(SB 146)
South Dakota Firefighters Association reference corrected
in existing statute.
Section
1.
That
§
9-17-6
be amended to read as follows:
9-17-6.
The furnishing of fire protection is a governmental function and the
State Firefighters'
Association
South Dakota Firefighters Association, Incorporated
, composed of the members of the
municipal fire departments, is hereby continued as a public state institution of this state.
Section
2.
That
§
9-17-7
be amended to read as follows:
9-17-7.
The
State Firefighters' Association
South Dakota Firefighters Association,
Incorporated,
shall hold annual schools for the purpose of instruction and drilling, as well as testing
out
modern methods and fire extinguishing apparatus, and in general shall encourage and promote
the protection of property from loss and destruction by fire.
Section
3.
That
§
10-44-9.1
be amended to read as follows:
10-44-9.1.
On July fifteenth of each year the secretary of the Department of Revenue and
Regulation shall determine the amount of fire insurance premium tax collected by the state under
the provisions of §§ 10-44-2 and 10-44-9 for the previous calendar year. Thirty thousand dollars
of that amount is hereby annually appropriated to the Department of Public Safety for distribution
to the South Dakota Firefighters Association
, Incorporated,
for training at state and district fire
schools. Fifty percent of the amount remaining shall be distributed according to § 10-44-9.4.