Changes to Existing Law

. 1-18-10. Society--Meetings. Special meetings Meetings of the membership of the historical society may be held from time to time as required upon the call of the president and director, and such 30 Catchlines are not law. (§ 2-16-13.1) meetings shall be called by the director or upon the written request of five seven members of the State Historical Society Board of Trustees to the director.

. 1-18-11. Society--Meetings--Quorum. At any meeting of the historical society, regular or special, not less than ten at least five percent of members having the right to vote shall constitute constitutes a quorum.

. 1-18-13.3. Trustees--Election--Qualifications--Initial terms. The South Dakota State Historical Society shall elect six members from its membership to the State Historical Society Board of Trustees by using the voting process that the board shall determine. One must be an archivist, one must be an architectural historian, and one must be an archaeologist, each. All trustees must be qualified to meet the requirements for receipt of federal funds. The initial members elected from the membership of the South Dakota State Historical Society will be elected by the executive committee of the South Dakota State Historical Society. Two of these members shall be selected for a one-year term, two for a two-year term, and two for a three-year term.

. 1-18-14.1. Trustees--Meetings. The State Historical Society Board of Trustees shall meet at least four times annuallyeach year. Special meetings may be held at the call of the president or upon the request of seven members of the board. A decision of the trustees is subject to contested case provisions pursuant to chapter 1-26. The per diem and expenses of the board shall be paid out of funds appropriated for the South Dakota State Historical Society drawn by the state auditor upon itemized vouchers approved by the director.

. 28 Catchlines are not law. (§ 2-16-13.1) 1-18-15. Trustees--Subcommittees. The board of trustees may appoint subcommittees of its own number which may exercise such powers as are entrusted to them, respecting subjects for which they are especially appointed, including supervision of the expenditures of funds available for the support and maintenance of the historical society.

. 1-18-17. Society--Management--Trustees. The board of trustees shall manage, administer, and control the disposition of the money, property and effects, and oversee the affairs of the historical society, and direct the officers thereof under such limitations perform those functions assigned in this chapter and all other functions as are prescribed may be assigned by law. The board has advisory functions, as defined in § 1-32-1, with regard to the South Dakota State Historical Society.

. 1-18-18. Trustees--President--Vice-president--Terms. There shall be elected biennially, by the board of trustees, at the close of the regular meeting of the historical society, a president and vice-president, who shall hold their respective offices for a term of two years and until their successors are duly chosen.

. 1-18-19. President--Vice-president--Duties. The president shall preside at all meetings of the historical society and of the board of trustees, and sign all deeds, releases, and conveyances executed by the society. The vice-president shall discharge the duties of the president in the event of the president's absence or inability to act from any cause.

. 1-18-2. Purpose--Duties. The South Dakota State Historical Society within the Department of Education shall collect, preserve, exhibit, and publish material for the study of history, especially the history of this state and adjacent states the upper great plains. To this end, the office shall explore the archaeology of the region; acquire documents and manuscripts; obtain narratives and records of pioneers; conduct a library of historical reference; maintain a gallery of historical portraiture, and an ethnological and historical museum the South Dakota State History Museum; survey, document, and promote the preservation of historic properties and sites; examine the culture and history of American Indians and other ethnic groups; publish and otherwise diffuse information relating to the history of the region to schools and communities; and in general generally encourage and develop within the state the study of history.

. 1-18-22. Director--Duties. The director of the South Dakota State Historical Society shall countersign all deeds, releases, and conveyances executed by the society, and shall affix the seal of the 29 Catchlines are not law. (§ 2-16-13.1) society thereto, and to such other papers as shall be required or directed to be sealed execute the powers and discharge the duties vested by law in the society; shall keep a record of the proceedings of the society and of the board of trustees; shall safely and systematically keep all papers, records, and documents belonging to the society or appertaining to the business thereof, except such as may be committed to the care of other officers; shall conduct the correspondence of the society; shall edit and supervise the society's exhibitions and publications, and generally so far as required, always subject to the direction of the board of trustees, shall administer the several activities and offices of the society.

. 1-18-25. State treasurer as treasurer of historical society--Membership in historical society not required to serve as treasurer--Duties. The state treasurer is treasurer of the historical society regardless of whether the state treasurer is a member of the historical society. The state treasurer shall receive and maintain custody of all money, securities for money, and such other property of the society that is committed to the state treasurer's charge by the board of trustees; invest the capital of the special funds as authorized by the board of trustees; pay out such funds as authorized; and render from time to time, to the society, statements in writing of the sums of money received and from what source received, of the sums disbursed and for what purpose, with proper vouchers accompanying the same, and of money, securities, and property in the state treasurer's possession, and generally of all matters pertaining to the office of the treasurer of the historical society.

