HB 1106 — revise the terms of county extension board members.

26.727.926.727.10 101st Legislative Session 1106 South Dakota Legislature House Bill 1106 IntroducedENROLLED by:AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to revise the terms of county extension board members.

RepresentativeB OverwegE AnIT ActENACTED toBY reviseTHE theL termsEGISLATURE ofOF countyTHE extensionS boardTATE members.OF SOUTH D AKOTA :

B E IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE S TATE OF SOUTH D AKOTA :

Immediately after the boards a board of county commissioners have voted votes to establish cooperative extension work under the provisions of this chapter, they the board shall appoint a county extension board consisting of five to or seven members.members, at least two of whom are farmers.

At,At at least twoone membersmember shallof the county extension board must be a member of whomthe areboard farmersof andcounty one.commissioners, who may also be one of the farmer representatives.

At least one member of the county extension board must be a member of the board of county commissioners, who may also be one of the farmer representatives.No person shall An individual may not be denied membership on the grounds of sex, race, color, creed, or national origin, race, or sex.

The membership shall must be representative of the racial population mix in the county and of the various interest groups served by extension.

The members of this the county extension board shall be must be appointed for a period staggered terms of oneone- yearto-three and their terms shall expire one-to-three years, expiring on the tenth of JanuaryJanuary. each year.

This.The county extension board shall, at its first meeting after January tenth each year, organize and elect from the members a president, vice president, and secretary-treasurer.

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OverstrikesReceived indicateat deletedthis language.Executive Office I certify that the attached Act originated in this _____ day of _____________, the:

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House as Bill No.

1106 By Chief Clerk of the House for the Governor The attached Act is hereby approved this ________ day of Speaker of the House ______________, A.D., 2026 Attest:

Governor Chief Clerk of the House STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, ss.

Office of the Secretary of State President of the Senate Filed ____________, 2026 Attest:

at _________ o'clock __M.

Secretary of the Senate Secretary of State House Bill No.

1106 By File No.

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Secretary of State Chapter No.

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