SDCL § 60-9A-8: Tentative settlements--Recommendations to employer and bargaining units.

If a tentative settlement is reached between an employer and employee or the representative of either of them, such representatives shall recommend to the employer and employee collective bargaining unit, respectively, such settlement. The collective bargaining unit and the employer shall, as soon as practicable consider the recommendations and take such actions, if any, as they deem appropriate.