| Assigned Committee |
LRC Staffer |
Study Topic |
| Appropriations Committee |
Dale Bertsch, et al. |
A continuing review of the appropriations process. |
| Bonding Review Committee |
Fred Baatz |
A review of the operations, programs, and financial conditions of state authorities and agencies authorized to incur debt. |
| Drug Sales and Use Committee |
Reuben Bezpaletz |
A study regarding the use and sale of illegal drugs and the misuse of prescription drugs in South Dakota, to include a study of the most effective means of dealing with the use and sale of drugs and recommendations of possible legislative action. |
| Executive Board |
Terry Anderson |
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| Government Operations & Audit Committee |
Auditor General |
Request each university under the control of the South Dakota Board of Regents to annually prepare a report similar in format to the Special Fiscal Review of the South Dakota State University dated September 19, 1998, as prepared by the Department of Legislative Audit. |
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A continuing review of state government audits conducted by the Department of Legislative Audit. |
| Health Insurance Committee |
Jacque Storm |
A study of the affordability and availability of health insurance in the state in comparison with the affordability and availability of health insurance in other states in the region, and a study of the impact of insurance mandates to include whether mandates have impacted the affordability and availability of health insurance and if so, to what extent. |
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A study of "risk pools" for health insurance coverage, including alternatives for funding thereof. |
| Juvenile Corrections Report Review Committee |
Annie Mertz |
An interim committee to review governmental reports concerning the operation of juvenile correction facilities in the state. The committee shall report its findings to the Legislative Research Council Executive Board by December 15, 1999. The committee may not interfere with any criminal investigations. |
| Legislative Procedure Committee |
Terry Anderson |
A study of the legislative process. |
| Retirement Laws Committee |
Bill Pike |
A continuing study of the pension, annuity, and benefit laws relating to employees and officers in public service. |
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A review of the South Dakota Retirement System to determine whether there is a need for more than one class of beneficiaries; to review the contributions and formula; and to ensure a fair public employees' retirement system. |
| Rules Review Committee |
Doug Decker |
A review of proposed state agency rules. |
| School Finance Committee |
Dale Bertsch |
(1) A study to identify the school districts’ various revenue sources, and the manner in which school districts may spend those revenues.
(2) A study of the impact on the distribution of state aid to education resulting from including revenue sources other than property taxes in the local effort component of the state aid to education formula.
(3) A study of the potential to reallocate or redistribute revenues to school districts generated by non property tax sources.
(4) A study to identify the impact on state aid to education of increases in the property tax base.
(5) A study of how the overall system of school finance affects various school districts differently.
(6) A study of how transportation costs impact those school districts that spend a greater than average percent of their budget on transportation costs. |
| State-Tribal Relations Committee |
Tom Magedanz |
A study of the impacts on local governments of issues and activities associated with communities located on or near Indian reservations. These include jurisdiction questions in criminal justice, juvenile justice, off-reservation crime and law enforcement, nontribal member legal status on reservations, off-reservation medical care and elderly care impacts and needs, business development needs related to enforcement and dispute resolution, and other elements necessary for economic and business development. |
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Updates on issues related to the disposition of Corps of Engineers land along the Missouri River, gaming compact status for South Dakota tribes, and the operations of the Rosebud hog confinement facility. |
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A continuing study of the relations between the state and its political subdivisions and the tribes and their tribal governments. |
| Tax Assessment Committee |
Fred Baatz |
A study of the procedures used in the valuation and assessment of all real estate for taxation purposes, including a review of possible alternative methods and criteria, a review of "Green Acres" legislation related to the taxation of agricultural property, a review of constitutional barriers and issues affecting real estate taxation, and a review of methods and of data and information sources used by state and local officials in the taxation of real property. |
