REGISTER

REGISTER

South Dakota Legislative Research Council
Volume 26 Monday, 8:00 a.m., October 25, 1999

A COPY OF EACH REGISTER IS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE

NOTICES OF PROPOSED RULES: (The date in parentheses is the date the rules were filed in the Legislative Research Council):

Department of Commerce and Regulation: South Dakota Cement Plant Commission: (October 22, 1999) is proposing rules to increase the pension benefit formula and the improvement factor, decrease vesting requirements for all active participants who retire after June 30, 1999, and improve the indexing of benefits for future inactive vested members. The general authority for these rules, as cited by the department, is SDCL 5-17-5 and 5-17-10.

A public hearing will be held in the Conference Room, South Dakota Cement Plant, 501 North Saint Onge Street, Rapid City, South Dakota, on Friday, November 19, 1999, at 10:00 a.m. to consider the adoption of the proposed rules. Copies of the proposed rules may be obtained from and written comments sent to the South Dakota Cement Plant Office, PO Box 360, Rapid City, South Dakota 57709, and must be received by November 19, 1999, to be considered. Persons who have special needs for which the department can make arrangements are asked to call (605) 394-5200, before the hearing.

FILINGS IN THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE:
Administrative Rules:

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: 12:78:01:01, 12:78:01:02, 12:78:01:03, 12:78:01:04.

History-Notice: 26 SDR 5, July 12, 1999

Hearing: August 6, 1999

Filed: October 15, 1999

Effective: November 4, 1999

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: STATE BRAND BOARD: 12:10:01:13 and 12:10:02:20.

History-Notice: 26 SDR 33, August 30, 1999

Hearing: October 4, 1999

Filed: October 20, 1999

Effective: November 9, 1999

Executive Appointments:

Colleen M. Waxler, Hot Springs, was reappointed on October 7, 1999, to the South Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners, effective immediately and to continue until July 1, 2001.

Richard B. Ostrander, Sioux Falls, was appointed on October 8, 1999, to the South Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners to replace Jean Lakner, effective immediately and to continue until July 1, 2000.

Geraldine C. Konenkamp, Rapid City, was appointed on October 8, 1999, to the South Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners, effective immediately and to continue until July 1, 2001.

Wayne M. Muth, Sioux Falls, was appointed on October 8, 1999, to the South Dakota State Board of Nursing Facility Administrators to replace Thomas V. Richter, effective immediately and to continue until July 1, 2002.

Gale N. Walker, Parkston, was appointed on October 8, 1999, to the South Dakota State Board of Nursing Facility Administrators to replace Dan Thayer, effective immediately and to continue until July 1, 2001.

Paul I. Engbrecht, Marion, was appointed on October 8, 1999, to the South Dakota State Board of Nursing Facility Administrators to replace Christian Thomas, effective immediately and to continue until July 1, 2002.

Note: A copy of the rules may be obtained directly from the above agencies. Write to the agency at the address given under "Notices of Proposed Rules." There is no charge for proposed

rules. The following agencies have permission from the Interim Rules Review Committee to charge for adopted rules: the Division of Insurance, the Cosmetology Commission, the State Board of Examiners in Optometry, the State Plumbing Commission, the Board of Nursing, the Department of Social Services, the State Electrical Commission, the South Dakota Board of Pharmacy, the Real Estate Commission, the Gaming Commission, the Department of Commerce and Regulation for commercial driver licensing, the Department of Labor for Article 47:03, and the Department of Revenue.

REMINDER OF HEARINGS SCHEDULED

10-28-99	Social Services	Medicaid programs administered by Departments of Social Services and Human Services; 26 SDR 51.
11-3-99	Revenue	Non-participating manufacturers of cigarettes make payments to escrow fund; 26 SDR 57.
11-5-99	Game, Fish and Parks: Wildlife Division	Walleye limits on certain lakes; 26 SDR 57.
11-16-99	Secretary of State: Board of Finance	$75 per diem paid recycling and waste management district or water development district board members; 26 SDR 47.
11-19-99	SD State Cement Plant Commission	Amend retirement plans; 26 SDR 61.
12-1-99	Environment and Natural Resources: Water Management Board	Repeal part of the reporting requirement for applying chemical though an irrigation system; 26 SDR 55.

Rules Review Committee Meeting

The next meeting of the Interim Rules Review Committee will be held Tuesday, December 14, 1999, in Legislative Conference Rooms 1 and 2, Third Floor, State Capitol, Pierre, starting at 9:00 a.m. Agencies whose rules have had a public hearing are asked to have a representative present at the meeting to give background information on their rules.

Each agency is requested to provide LRC with eight copies of the most recent draft of its rules two days before the meeting.

The South Dakota Register, ISSN 0191-1104, is published by the South Dakota Legislative Research Council pursuant to SDCL 1-26A-1. Subscriptions to Volume 26 are $20. Make checks payable to "State of South Dakota" and mail to the Legislative Research Council, State Capitol, 500 East Capitol Avenue, Pierre, South Dakota 57501-5070. Information from the Register is available free of charge on the Internet at http://www.state.sd.us/state/legis/lrc.htm.