make an appropriation to contract for a study on the length of service award programs for volunteers.

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make an appropriation to contract for a study on the length of service award programs for volunteers.

make an appropriation to contract for a study on the length of service award programs for volunteers.

What This Bill Does

• make an appropriation to contract for a study on the length of service award programs for volunteers.
• Official keyword topics: Appropriation Emergency Medical Services Firefighters Legislative Study Reports Uncodified Acts Official sponsor note: Senators <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4756/Detail">Grove</a> (prime) and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4829/Detail">Voita</a> and Representatives <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4749/Detail">Emery</a> and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4752/Detail">Garcia</a>

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Official Summary Text

make an appropriation to contract for a study on the length of service award programs for volunteers.
Official keyword topics:
Appropriation
Emergency Medical Services
Firefighters
Legislative Study
Reports
Uncodified Acts
Official sponsor note: Senators <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4756/Detail">Grove</a> (prime) and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4829/Detail">Voita</a> and Representatives <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4749/Detail">Emery</a> and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4752/Detail">Garcia</a>

Current Bill Text

26.788.14 101st Legislative Session 206

2026 South Dakota Legislature
Senate Bill 206

Introduced by: Senator Grove

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An Act to make an appropriation to contract for a study on the length of service 1
award programs for volunteers. 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA: 3
Section 1. There is appropriated $100,000 from the general fund, to the Legislative Research 4
Council, for the purpose of hiring a contractor to study state and federal laws, regulations, 5
and services related to the operation, administration, and implementation of an Internal 6
Revenue Code Section 457(e) length of service award program for volunteer firefighters and 7
emergency medical services personnel. 8
Section 2. The contractor shall present a report containing recommendations on 9
implementing a length of service award program for volunteer firefighters and emergency 10
medical services personnel to the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council no later 11
than November 30, 2026. 12
Section 3. The director shall approve vouchers and the state auditor shall draw warrants to 13
pay expenditures authorized in this Act. 14
Section 4. Any amounts appropriated in this Act not lawfully expended or obligated shall 15
revert in accordance with the procedures prescribed in chapter 4-8. 16
Section 5. This Act is effective beginning June 30, 2026. 17