An Act to modify and repeal certain reporting requirements to the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That § 13-1-60 be AMENDED:

13-1-60. If any department, board, or commission of the state administers a licensure or certification examination to any person who completed a degree program at an institution under the control of the Board of Regents, the department, board, or commission shall annually report to the Board of Regents and, the Department of Labor and Regulation, and the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council the following:

(1) The number of persons who completed a degree program at each institution under the control of the Board of Regents to whom the department, board, or commission administered a licensure or certification examination during that year; and

(2) The number of persons in subdivision (1) who successfully passed the licensure or certification examination, including any subparts of any licensure or certification process.

Section 2. That § 13-1-61 be AMENDED:

13-1-61. If any department, board, or commission of the state administers a licensure or certification examination to any person who completes a degree program or a training program at a public technical college in the state, the department, board, or commission shall annually report to the Board of Technical Education and, the Department of Labor and Regulation, and the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council the following:

(1) The number of persons who completed a degree program or training program at each public technical college in the state and to whom the department, board, or commission administered a licensure or certification examination during that year; and

(2) The number of persons in subdivision (1) who successfully passed the licensure or certification examination, including any subparts of any licensure or certification process.

Section 1. That § 13-1-62 be REPEALED:

The Board of Regents and the South Dakota Board of Technical Education shall each compile the information received pursuant to §§ 13-1-60 and 13-1-61 and provide the information to the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council no later than November fifteenth of each year.