMENDED:

33A-1-22. The board of county commissioners of each county in this state shall employ a county veterans' service officer, join with another county or counties in employing a county veterans' service officer, or contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs, to provide services as required by   33A-1-24. Employment as a county veterans' service officer is contingent upon approval by the secretary of veterans affairs.

Section 2. That   33A-1-29 be AMENDED:

33A-1-29. An Indian tribe, as defined in subdivision 2-14-2(14), may appoint a veterans' service officer who shall serve under the same terms and conditions as a county veterans' service officer, as provided for in    33A-1-22 to 33A-1-28, inclusive, or may contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide the services of a veterans' service officer pursuant to   33A-1-24. Such officers shall be known as tribal veterans' service officers.

An Act to amend the requirement to employ a county veterans' service officer.

I certify that the attached Act originated in the:

House as Bill No. 1007

Chief Clerk

Speaker of the House

Attest:

Chief Clerk

President of the Senate

Attest:

Secretary of the Senate

House Bill No. 1007

File No. ____

Chapter No. ______

Received at this Executive Office

this _____ day of _____________,

2024 at ____________M.

By

for the Governor

The attached Act is hereby

approved this ________ day of

______________, A.D., 2024

Governor

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,

ss.

Office of the Secretary of State

Filed ____________, 2024

at _________ o'clock __M.

Secretary of State

By

Asst. Secretary of State

Statutes affected:
Introduced, 12/15/2023: 33A-1-22, 33A-1-29
Enrolled, 02/20/2024: 33A-1-22, 33A-1-29