{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-33a-2-12","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 33A-2-12","heading":"Employees of department.","body":"The secretary shall appoint such officers and employ such clerks, assistants, and other help as may be necessary, with utmost regard to existing veterans preference laws, and shall fix their bonds, salaries, and compensation.\nSource: SL 1969, ch 173, § 4; SDCL § 33-17-19; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 153, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2011, ch 152, § 18.","path":["TITLE 33A. VETERANS AFFAIRS","CHAPTER 33A-2. VETERANS AND SERVICEMEMBER BENEFITS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/33A-2-12","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"4348dde215acbce8a169909b330d84dfb8b058ab71a6b39054f55a96ea24314d","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-33a-2-11","next":"us-sd/sdcl-33a-2-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}