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enhance the penalty for attempted first degree murder of a law enforcement officer.

South Dakota currently treats attempted murder like other felonies, with penalties capped at half the sentence of the completed crime. This bill creates a new, stricter rule: if someone attempts to murder a law enforcement officer who is performing their duties, they face a Class 1 felony charge (the state's most serious felony) instead of the standard reduced penalty.

update certain provisions regarding the Department of Corrections and the authority of the Secretary of Corrections.

This bill updates language in state law regarding the Department of Corrections by replacing outdated references to "the penitentiary" with the more current term "state correctional facility." The change allows the Governor to offer rewards for the capture of escaped inmates from any state correctional facility, not just the penitentiary specifically, reflecting modern corrections operations.