. 1-18-3. Creation--Additional duties. There is hereby created the South Dakota State Historical Society which shall perform the following duties and any other duties as may be imposed upon it by law: (1) Provide education of the public in the fields of history; (2) Promote the preservation of sites of historical and cultural significance; 24 Catchlines are not law. (§ 2-16-13.1) (3) Private Encourage private fund raising to support historical projects; (4) Continue responsibilities and contracts with members of the society, as provided by law; (5) Maintain liaison and support with local historical societies and groups; (6) Serve as an advisory group Provide advice to the secretary of education and the State Historical Society Board of Trustees so as to promote cooperation in the preservation of the history of the state; (7) Conduct special programs and public events to promote history; (8) Promote the study of archaeology; (9) Promote the preservation of historical records; and (10) Publish such information relating to the history of the state as it deems advisable. The South Dakota State Historical Society shall be organized with officers, as provided in §§ 1-18-18, 1-18-20, and 1-18-25, and members, as hereinafter provided in § 1-18-4.

. 1-18-31. Fees--Fund. All money collected by the historical society or any officer thereof for individual life, patron individual, or corporate as membership fees, from the sale of duplicates, from gifts 30 Catchlines are not law. (§ 2-16-13.1) or bequests, or from any other source shall be paid into the treasury and shall be kept by the treasurer as the historical society special state revenue fund, to be used for the purposes set forth in § 1-18-2 and paid out on proper vouchers as directed by the board of trustees approved by the director.

. 1-18-31.1. Publications revolving account--Purposes--Deposits. There is hereby created within the historical society special revenue fund, a publications revolving account to be used for the purpose of republishing documents, materials, and works of historical significance to this state, adjacent states, and the region and the upper great plains. The proceeds from the sale of such republished material and any gifts made for this purpose shall be deposited in the publications revolving account.

. 1-18-7. Officers--Participation--Members only. Except as otherwise specially provided in § 1-18-25, only life and annual members shall may hold office in the historical society and possess the right to vote and take part in its proceedings shall be possessed only by life and annual members and delegates from auxiliary societies.

. 1-18-8. Place of business. The principal business of the society shall be transacted at the South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center and suitable accommodations shall be made available to the society State History Museum.

. 26 Catchlines are not law. (§ 2-16-13.1) 1-20-18. Definitions. Terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Complete collection," any site forms, updated site forms, artifacts, ecofacts, permits, contracts, correspondence, survey and excavation records, field notes, maps, lab analysis records, manuals for filed and lab procedures, photographic media, professional papers, shapefiles, and all documentation related to the project or undertaking; (2) "Field investigations," the study of the traces of human culture at any land or water site by means of surveying, digging, sampling, excavating, or removing surface or subsurface objects, or going on a site with that intent; (2)(3) "Site," any aboriginal mound, fort, earthwork, village location, burial ground, historic or prehistoric ruin, mine, cave, or other location which is or may be the source of important archaeological data; (3)(4) "Specimens," all relics, artifacts, remains, objects, or any other evidence of an historical, prehistorical, archaeological, or anthropological nature, which may be found on or below the surface of the earth, and which have scientific or historical value as objects of antiquity, as aboriginal relics, or as archaeological samples.

. 1-20-25. Exclusive right--Investigation on public lands--Property of state. The State of South Dakota state reserves to itself the exclusive rights and privilege of field investigation on sites land owned or controlled by the state, its agencies, departments, institutions, or political subdivisions in order to protect and preserve archaeological and scientific information, matter, and objects. All such information and objects deriving from state lands shall remain the property of the state and be utilized for scientific or public educational purposes.

. 1-20-33. Exploration results--Report to state archaeologist. When exploration or field investigations are undertaken pursuant to § 1-20-32, a summary report of such undertakings, containing relevant maps, documents, drawings, and photographs shall be submitted to the state archaeologist for review.

. 31 Catchlines are not law. (§ 2-16-13.1) 1-20-34. Specimens collected--State property--Disposition. All specimens collected under When a permit is issued pursuant to § 1-20-32 shall be, the permittee shall prepare a technical report documenting such project or undertaking. The report shall be submitted to the state archaeologist for review and approval. The complete collection of the project is the permanent property of the state. The state archaeologist shall may make prior arrangements for the disposition of specimens derived from such activities in an appropriate institution of the state or for the loan of such specimens to qualified institutions the complete collection in another federally-recognized repository, in or out of the state.