{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-33a-1-12","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 33A-1-12","heading":"Qualifications of employees--Duties.","body":"All employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs below the level of secretary shall be selected as provided by chapter 3-6D. However, any employee that holds the title of state veterans service officer must be a veteran who has served in the armed forces of the United States and is a citizen of the United States. All other employees must be veterans, if available. These employees shall perform duties assigned to them by the Department of Veterans Affairs.\nSource: SL 1944 (SS), ch 3, § 4; SDC Supp 1960, § 41.0404; SL 2007, ch 187, § 152; SDCL § 33-16-13; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 147, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2015, ch 176, § 1; SL 2023, ch 111, § 4.","path":["TITLE 33A. VETERANS AFFAIRS","CHAPTER 33A-1. STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/33A-1-12","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"ea764544a2675af2bf726e683f777a09b5153ce9da7c4cdc07d511711fe8565a","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-33a-1-11","next":"us-sd/sdcl-33a-1-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}