FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to revise certain provisions regarding the term of the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
    Section 1. That § 2-9-2 be amended to read as follows:
    2-9-2. The Legislative Research Council shall have an executive board, to be known as the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council, which shall consist of fifteen members, as follows: four members from the Senate and five members from the House of Representatives, to be elected by a majority vote by their respective legislative bodies in party caucus before sine die of each regular session of the Legislature held in odd-numbered years, and ex officio the president pro tempore, majority leader, and minority leader of the Senate and the speaker, majority leader, and minority leader of the House of Representatives elected in such regular session. Each senator and each representative serving on the executive board, including each ex officio member, shall serve until a new executive board has been selected. However, no senator who is not reelected to the Senate and no representative who is not reelected to the House of Representatives, may serve as a member of the board beyond the expiration of his or her

legislative term. The number of senate and house members on the executive board shall remain constant, and any vacancy occurring shall be filled by the respective legislative bodies in party caucus. No board member, excepting ex officio, may serve more than three successive terms.
    Section 2. That § 2-9-3.1 be amended to read as follows:
    2-9-3.1. The term of each executive board is from sine die the first day of the regular session of the Legislature in the odd-numbered year until sine die the first day of the regular session of the Legislature in the next succeeding odd-numbered year. During the entire period of each executive board's term, it is the governance body of the Legislative Research Council and shall direct and supervise its staff and activities.