South Dakota § 3-12C-301 - Members of system.
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§ 3-12C-301. Members of system.
All of the following full-time employees are included as members in the system:
(1) All state employees;
(2) All certified school employees;
(3) All justices, judges, and magistrate judges;
(4) All police officers and firefighters of participating municipalities;
(5) All general employees of participating municipalities;
(6) All employees of participating counties;
(7) All classified employees of school districts that are participating with the school districts' classified employees and all other classified employees;
(8) All employees of the Board of Regents; and
(9) All state law enforcement officers.
Source: SL 1957, ch 142, § 8; SL 1959, ch 84, § 15; SDC Supp 1960, §§ 15.3919 (1), 44.06A08; SL 1961, ch 255, § 17; SL 1963, ch 86, § 1; SL 1965, ch 220, § 13; SL 1967, ch 303, § 4; SDCL §§ 3-12-19, 3-13-12, 9-15-25, 9-15-26, 13-45-21; SL 1968, ch 56, § 1; SL 1968, ch 216, § 1; SDCL Supp, § 3-12-19.2; SL 1974, ch 35, § 19; SL 1975, ch 38, § 8; SL 1976, ch 39, § 7; SL 1981, ch 13, § 1; SL 2012, ch 26, § 8; SDCL § 3-12-62; SL 2019, ch 22, § 1; SL 2020, ch 12, § 5; SL 2021, ch 29, § 9, eff. Apr. 1, 2021.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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