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Section 1. That § 12-13-25 be AMENDED:
12-13-25. The sponsors of each initiated measure or initiated amendment to the Constitution shall submit a copy of each version of the initiated measure or initiated amendment to the Constitution to the director of the Legislative Research Council for review and comment not more than six months before it may be circulated for signatures under § 2-1-1.1 or 2-1-1.2. The director shall review each version of the submitted initiated measure or initiated amendment to the Constitution to determine if the requirements of § 12-13-24 are satisfied and if the initiated measure or initiated amendment to the Constitution may have any impact on revenues, expenditures, or fiscal liability of the state or its agencies and subdivisions.
Unless as otherwise provided
under § 12-13-25.2, not more than fifteen workdays
following receipt of an initiated measure or initiated amendment to
the Constitution, the director shall provide written comments on the
initiated measure or initiated amendment to the Constitution to the
sponsors of the initiated measure or initiated amendment, the
attorney general, and the secretary of state for the purpose of
assisting the sponsors in complying with § 12-13-24. The
director's written comments under this section shall include
assistance regarding the substantive content of the initiated measure
or initiated amendment in order to minimize any conflict with
existing law and to ensure the measure's or amendment's effective
administration.
If the sponsors submit an initiated amendment to the Constitution,
the
The
director
shall
must
provide, with the written comments, a written opinion to the
sponsors, the attorney general, and the secretary of state as to
whether the initiated amendment embraces:
(1) If an initiated measure, whether the initiated measure embraces only one subject under S.D. Const., Art. III, § 21; or
(2) If an initiated amendment, whether the initiated amendment:
(a) Embraces
only one subject under S.D. Const., Art. XXIII, § 1
and whether it is;
and
(2) Is an amendment under S.D. Const., Art. XXIII, § 1 or a revision under S.D. Const., Art. XXIII, § 2.
The sponsors may, but are not required to, amend the initiated measure or initiated amendment to the Constitution to comply with the director's comments."