The commissioner of the Bureau of Human Resources and Administration 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 the Bureau of Human Resources and Administration shall be acting chairman during a vacancy. The commissioner of the Bureau of Human Resources and Administration shall be the executive secretary of the board.

Source: 8 SDR 120, effective March 21, 1982 ; 53 SDR 46, effective October 27, 2025 .

General Authority: SDCL 1-27-11.1 , 1-27-16 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 1-27-11 .

Prior versions effective: 1982-03-21.