Revises requirements for contesting actions of the South Dakota Retirement System.

This bill revises the process for contesting actions of the South Dakota Retirement System. It allows the executive director to either accept or reject the findings and conclusions of a hearing examiner, or modify them before making a final agency decision. The final agency decision can be appealed to circuit court. The bill also sets a thirty-day window for aggrieved individuals to file a written notice of appeal with the executive director, and a sixty-day window for requesting a contested case hearing.

Revises requirements for contesting actions of the South Dakota Retirement System.

This bill revises the process for contesting actions of the South Dakota Retirement System. It allows the executive director to either accept or reject the findings and conclusions of a hearing examiner, or modify them before making a final agency decision. The final agency decision can be appealed to circuit court. The bill also sets a thirty-day window for aggrieved individuals to file a written notice of appeal with the executive director, and a sixty-day window for requesting a contested case hearing.