S.D. Codified Laws § 4-5-19 (2026)
The state investment officer shall be appointed by the State Investment Council upon a majority vote and shall serve without term, but he may be removed from office upon a majority vote of the State Investment Council. He shall be a person qualified, by training and investment experience, to direct the work of the Division of Investment.
Source: SL 1971, ch 27 , §§ 9, 10; SL 1986, ch 42 , § 2.