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State of South Dakota
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SEVENTY-SIXTH
SESSION
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2001 |
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HOUSE BILL
NO.
1029
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| Introduced by: The Committee on Health and Human Services at the request of the Department of Human Services |
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to
abolish the Board of Service to the Blind and Visually
Impaired.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 28-10-25 be repealed.
28-10-25.
There is hereby created a Board of Service to the Blind and Visually Impaired. The
board shall be composed of no more than twelve members appointed by the Governor, of which
a majority shall be persons who are blind or severely visually impaired. Each member of the
board shall be appointed to serve a term of three years. No member of the board may serve more
than two consecutive full terms. No more than seven members of the board may be of the same
political party.
Section 2. That § 28-10-26 be repealed.
28-10-26.
The board of service to the blind and visually impaired may promulgate rules for
the division of service to the blind and visually impaired in accordance with chapter 1-26 except
for those functions reserved to the department of human services by
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28-10-21 and 28-10-19.
The board may advise the director of service to the blind and visually impaired in the
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 28-10-25 be repealed.
Section 2. That § 28-10-26 be repealed.
development of state plans, policy related to the expenditure of federal and state funds and the coordination of planning and service delivery to individuals involved in vocational rehabilitation and independent living services. The board may serve as an advocate for all individuals who are blind and visually impaired needing vocational rehabilitation and independent living services within the state. The board may prepare an annual written report to the Governor.
