22.563.11 97th Legislative Session 165

2022 South Dakota Legislature

House Bill 1128

ENROLLED

An Act

ENTITLED An Act to protect the integrity of reemployment assistance.

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

Section 1. That chapter 61-6 be amended with a NEW SECTION:

Each month, the Department of Labor and Regulation shall:

(1) Compare the list of reemployment assistance recipients with new hire records and the state’s New Hire Data and the National Directory of New Hires to verify eligibility; and

(2) Check the list of reemployment assistance recipients against the Department of Corrections' list of incarcerated individuals to verify eligibility and ensure program integrity.

The Department of Labor and Regulation may execute a memorandum of understanding with any department, agency, or division to share information under this section.

An Act to protect the integrity of reemployment assistance.

I certify that the attached Act originated in the:

House as Bill No. 1128

Chief Clerk

Speaker of the House

Attest:

Chief Clerk

President of the Senate

Attest:

Secretary of the Senate

House Bill No. 1128

File No. ____

Chapter No. ______

Received at this Executive Office

this _____ day of _____________,

2022 at ____________M.

By

for the Governor

The attached Act is hereby

approved this ________ day of

______________, A.D., 2022

Governor

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,

ss.

Office of the Secretary of State

Filed ____________, 2022

at _________ o'clock __M.

Secretary of State

By

Asst. Secretary of State