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SD Codified L § 1-54-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 1 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 54 - Department Of Tribal Relations|Section 1-54-10 - Assistance with election grants, education, and satellite-voting centers.

1-54-10. Assistance with election grants, education, and satellite-voting centers.The Department of Tribal Relations, in off-election years, shall in cooperation with the secretary of state, counties, and tribes assist with the Help America Vote Act and assist with election grants, education, and satellite-voting center locations on Indian reservations. Source: SL 2018, ch 20, §1.
SD Codified L § 1-54-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 1 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 54 - Department Of Tribal Relations|Section 1-54-11 - Office of Indian Education established.

1-54-11. Office of Indian Education established.The Office of Indian Education is hereby established within the Department of Tribal Relations. The Office of Indian Education shall support initiatives in order that South Dakota's students and public school instructional staff become aware of and gain an appreciation of South Dakota's unique American Indian culture. The secretary of the Department of Tribal Relations shall appoint an Indian Education Advisory Council. The council shall consist of representatives of all nine tribes in South Dakota along with Native American educators from all parts of the state. The nine representatives of the tribes shall be appointed from nominations submitted by the tribal councils of each of the tribes. The council members shall serve for three-year terms. Source: SL 2007, ch 82, §1; SDCL §13-1-47; SL 2019, ch 235 (Ex. Ord. 19-1), §20, eff. Apr. 14, 2019.
SD Codified L § 1-54-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 1 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 54 - Department Of Tribal Relations|Section 1-54-12 - Indian Education Advisory Council to consult with Department of Education regarding Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings.

1-54-12. Indian Education Advisory Council to consult with Department of Education regarding Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings.The Department of Education shall consult with the Indian Education Advisory Council within the Department of Tribal Relations to develop and review the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings. The consultation process shall align with the standards revision cycle established by the Board of Education Standards pursuant to §13-3-48. Source: SL 2007, ch 82, §3; SDCL §13-1-49; SL 2019, ch 235 (Ex. Ord. 19-1), §21, eff. Apr. 14, 2019.
SD Codified L § 1-54-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 1 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 54 - Department Of Tribal Relations|Section 1-54-13 - Native American achievement schools grant program established.

1-54-13. Native American achievement schools grant program established.There is hereby established the Native American achievement schools grant program to be administered by the Office of Indian Education within the Department of Tribal Relations. The purpose of the grant program is to fund the establishment of up to three Native American achievement school projects aimed at improving academic outcomes for Native American students. Source: SL 2016, ch 86, §1; SDCL §13-14-16; SL 2019, ch 235 (Ex. Ord. 19-1), §23, eff. Apr. 14, 2019.
SD Codified L § 1-54-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 1 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 54 - Department Of Tribal Relations|Section 1-54-14 - Eligibility requirements for Native American achievement schools grant applicants.

1-54-14. Eligibility requirements for Native American achievement schools grant applicants.An applicant seeking a grant from the Native American achievement schools grant program shall:(1)Be an accredited public school within the State of South Dakota;(2)Serve a student population for which the school-level results for the 2014-15 academic year on the state academic assessment are below the statewide average proficiency in English language arts and mathematics;(3)Serve a student population of which at least fifty percent is comprised of Native American students;(4)Demonstrate access to a physical facility that is adequate for implementation of the project; and(5)Demonstrate the ability to complete the project in accordance with all requirements of §§1-54-13 to 1-54-20, inclusive, state and federal laws and regulations, and policies of the department. Source: SL 2016, ch 86, §2; SDCL §13-14-17; SL 2019, ch 235 (Ex. Ord. 19-1), §24, eff. Apr. 14, 2019.
SD Codified L § 1-54-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 1 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 54 - Department Of Tribal Relations|Section 1-54-15 - Criteria for priority projects.

1-54-15. Criteria for priority projects.In selecting grant recipients, the department shall give priority to projects that meet the requirements of this chapter and show commitment to increasing student success through building cultural identities, encouraging academic perseverance, supporting the development of the whole child, and encouraging student leadership skills by demonstrating one or more of the following characteristics:(1)Offering programming designed to lead to postsecondary readiness and work readiness;(2)Supporting the recruitment and retention of highly effective teachers and administrators;(3)Demonstrating commitment to the implementation of the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings and Standards across the curriculum;(4)Demonstrating a commitment to the implementation of courses offering instruction in Dakota, Lakota, or Nakota languages;(5)Maintaining a school environment that cultivates diversity of the student population and promotes a sense of belonging;(6)Forming partnerships with community organizations or governmental entities; and(7)Planning for sustainability. Source: SL 2016, ch 86, §3; SDCL §13-14-18; SL 2019, ch 235 (Ex. Ord. 19-1), §25, eff. Apr. 14, 2019.
SD Codified L § 1-54-16 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 1 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 54 - Department Of Tribal Relations|Section 1-54-16 - Application process.

