South Dakota § 3-12C-203 - Trustees--Board created--Composition.
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§ 3-12C-203. Trustees--Board created--Composition.
There is created a governing authority of the system known as the Board of Trustees. Voting representation on the board must be the following:
(1) Two state employee members;
(2) Two certified school employee members;
(3) A participating municipality member;
(4) A participating county member;
(5) A participating classified employee member;
(6) A current contributing Class B public safety member;
(7) A Class B judicial member;
(8) One head of a principal department established pursuant to § 1-32-2, or one head of a bureau under the Department of Executive Management established pursuant to § 1-33-3, appointed by the Governor;
(9) An individual appointed by the Governor;
(10) A county commissioner of a participating county;
(11) A school district board member;
(12) An elected municipal official of a participating municipality;
(13) A retiree; and
(14) A faculty or administrative member employed by the Board of Regents and not subject to the provisions of chapter 3-6D.
A representative of the State Investment Council shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member.
Source: SL 1967, ch 303, § 3; SDCL § 3-12-4; SL 1968, ch 216, § 1; SL 1973, ch 25; SL 1974, ch 35, § 3; SL 1975, ch 38, § 7; SL 1976, ch 39, § 8; SL 1977, ch 28, § 4; SL 1979, ch 27, § 1; SL 1994, ch 33; SL 2018, ch 33, § 7; SDCL § 3-12-48; SL 2019, ch 22, § 1; SL 2020, ch 12, § 2; SL 2025, ch 27, § 13.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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