5:01:02:04.01.  Eligibility for reimbursement of state officers and employees attending public meetings. The following constitutional officers and state employees may be reimbursed for allowable expenses at the state fair, the inaugural, or any other similar public meeting:

          (1)  A constitutional officer or state employee charged by statute with the responsibility for the operation and administration of the state fair, the inaugural, or any other similar public meeting that is an official state function;

          (2)  A constitutional officer or state employee charged with the responsibility for maintaining public health, order, safety, tax collections, audits, or the investigation of complaints pertaining to the functions of the public meeting;

          (3)  A constitutional officer or state employee performing state duties in the same locality during the same time but independent of the state fair, inaugural, or any other similar public meeting;

          (4)  A constitutional officer or an employee of the state Department of Agriculture attending the state fair, performing a support function considered necessary by the secretary of agriculture;

          (5)  An employee of educational television, public radio, or Rural Development Telecommunications Network attending a public meeting for the purpose of media coverage by that agency; and

          (6)  A constitutional officer or state employee attending a public meeting to perform work-related duties that necessarily require attendance at that public meeting. To obtain reimbursement under this subdivision, the voucher must include a written statement of the purpose of attendance at the public meeting and must be approved by the institution or head of the agency.

          Source: 3 SDR 34, effective November 7, 1976; 4 SDR 8, effective August 15, 1977; 6 SDR 15, effective August 30, 1979; 14 SDR 61, effective October 28, 1987; 17 SDR 194, effective June 23, 1991; 21 SDR 4, effective July 22, 1994.

          General Authority:SDCL 3-9-7.

          Law Implemented:SDCL 3-9-7.