50:04:02:04.  Secretary's duties. The secretary of veterans' affairs, shall carry out bonus-related duties. The secretary shall supervise and direct all activities relating to receiving and processing applications for bonus benefits; shall determine in accordance with SDCL 33A-2-10 to 33A-2-31, inclusive, which applications are proper to allow or to disallow; shall supervise payment of bonuses; and shall verify persons to whom such payments will be made.

          Source: 18 SDR 71, effective October 21, 1991; 38 SDR 58, effective October 19, 2011.

          General Authority: SDCL 33A-2-25.

          Law Implemented: SDCL 33A-2-11, 33A-2-12, 33A-2-25.