61-3-1. General purposes of departmental programs--Assistance, investigations, and research.
The secretary of labor and regulation, with the advice and aid of the advisory councils, and through the department's appropriate divisions, shall take all appropriate steps to reduce and prevent unemployment; to encourage and assist in the adoption of practical methods of vocational training, retraining, and vocational guidance; to investigate, recommend, advise, and assist in the establishment and operation by municipalities, counties, school districts, and the state of reserves for public works to be used in times of business depression and unemployment; to promote the re-employment of unemployed workers throughout the state in every other way that may be feasible; and to these ends to carry on and publish the results of investigations and research studies.
Source: SL 1936 (SS), ch 3, §11 (f); SDC 1939, §17.0810; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), §33, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 61 - Reemployment Assistance
Chapter 03 - Administration And Enforcement
Section 61-3-2 - Work record maintained by employing unit--Inspection by department.
Section 61-3-3 - Report required of employers by secretary.
Section 61-3-4 - Information confidential--Use by claimant at hearing--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 61-3-5 - Reports and communications privileged in actions for defamation.
Section 61-3-6 - Preservation and destruction of departmental records.
Section 61-3-7 - Powers of departmental personnel in conduct of investigations and hearings.
Section 61-3-9 - Disobedience of departmental subpoena--Misdemeanor--Separate offenses.
Section 61-3-10 - Judicial enforcement of departmental subpoena--Disobedience as contempt.
Section 61-3-14 - Availability of laws, rules, and reports.
Section 61-3-16 - Criminal prosecutions by attorney general or state's attorney.
Section 61-3-17 - Representation of department in civil actions.
Section 61-3-18 - Promulgation of rules to secure federal benefits.
Section 61-3-19 - Arrangements with other states for coordinated administration of benefits.
Section 61-3-21 - Cooperation and compliance with federal requirements--Reports and information.
Section 61-3-22 - Records made available to railroad retirement board.
Section 61-3-23 - Information furnished to federal public works agencies.
Section 61-3-27 - State obligation to replace federal contributions expended in unauthorized manner.
Section 61-3-31 - Transfer of contingency fund balance to unemployment compensation fund.