1-36A-1.2.Secretary as head of department.
The head of the Department of Human Services is the secretary of human services. The secretary of human services 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. The secretary of human services shall be qualified by training and experience to administer the programs of the Department of Human Services and have such other qualification as may be specified by statute.
Source: SL 1989, ch 21, §2.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 1 - State Affairs and Government
Chapter 36A - Department Of Human Services
Section 1-36A-1.1 - Department created.
Section 1-36A-1.2 - Secretary as head of department.
Section 1-36A-1.3 - Agencies constituting department.
Section 1-36A-1.6 - Appointment and removal of division directors.
Section 1-36A-1.11 - Department authorized to make certain contracts.
Section 1-36A-1.16 - Department acceptance and control of funds on behalf of state institutions.
Section 1-36A-1.18 - Purchase of fire insurance pending completion of buildings.
Section 1-36A-1.19 - Disposition of temporary buildings--Evaluation by Bureau of Administration.
Section 1-36A-1.20 - Authority to use institutional personnel or inmates for certain projects.
Section 1-36A-1.21 - Secretary to prescribe management of institutions and manner of accounting.
Section 1-36A-1.22 - Promulgation of rules for discipline and order of institutions and management.
Section 1-36A-1.23 - Disbursements accruing to and for benefit of patients.
Section 1-36A-1.24 - Examination of institutions--Secretary to have free access.
Section 1-36A-1.25 - Legal investigation or action by attorney general--Procedure.
Section 1-36A-4 - Appointment of division directors.
Section 1-36A-5 - Board of Vocational Rehabilitation created.
Section 1-36A-7 - Performance of functions of certain former agencies.
Section 1-36A-10.1 - Registration of certified interpreters--Annual renewal--Fees.
Section 1-36A-10.2 - Interpreting defined.
Section 1-36A-10.4 - Provisional certification.
Section 1-36A-10.5 - Certain certifications recognized--Competency standards--Annual registration.
Section 1-36A-10.6 - Exception for interpreting during religious service.
Section 1-36A-11 - Registry of certified interpreters.
Section 1-36A-12 - Promulgation of rules concerning interpreters.
Section 1-36A-13 - Fund for registration of interpreters for the deaf.
Section 1-36A-14 - Expenditure of surplus funds.
Section 1-36A-15 - Fees for provisional certification and registration.
Section 1-36A-16 - Certain practices not prohibited.
Section 1-36A-18 - Establishment of interpreter mentoring program for interpreters for the deaf.
Section 1-36A-25 - Program for adults and elderly--Establishment--Purposes.
Section 1-36A-26 - Promulgation of rules regarding services for adults and elderly.
Section 1-36A-28 - Use of information--Publication of names of applicants and recipients prohibited.
Section 1-36A-29 - Release of confidential information by written waiver-Exception.