27A-3-1
General functions of department.
27A-3-1.1
Repealed.
27A-3-1.2
Repealed.
27A-3-1.3 to 27A-3-1.5. Repealed.
27A-3-2 to 27A-3-5. Repealed.
27A-3-6
Acquisition and use of property by department--Legislative approval required for
acquisition or transfer of real property.
27A-3-7
Repealed.
27A-3-8
Residential facilities for emotionally disturbed children.
27A-3-9, 27A-3-10. Repealed.
27A-3-11
Repealed.
27A-3-1. General functions of department.
The Department of Social Services shall consider, determine, and establish policy and exercise such coordination for programs for mental health care and the treatment of mental illness; develop, maintain, and operate programs for mental health services and the treatment of mental illness, and coordinate the work of the state departments involved in such programs. It shall also assist mental health centers within the State of South Dakota in programs of consultation, care, and training and to carry out the duties imposed in this title, or as otherwise authorized and assigned to the department by law.
Source: SL 1966, ch 186, § 2; SDCL § 27-3-8; SL 1989, ch 21, § 50; SL 1991, ch 220, § 6; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 163, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.
27A-3-1.1. Repealed by SL 2012, ch 150, § 1.
27A-3-1.3 to 27A-3-1.5. Repealed by SL 2012, ch 150, §§ 2 to 4.
27A-3-2 to 27A-3-5. Repealed by SL 2012, ch 150, §§ 5 to 8.
27A-3-6. Acquisition and use of property by department--Legislative approval required for acquisition or transfer of real property.
The Department of Social Services may receive, acquire, have charge of, and operate all properties for the purposes authorized herein. The department may receive gifts and contributions from public and private sources and acquire other properties as an agency of the State of South Dakota and hold and use the same for purposes herein. However, it may not purchase, lease anything except office quarters as approved by the state commissioner of human resources and administration, sell, encumber, or alienate any real property without the specific consent and prior approval of the Legislature.
Source: SL 1966, ch 186, § 7 (11); SDCL § 27-3-13; SL 1973, ch 173, § 1; SL 1989, ch 21, § 59; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 163, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2024, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 24-1), §§ 13, 34, eff. Apr. 8, 2024.
27A-3-7. Repealed by SL 2012, ch 150, § 9.
27A-3-8. Residential facilities for emotionally disturbed children.
The Department of Human Services or the Department of Social Services may lease, construct, or purchase facilities for providing residential care during the course of diagnosis, treatment, and observation of emotionally disturbed children. The department has the authority to accept gifts, contributions, federal grants-in-aid, or financial aid from any other source for the facilities described above.
Any facilities acquired pursuant to this section shall be the sole operational responsibility of the Department of Human Services or the Department of Social Services within available state appropriations, federal funds, or other sources of revenue. The Department of Human Services or the Department of Social Services shall establish rules, promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, necessary for the proper operation and supervision of such facilities and consistent with sound therapeutic procedures.
Source: SL 1968, ch 220; SDCL Supp, § 27-3-24; SL 1989, ch 21, § 61; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 134, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.
27A-3-9, 27A-3-10. Repealed by SL 2012, ch 150, §§ 10, 11.