1-54-16. Application process.The department shall inform potential applicants of the application and award period and of the amount of funding available for the grants. The department shall also provide the application form and scoring rubric that informs potential applicants of the weight to be assigned to each characteristic referenced in §1-54-15 within the selection process. Applicants shall complete the application form and provide any additional information requested by the department. The application is not complete until all necessary information is submitted. Source: SL 2016, ch 86, §4; SDCL §13-14-19; SL 2019, ch 235 (Ex. Ord. 19-1), §26, eff. Apr. 14, 2019.
SD Codified L § 1-54-17 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 1 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 54 - Department Of Tribal Relations|Section 1-54-17 - Determination of grant recipients and award amounts.

1-54-17. Determination of grant recipients and award amounts.The department, with the assistance of a group of reviewers designated by the secretary of tribal relations, shall determine grant recipients and award amounts utilizing a competitive process. The group of reviewers shall include three members of the Indian Education Advisory Council established pursuant to §1-54-11. Source: SL 2016, ch 86, §5; SDCL §13-14-20; SL 2019, ch 235 (Ex. Ord. 19-1), §27, eff. Apr. 14, 2019.
SD Codified L § 1-54-18 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 1 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 54 - Department Of Tribal Relations|Section 1-54-18 - Conditions applicable to grant recipients.

1-54-18. Conditions applicable to grant recipients.In addition to complying with the requirements in §1-54-16 and the additional requirements of chapter 13-14, all grant recipients will be subject to the following conditions:(1)The amount of a grant may not exceed the actual cost of the project as proposed in the application;(2)The grant shall be paid on a reimbursement basis, following procedures and requirements outlined by the department;(3)Any funds provided through the grant must be necessary and reasonable to complete the project;(4)Necessary documentation, as determined by the department, shall be submitted to support all expenditures;(5)Expenditures must be approved before the end of the grant period;(6)A grant project must expend all funds provided through the grant within thirty-six months following grant approval; and(7)No grant funds may be used for costs associated with writing the grant proposal, contractual obligations that became effective prior to the award period of the grant, purchases that become the property of any individual or organization other than the grant recipient, or purchases or services beyond the project outcomes or activities. Source: SL 2016, ch 86, §6; SDCL §13-14-21; SL 2019, ch 235 (Ex. Ord. 19-1), §28, eff. Apr. 14, 2019.
SD Codified L § 1-54-19 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 1 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 54 - Department Of Tribal Relations|Section 1-54-19 - Grant recipient reports--Access to facilities and records.

1-54-19. Grant recipient reports--Access to facilities and records.Each grant recipient shall submit grant status reports to the department on a quarterly basis, and a final grant report including data related to the implementation of the project. The department shall determine the details required in the reports and the deadlines for report submissions. Each grant recipient shall provide the department with reasonable access to facilities and records that may be necessary for the department to determine compliance with the terms of the grant and all the requirements of §§1-54-13 to 1-54-20, inclusive. Source: SL 2016, ch 86, §7; SDCL §13-14-22; SL 2019, ch 235 (Ex. Ord. 19-1), §29, eff. Apr. 14, 2019.
SD Codified L § 1-54-20 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 1 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 54 - Department Of Tribal Relations|Section 1-54-20 - Default--Repayment--Civil action.

1-54-20. Default--Repayment--Civil action.The submission of false or misleading statements or information as part of a grant application or the failure to comply with any requirement shall be considered a default upon the terms of a grant. In the event of a default, the department may require the grant recipient to repay any funds dispersed under the grant to the department within thirty days of a written demand from the department. The department may begin a civil action to recover any grant funds that a grant recipient is required to repay under this section. Source: SL 2016, ch 86, §8; SDCL §13-14-23; SL 2019, ch 235 (Ex. Ord. 19-1), §30, eff. Apr. 14, 2019.
SD Codified L § 1-55-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 1 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 55 - Obligation Recovery Center|Section 1-55-1 - Definitions.

