SB197

The amendment restructures the South Dakota-Ireland Trade Commission by clarifying its composition (specifying that legislators appointed to it must elect the chair from among themselves) and reorganizing the statutory sections governing the commission and its fund, while maintaining the same core purpose of administering the trade fund through the Legislative Research Council's Executive Board. This is primarily a technical clarification and reorganization rather than a substantive shift in the bill's purpose.

The amendment removes the requirement that commission members serve fixed two-year terms and can be reappointed without limit, instead allowing terms to begin in odd-numbered years and expire December 31st of the following even-numbered year, which NARROWS the reappointment flexibility. Additionally, it changes the commission meeting requirement from "at least quarterly" to "once each year," significantly WEAKENS the bill's original intent for active commission oversight by reducing meeting frequency.