HB1051

South Dakota counties must now hire veterans service officers based on how many veterans live there: counties with 1,000 to 4,000 veterans must employ at least one full-time officer, while counties with 1,000 or fewer veterans must employ at least one part-time officer (though they can choose to hire full-time instead). This replaces the previous requirement that simply required each county to employ or partner with another county to have a veterans service officer without specifying staffing levels.