<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cP0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63c000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=10:03:01:03"><span class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0-000000">10:03:01:03</span></a><span class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0-000001">.  Terms of office.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0"> The commissioner of </span><span class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0">the Bureau of Human Resources and Administration</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0"> shall serve as chairman of the board until the board designates a different chairman. The board may, at any annual or special meeting, by a majority vote, decide that the board will thereafter select the chairman. If the board decides to select the chairman, the chairman shall be elected at the annual meeting and shall serve until the next annual meeting or until he ceases to be a member of the board, whichever occurs first. The commissioner of </span><span class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0">the Bureau of Human Resources and Administration</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0"> shall be acting chairman during a vacancy. The commissioner of </span><span class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0">the Bureau of Human Resources and Administration</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0"> shall be the executive secretary of the board.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63c000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0">    </span><span class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0"> 8 SDR 120, effective March 21, 1982</span><span class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0">; 53 SDR 46, effective October 27, 2025</span><span class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0">    </span><span class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-27-11.1"><span class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0-000003">1-27-11.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-27-16"><span class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0-000003">1-27-16</span></a><span class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0">    </span><span class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-27-11"><span class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0-000003">1-27-11</span></a><span class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s53ffa466-79de-49df-812b-0b820b03e63c000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>