The Governor shall appoint a State Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, composed of eight nine members, four representing employees, two of whom shall be from6 recommendations submitted by the South Dakota Federation of Labor. No employee7 representative may be a member of a personnel department. Four shall represent employers. The ninth member appointed shall serve as chair. The members may not be all of the same political9 party. Expenses of council members shall be paid by the Department of Labor and Regulation. The length of terms is three years with no more than three expiring each year. Members shall11 serve until a new appointment is made by the Governor. The secretary of labor and regulation12 is a nonvoting member. Five of the nine voting members of the council are a quorum for13 meetings. The lieutenant governor shall serve as the chair and has the right to vote. Any14 recommendations by the advisory council shall be by majority vote of the nine voting members. 100 copies were printed on recycled paper by the South DakotaLegislative Research Council at a cost of $.167 per page.v Insertions into existing statutes are indicated by underscores.Deletions from existing statutes are indicated by overstrikes. - 2 -SB The terms of members begin on October thirty-first of the calendar year in which the1 Governor appoints the member, unless otherwise designated by the Governor. The appointee's2 term expires on October thirtieth in the third year of appointment. Any member's term ending June 30, 2013, or thereafter is extended to October thirtieth in the year the term is to expire. The council shall aid the Department of Labor and Regulation in reviewing the workers' compensation program as to its content, adequacy, and effectiveness and make7 recommendations for its improvement. The council shall meet as frequently as necessary but8 not less than twice each year. The council shall make reports of its meetings that shall include9 a record of its council discussions, including all issues voted upon and the vote count, and its council recommendations. The council shall make an annual report to the Governor and11 Legislature by December thirty-first of each year. The department shall make the reports12 available to any interested persons or groups.13