CHAPTER 1-46A

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

1-46A-1    Department created--Secretary as head.

1-46A-2    Repealed.

1-46A-3    Division of Veterans Affairs transferred.

1-46A-4    Veterans Home transferred.

1-46A-5    Consultation--South Dakota Veterans Council.

1-46A-1. Department created--Secretary as head.

There is hereby created a Department of Veterans Affairs. The head of the Department of Veterans Affairs is the secretary of veterans affairs who shall be appointed and serve pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, Article IV, § 9.

Source: SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 19, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.

1-46A-2. Repealed.

Source: SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 22, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2020, ch 140, § 8.

1-46A-3. Division of Veterans Affairs transferred.

The Division of Veterans Affairs created by chapter 1-46 and its functions in the former Department of Military and Veterans Affairs are transferred to the Department of Veterans Affairs created by Executive Reorganization Order 2011-01. The secretary of veterans affairs shall perform the functions of the former secretary of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, relating to the Division of Veterans Affairs.

Source: SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 23, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.

1-46A-4. Veterans Home transferred.

The State Veterans Home created by chapter 33A-4 and its functions in the former Department of Military and Veterans Affairs are transferred to the Department of Veterans Affairs created by Executive Reorganization Order 2011-01. The secretary of veterans affairs shall perform the functions of the former secretary of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, relating to the State Veterans Home.

Source: SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 24, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.

1-46A-5. Consultation--South Dakota Veterans Council.

The Department of Veterans Affairs may consult with the South Dakota Veterans Council on matters relating to veterans and their dependents.

The South Dakota Veterans Council consists of six congressionally chartered Veterans Organizations including the Paralyzed Veterans of America, the Disabled American Veterans, the Military Order of the Purple Heart, the American Legion, the Vietnam Veterans of America chapters 1054 and 959, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Source: SL 2020, ch 140, § 1.