Changes to Existing Law

The adjutant general shall appoint all officers and appointees of the Department of the Military, except the members of the Board of Military Affairs created by this chapter. The adjutant general may employ such clerical and other employees and assistants as the adjutant general deems necessary for the proper transaction of the business of the department, and fix their salaries except as otherwise provided by law.

The Board of Military AffairsDepartment of the Military also constitutes a board for general management and care of armories. The board department may promulgate rules pursuant to the provisions of chapter 1-26 for armory management and government and to provide for the guidance of the organization occupying them. The rules, in accordance with federal law and regulation, shall provide: (1) Standards and requirements for construction or lease of armory facilities and related furnishings of such facilities; (2) Standards and requirements for construction or lease of facilities, other than armories, and related furnishings as required by § 33-11-1; (3) Procedures to enter into cooperative agreements with other public agencies pursuant to § 33-11-3; (4) Procedures and standards to receive contributions of land, money, buildings, or other property pursuant to § 33-11-6; and (5) Standards and procedures governing revenue producing activities undertaken pursuant to § 33-11-12.

The Department of the Military shall erect or provide anywhere within the limits of this state, upon terms and conditions determined by the Board of Military Affairs created by § 33-1-17 as most advantageous to the state, armories and other facilities for the use of the National Guard. The armories and other facilities shall be used for drill, meeting, and rendezvous purposes by the unit occupying them and for such other public functions as the officers in charge of the armory or facility deem advisable and proper. The armories and other facilities, if not in use by the National Guard, shall also be open for meetings and functions of organizations of war veterans and their auxiliary organizations.

The State of South Dakota, acting through the Department of the Military in participation with the federal government, and any county, municipal corporation, school district, or any department, agency, or board of the state or combination thereof, acting through their governing boards, may cooperate, on such terms as may be agreed to by the Board of Military AffairsDepartment of the Military and the governing boards of the public corporations or other agencies in the construction, enlargement, conversion, and equipment of the buildings described in § 33-11-2, including acquisition of sites for such buildings, and in the operation, maintenance, and use of such buildings. 30