The head of the Bureau of Information and Technology is the commissioner of the Bureau of Information and Technology. The bureau is administered by the commissioner, who shall:

1. (1) Provide assistance, under the rules and regulations provided in this section, as necessary for the performance of the official duties imposed upon the various departments and divisions by this code;
2. (2) Employ staff and maintain facilities as necessary to operate a local government services program that arranges or provides services for public corporations pursuant to § 1-33-45;

3. (3) Create a telecommunications network that:

   1. (a) Provides cost effective services for business, education, government, and rural economic development; and
   2. (b) Ensures network uses are consistent with the best interests of the state and telecommunications network users; and
4. (4) Administer policies and promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, related to the management, programming, and use of the state information network.

Source: SDC 1939, § 55.2005; SL 1943, ch 257 , § 11; SL 1955, ch 243 , § 1; SL 1963, ch 353 , § 15; SL 1971, ch 5 , § 6; SL 1974, ch 7 ; SL 1975, ch 12 ; SL 1979, ch 6 ; SL 1985, ch 33 , § 17; SL 1988, ch 11 , § 1; SL 1993, ch 162 ; SDCL, § 1-14-12; SL 1994, ch 412 (Ex. Ord. 94-4), § 18; SL 2026, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 26-2), § 17, eff. Apr. 13, 2026; SL 2026, ch 13 , § 2.