South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 36 - Department Of Social Services
Section 1-36-4 - Officers of board--Functions--Meetings.

1-36-4. Officers of board--Functions--Meetings.
The Board of Social Services shall annually elect from its members such officers as it deems advisable. A majority of the board members shall be required to constitute a quorum. The quasi-legislative, quasi-judicial, and special budgetary functions of the Board of Social Services are transferred to the secretary of social services; otherwise the board shall exercise such functions as are assigned to it by this chapter and such other functions as may be assigned to it by law. The board shall hold meetings at the call of the chairman, but there shall be at least one meeting every six months.

Source: SL 1973, ch 2, §69; SL 1980, ch 372, §17.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 1 - State Affairs and Government

Chapter 36 - Department Of Social Services

Section 1-36-1 - Department continued.

Section 1-36-2 - Secretary as head of department.

Section 1-36-3 - Board of Social Services--Appointment and terms of members.

Section 1-36-4 - Officers of board--Functions--Meetings.

Section 1-36-5.1 - Divisions of social welfare, mental health and mental retardation, and human development abolished--Agencies and programs constituting department.

Section 1-36-6.1 - Performance of functions of former director of social welfare and former director of human development.

Section 1-36-7.1 - Performance of functions of former Division of Social Welfare.

Section 1-36-7.2 - Performance of functions of former Division of Human Development and former Office of Community Services and supervisor of office of community services.

Section 1-36-7.4 - Performance of administrative functions for commission on status of women.

Section 1-36-20 - Secretary may adopt federally mandated rules--Procedure--Effective date.

Section 1-36-21 - Contracts for care of persons subject to or receiving institutional treatment in another state or federal government--Return to sending state or federal government.

Section 1-36-22 - Compensation for such support--Disposition of funds.

Section 1-36-23 - Transfer of institutional residents--Payment of expenses.

Section 1-36-24 - Contracts with federal government for care of persons--Compensation.

Section 1-36-25 - Promulgation of rules.

Section 1-36-35 - Visitation Grant Advisory Group--Members--Terms.

Section 1-36-36 - Criminal background investigation of new employees--Temporary employment--Fees.

Section 1-36-37 - Statewide centralized resource information system.