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On page 1, line 1, of the House State Affairs bill, delete "laws " and insert "the establishment of any legislative district "

On page 1, line 7, of the House State Affairs bill, after "§ 5." delete "Section 2. That a NEW SECTION be added:

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On page 1, line 8, of the House State Affairs bill, after "added:" delete "Employment of legal counsel by Legislature--Purposes--Process."

On page 1, line 8, of the House State Affairs bill, after "Legislature--Purposes--Process." delete "

(1) The Legislature may employ legal counsel other than the attorney general if the attorney general declines to:

(a) Defend the Legislature in any civil action; or

(b) Otherwise defend the Legislature, either house of the Legislature, any member of the Legislature who is sued in that member's official capacity, or any individual who is sued in that individual's capacity as an agent of the Legislature in any court of this state or of the United States.

(2) Employment of legal counsel under this section must be authorized by:

(a) A vote of a majority of the members of the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council; or

(b) Concurrent resolution adopted by both houses of the Legislature."

On page 1, line 20, of the House State Affairs bill, after "Legislature." delete "Section 3. That § 4-8A-17 be AMENDED:

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On page 1, line 21, of the House State Affairs bill, after "AMENDED:" delete "4-8A-17. "

On page 1, line 21, of the House State Affairs bill, after "4-8A-17. " delete "Legislative priority pilot program contingency fund created. "

On page 1, line 21, of the House State Affairs bill, after "created. " delete "

On June 29, 2015, the state treasurer shall transfer to the legislative priority pilot program contingency fund, which is hereby created, the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) from the South Dakota risk pool fund created by § 58-17-120. The contingency funds are to be made available in accordance with the provisions of §§ 4-8A-9, 4-8A-10, 4-8A-11, and 4-8A-12. The contingency funds shall be used to fund legislative priority pilot programs and the cost of employment of legal counsel under § 2-18-2. Interest earned on money in the fund shall be deposited into the general fund."