1-55-1. Definitions.Terms used in this chapter mean:(1)"Account receivable cycle," the period of time, not to exceed one hundred eighty days, during which the center may attempt to collect on a debt before the debt is forwarded to any collection agency in accordance with §1-55-14;(2)"Center," the obligation recovery center;(3)"Debt," a legal obligation to pay money, including any principal, any interest that has accrued or will accrue until the debt is paid, any penalties, any costs, and any other charges permitted by law. The term also includes any obligation of any kind referred to the center for collection by any agency of the state, the Unified Judicial System, the Board of Regents, a technical college supported by the state under §13-39A-42, or a constitutional office;(4)"Debtor," a person who is indebted to the state or a state agency for any delinquent accounts, charges, fees, loans, taxes, or other indebtedness due the state, or any person that owes any obligation being collected by the center;(5)"Bad debt," any debt due an agency of the state, the Board of Regent's system, any technical college supported by the state under §13-39A-42, or a constitutional office that is no longer subject to an administrative appeal or judicial review following an administrative appeal, or any costs, fines, fees, or restitution ordered in any adult criminal proceeding through the Unified Judicial System no longer subject to direct appeal under §23A-32-2;(6)"Final notification," the notification provided by §1-55-7; and(7)"Referring entity," the entity referring the debt to the state obligation recovery center for collection. Source: SL 2015, ch 14, §2; SL 2019, ch 13, §1; SL 2020, ch 61, § 32.
SD Codified L § 1-55-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 1 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 55 - Obligation Recovery Center|Section 1-55-2 - Obligation recovery center created.

1-55-2. Obligation recovery center created.There is hereby created the obligation recovery center, which is attached to the Bureau of Administration for budgeting and reporting purposes. The center is a central repository for identification, registration, oversight, and collection of debts owed to any agency or department of the state or to any postsecondary technical institute supported by the state under §13-39A-42. Source: SL 2015, ch 14, §1; SL 2019, ch 13, §2.
SD Codified L § 1-55-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 1 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 55 - Obligation Recovery Center|Section 1-55-3 - Collection of bad debts.

1-55-3. Collection of bad debts.The center shall work to collect each bad debt referred to the center during the account receivable cycle. The character of the debt in the hands of the referring entity does not change by the referral of the debt to the center for collection. Among other powers granted by this chapter, the center may:(1)Sue;(2)File liens;(3)Enter into payment agreements with debtors;(4)Impose a cost recovery fee;(5)Collect data for debt collection purposes;(6)Establish and maintain a centralized electronic debt management system;(7)Exercise settlement authority granted by the referring entity;(8)Setoff against any moneys to be paid by the State of South Dakota or any referring entity to a debtor;(9)Contract with multiple collection agencies for the collection of debt on behalf of the center;(10)Except for the debt collection powers vested in the Unified Judicial System, the center may use the referring entity's statutory collection authority to collect the bad debt owed to the referring entity; and(11)Utilize all debt collection methods authorized by state law.The office may determine which method or combination is most suitable to collect the debt. Source: SL 2015, ch 14, §3.
SD Codified L § 1-55-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 1 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 55 - Obligation Recovery Center|Section 1-55-4 - Cost recovery fees.

1-55-4. Cost recovery fees. For any bad debt referred to the center for collection after July 1, 2015, the center shall collect a cost recovery fee in addition to the debt referred to the center for collection. The cost recovery fee is calculated by multiplying the principal amount of the debt referred to the center by twenty percent. All debt collection methods available to collect any bad debt referred to the center may be used by the center to collect the cost recovery fee. The cost recovery fee shall be deposited into a fund within the Bureau of Administration and the operations of the center shall be subject to the annual budgeting process specified in chapter 4-7. Source: SL 2015, ch 14, §4; SL 2021, ch 14, § 1.
SD Codified L § 1-55-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 1 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 55 - Obligation Recovery Center|Section 1-55-5 - Transfer of recovered moneys to referring entity--Proration of insufficient amounts--Order of debt collection.

1-55-5. Transfer of recovered moneys to referring entity--Proration of insufficient amounts--Order of debt collection.The center shall transfer any other moneys collected from a debtor to the referring entity within thirty days after the end of the month in which the moneys were collected. If the amount collected is less than the principal amount of the debt referred to the center and the cost recovery fee imposed by this chapter, the amount collected shall be prorated between the principal amount of the debt referred and the cost recovery fee.If more than one referring entity has referred a debt to the center regarding the same debtor, or if the same referring entity has referred multiple debts to the office regarding the same debtor, the center shall collect the first referred debt before proceeding to the collection of the subsequent referred debt in the order referred. Source: SL 2015, ch 14, §5.
SD Codified L § 1-55-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 1 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 55 - Obligation Recovery Center|Section 1-55-6 - Use during account receivable cycle.

