33A-1-16. Benefits secured by department--Instruction for county and tribal veterans service officers.
The Department of Veterans Affairs shall cooperate with all national, state, county, municipal, and private social agencies in securing to veterans, National Guard or Reserve members, and their dependents the benefits provided by national, state, and county laws, municipal ordinances, or public or private social agencies. To that end, the department may hold schools of instruction for county and tribal veterans service officers, or call in for instruction individual county or tribal veterans service officers if, in the judgment of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the giving of such instructions or holding of such schools is in the best interest of the work of the department.
Source: SL 1944 (SS), ch 3, §5; SL 1947, ch 184; SDC Supp 1960, §41.0405 (5); SL 2007, ch 187, §153; SDCL §33-16-18; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), §149, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2011, ch 151, §1; SL 2011, ch 152, §9.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 01 - State And County Veterans' Agencies
Section 33A-1-1 - Veteran defined.
Section 33A-1-2 - Department assistance to veterans and dependents.
Section 33A-1-3 - Office space for department.
Section 33A-1-8 - Promulgation of rules on procedures and standards.
Section 33A-1-10 - Office and personnel.
Section 33A-1-11 - Annual report.
Section 33A-1-12 - Qualifications of employees--Duties.
Section 33A-1-13 - Representation of veterans.
Section 33A-1-15 - Burial of veterans.
Section 33A-1-19 - Assistant attorney general assigned to department.
Section 33A-1-20 - Investigative authority of department--Access to records.
Section 33A-1-21 - Department records as confidential--Exceptions.
Section 33A-1-23 - County commissioners to assist service officer.
Section 33A-1-24 - Duties of county veterans' service officer--Direction by department.
Section 33A-1-25 - Qualifications of county veterans' officer.
Section 33A-1-28 - Salary and expenses of county service officer--Office space and equipment.
Section 33A-1-29 - Tribal veterans' service officers.
Section 33A-1-31 - State aid for salaries of county service officers--Maximum reimbursement.
Section 33A-1-32 - Basic salary schedule for county service officers.
Section 33A-1-33 - Training of county officer required for state reimbursement.