SDCL § 60-9A-6: Determinations as to composition of bargaining unit--Certification.

Whenever a question concerning the composition of employees covered by a collective bargaining unit is raised by an employer or an employee, or the representative of either of them, the department shall investigate such question and, after a hearing conducted pursuant to chapter 1-26, rule on the composition of the members in the unit. The department shall then certify to the parties in writing the proper definition of the employees comprising the unit.