2-9-1. Council continued–Composition and functions. The State Legislative Research Council shall continue and shall consist of all of the members of the South Dakota Legislature. It shall be the function of the Legislative Research Council to consider legislative policies between sessions of the Legislature and carry out the duties imposed by this chapter. Source: SL […]
2-9-1.1. Annual report of council on judicial opinions. The Legislative Research Council shall prepare an annual report to be placed on file in the Legislative Research Council Office, regarding opinions of state and federal courts issued in the preceding year which have sought to interpret the legislative intent of various South Dakota statutes. The report […]
2-9-10. Offices of code counsel. The code counsel shall be provided with offices adjacent or as near as may be to the office of the State Legislative Research Council. Source: SL 1970, ch 15, §4.
2-9-11. Powers and duties of code counsel. In addition to other powers and duties conferred by law or authorized by the executive board or by the Code Commission, the code counsel shall: (1)Provide staff assistance to and attend all meetings of the Code Commission and make such recommendations to the commission as he deems essential […]
2-9-13. Legislative student intern program created within council–Purpose. There is hereby created a college student intern program within the Legislative Research Council to provide legislative internships for college students to foster knowledge and understanding of the governmental process and to provide assistance to the legislative branch of state government. Source: SL 1973, ch 15, §11.
2-9-13.1. Assignment of interns. The Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council shall assign college student interns to the legislative branch of government. The Executive Board shall set the number of interns and divide the total number of interns between the political parties in each chamber in proportion to the party membership in each chamber […]
2-9-14. Administration of intern program–Supervision of interns. The Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council shall administer the program and supervise the college student interns who are assigned to the legislative branch of state government. Source: SL 1973, ch 15, §12.
2-9-2. Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council–Members–Terms–Vacancies. The Legislative Research Council shall have an executive board, to be known as the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council, which shall consist of fifteen members, as follows: four members from the Senate and five members from the House of Representatives, to be elected by a […]
2-9-2.1. Party makeup of executive board members. The party makeup of the executive board members of the House of Representatives, including the ex officio members, shall be proportional to the party makeup of the House of Representatives as a whole. The party makeup of the executive board members of the Senate, including the ex officio […]
2-9-3. Executive board chair and vice chair–Vacancies. The speaker of the House of Representatives is the chair of the executive board and the president pro tempore of the Senate is the vice chair from the first day of the regular session of the Legislature in an odd-numbered year to the day prior to the first […]
2-9-3.1. Term of executive board. The term of each executive board is from the first day of the regular session of the Legislature in the odd-numbered year until the first day of the regular session of the Legislature in the next succeeding odd-numbered year. During the entire period of each executive board’s term, it is […]
2-9-30. Determination of fiscal impact and preparation of fiscal note for initiated measure or initiated constitutional amendment. If the director of the Legislative Research Council determines in the review and comment under §12-13-25 that an initiated measure or initiated amendment to the Constitution may have an impact on revenues, expenditures, or fiscal liability of the […]
2-9-30.1. Initiated measure or initiated amendment to Constitution submitted before July 1, 2017. For any initiated measure or initiated amendment to the Constitution submitted to the director of the Legislative Research Council pursuant to §12-13-25 prior to July 1, 2017, and certified by the secretary of state pursuant to §2-1-17 for placement on the ballot […]
2-9-32. Fiscal note for referred law. If any referred law had a fiscal note prepared by the director of the Legislative Research Council prior to passage of the law, the sponsor shall obtain the fiscal note from the Legislative Research Council website and attach the fiscal note to the petition filed pursuant to §2-1-3.1. If […]
2-9-33. Prison or jail population–Cost estimate–Requirements. A prison or jail population cost estimate shall be electronically attached to any bill or amendment, except misdemeanor penalties, that may impact the state prison or county jail population. A prison or jail population cost estimate shall be prepared for a bill or amendment with a Class 1 misdemeanor […]
2-9-34. Contents of cost estimate. A cost estimate pursuant to §2-9-33 shall include: (1)An analysis of the specific components that will impact the prison and jail population; (2)The projected cost of the impact on the state prison system and the aggregate cost to county jails on an annual basis and cost over a ten year […]
2-9-4. Powers and duties of executive board. The executive board shall: (1)Instigate research and collect information concerning the government and general welfare of the state; (2)Investigate and make recommendations concerning important issues of public policy and questions of statewide interest; (3)Prepare a legislative program in the form of bills, or otherwise, as in its opinion […]
2-9-5. Meetings and quorum of board–Rules–Annual report filed with Legislative Research Council. The executive board shall meet as often as may be necessary to perform its duties. The board shall meet at least four times each year. A majority of the members constitutes a quorum, and a majority of the quorum may act on any […]
2-9-6. Investigative powers of board. In the discharge of any duty herein imposed, the executive board or its duly appointed committees shall have authority to administer oaths, require reports, issue subpoenas, compel the attendance of witnesses, and the production of any papers, books, accounts, documents, and testimony, and to cause the depositions of witnesses, either […]
2-9-7. Compensation and allowances of council and board members. Claims of members of the State Legislative Research Council and members of the executive board for compensation and expenses shall be paid out of funds appropriated therefor, and on vouchers approved according to rules determined by the executive board. Source: SL 1951, ch 286, §6; SL […]
