{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-3-6d-17","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 3-6D-17","heading":"Award of back pay and benefits to employees disciplined without good cause--Reinstatement--Adverse impact on budget.","body":"In resolving a grievance, the commission may reinstate a civil service employee who has been disciplined without good cause. If reinstatement is ordered by the commission, the order shall include one or more of the following forms of relief: an award of back pay, an award of back benefits, placement in the same position and location that the employee held before the discipline, or placement in a comparable position and location that the employee held before the discipline. Any award of back pay and benefits shall include the employer's contribution pursuant to § 3-12C-401. Any award of back pay and benefits which adversely affects an agency's budget shall be considered advisory and submitted by the affected agency to the committee created by chapter 4-8A or the next session of the Legislature.","path":["TITLE 3. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 3-6D. STATE CIVIL SERVICE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/3-6D-17","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"4c9a75b57e47c68d3ae350dfcb04175cda435cbd352d3c5910fea4ca13a002c2","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-3-6d-16","next":"us-sd/sdcl-3-6d-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}