ENTITLED An Act to modify agency reporting requirements on licensure, certification, job placements, and the labor market.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That § 13-1-60 be AMENDED:

13-1-60. If any department, board, or commission of the state administers a licensure or certification examination to any person who completed a degree program at an institution under the control of the Board of Regents, the department, board, or commission must report to the Board of Regents the following:

(1) The number of persons who completed a degree program at each institution under the control of the Board of Regents to whom the department, board, or commission administered a licensure or certification examination during that year; and

(2) The number of persons in subdivision (1) who successfully passed the licensure or certification examination, including any subparts of any licensure or certification process.

Section 2. That § 13-1-61 be AMENDED:

13-1-61. If any department, board, or commission of the state administers a licensure or certification examination to any person who completes a degree program or a training program at a public technical college in the state, the department, board, or commission must report to the Board of Technical Education the following:

(1) The number of persons who completed a degree program or training program at each public technical college in the state and to whom the department, board, or commission administered a licensure or certification examination during that year; and

(2) The number of persons in subdivision (1) who successfully passed the licensure or certification examination, including any subparts of any licensure or certification process.

Section 3. That § 13-1-63 be REPEALED.

Section 4. That § 13-1-64 be REPEALED.

Section 5. That § 60-6-23 be REPEALED.

An Act to modify agency reporting requirements on licensure, certification, job placements, and the labor market.

I certify that the attached Act originated in the: House as Bill No. 1058 Chief Clerk Speaker of the House Attest: Chief Clerk President of the Senate Attest: Secretary of the Senate House Bill No. 1058 File No. ____ Chapter No. ______

Received at this Executive Office this _____ day of _____________, 2024 at ____________M. By for the Governor The attached Act is hereby approved this ________ day of ______________, A.D., 2024 Governor STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, ss. Office of the Secretary of State Filed ____________, 2024 at _________ o'clock __M. Secretary of State By Asst. Secretary of State