<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 49-1-12.1 - Discussions on internal management not subject to chapter 1-25. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2069897Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2069897SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2069897CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2069897Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2069897DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2069897Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2069897000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2069897SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2069897SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2069897Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-1-12.1"><span class="s2069897SENU">49-1-12.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069897SENU">. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069897CL">Discussions on internal management not subject to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-25"><span class="s2069897CL">1-25</span></a><span class="s2069897CL">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2069897Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069897DefaultParagraphFont">The Public Utilities Commission is not subject to the requirements of chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-25"><span class="s2069897DefaultParagraphFont">1-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069897DefaultParagraphFont"> when one or more commissioners are meeting among themselves or staff to discuss the internal management of the Public Utilities Commission regarding such things as:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2069897Normal-000001"><span class="s2069897DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Planning or developing activities or proposed legislation;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2069897Normal-000001"><span class="s2069897DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Organizing the internal structure of the Public Utilities Commission;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2069897Normal-000001"><span class="s2069897DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Selecting, appointing, promoting, removing or managing personnel;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2069897Normal-000001"><span class="s2069897DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Developing reports; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2069897Normal-000001"><span class="s2069897DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    Developing budgets and expending funds.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2069897Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069897000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2069897Normal"><span class="s2069897SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069897SCL-000003"> SL 2013, ch 235, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>