1-55-6. Use during account receivable cycle.The center may be used during the account receivable cycle by:(1)Any agency of the state to collect bad debt owed to the agency;(2)The Unified Judicial System to collect any costs, fines, fees, or restitution, constituting final debt, ordered in any adult criminal proceeding;(3)The Board of Regents to collect any final debt owed within the Board of Regents' system; (4)Any technical college supported by the state under §13-39A-42 to collect any final debt owed within the technical college system; and(5)Any constitutional office to collect final debt owed to the constitutional office. Source: SL 2015, ch 14, §6; SL 2019, ch 13, §3; SL 2020, ch 61, § 33.
SD Codified L § 1-55-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 1 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 55 - Obligation Recovery Center|Section 1-55-7 - Final notification to debtor by referring entity.

1-55-7. Final notification to debtor by referring entity.Prior to transferring any debt to the center for collection, the referring entity shall provide a final notification to the debtor that the debt will be referred to the center for collection.The final notification to the debtor may be sent by regular mail or by electronic means. The final notification shall contain all of the following:(1)The name of the referring entity;(2)Contact information for the referring entity;(3)The name of the debtor;(4)The nature of the debt;(5)The principal amount of the debt;(6)The total amount of the debt;(7)A statement that the debt will not be turned over for collection to the center until a time at least fourteen days after the date the final notification is sent to the debtor; and(8)A statement that if the debt is turned over to the center, a cost recovery fee of twenty percent of the principal, in the amount of $ ______, will be added to the total debt owed by the debtor to the referring entity. Source: SL 2015, ch 14, §7.
SD Codified L § 1-55-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 1 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 55 - Obligation Recovery Center|Section 1-55-8 - Confidentiality of records--Exceptions.

1-55-8. Confidentiality of records--Exceptions. All data, records, and files utilized for debt collection as provided for in this chapter shall be confidential and privileged, and no person may divulge or disclose any information obtained from such records and files except in the administration and enforcement of this chapter, or as otherwise required by law. Nothing in this section prohibits the disclosure of debt information, as it relates to the administration and enforcement of this chapter, to a co-owner of a titled motor vehicle, motorcycle, or boat that is subject to subdivision 1-55-11(1). Source: SL 2015, ch 14, §8; SL 2021, ch 14, § 2.
SD Codified L § 1-55-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 1 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 55 - Obligation Recovery Center|Section 1-55-9 - Collection and use of data.

1-55-9. Collection and use of data.The center may collect data for purposes of collecting any debt referred to the center. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, referring entities are authorized to transmit data to the center deemed necessary by the center to aid in the collection of the referred debt and the center may share, request, and shall receive from any state agency any data to collect any debt referred to the center. Any information provided by a referring entity or a state agency may only be used for the purpose of collecting the debts referred to the center. Source: SL 2015, ch 14, §9.
SD Codified L § 1-55-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 1 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 55 - Obligation Recovery Center|Section 1-55-10 - Centralized electronic debt management system.

1-55-10. Centralized electronic debt management system.The center shall establish and maintain a centralized electronic debt management system to compile the information provided by referring entities, to track the collection efforts for all debt referred to the center, to cross-reference and identify debtors for collection purposes, and to maintain all information provided or collected from all sources concerning addresses, financial records, and any other information useful to the center.The center may designate a third party to establish and maintain the centralized electronic debt management system. Any such third party shall keep all information it obtains from any source confidential, and any employee, agent, or representative of that third party is prohibited from disclosing that information to anyone other than the center. Source: SL 2015, ch 14, §10.
SD Codified L § 1-55-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 1 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 55 - Obligation Recovery Center|Section 1-55-11 - Licenses, registrations, and permits withheld from person owing debt referred to center.

1-55-11. Licenses, registrations, and permits withheld from person owing debt referred to center. No person that owes a debt that is referred to the center may renew, obtain, or maintain:(1)Any registration for any motor vehicle, motorcycle, or boat, in which the person's name appears on the title of the motor vehicle, motorcycle, or boat;(2)Any driver license as defined by subdivision 32-12-1(1); or(3)Any hunting license, fishing license, state park permit, or camping permit;unless the debt and cost recovery fee is either paid in full or the debtor has entered into a payment plan with the center and payment pursuant to the plan is current.The Department of Revenue shall notify a person who is a co-owner of a motor vehicle, motorcycle, or boat described in subdivision (1), that the person's registration has been affected by the debt referred to the center. The notification shall be by United States mail. Source: SL 2015, ch 14, §11; SL 2021, ch 14, § 3.