1 min read

Committee Passes Plans To Hike Legislator Compensation

Associated Press0

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota legislative committee has approved several proposals to allow for increases in lawmakers’ compensation.

The House State Affairs Committee on Wednesday passed proposals to make legislator pay at least $6,000 and to allow lawmakers to be eligible for the same pay increases that state workers get when the Legislature passes across-the-board raises for public employees.

Republican Rep. Jim Bolin of Canton has said the measures would help attract candidates to run for office. He says part of the difficulty now is that the pay is so low.

The committee also has passed a measure from House Majority Leader Brian Gosch to allow lawmakers to be reimbursed for attending the inauguration of constitutional officers and the governor’s budget address.

The measures passed without any objections.

The AP is one of the largest and most trusted sources of independent newsgathering, supplying a steady stream of news to its members, international subscribers and commercial customers. AP is neither privately owned nor government-funded; instead, as a not-for-profit news cooperative owned by its American newspaper and broadcast members, it can maintain its single-minded focus on newsgathering and its commitment to the highest standards of objective, accurate journalism.
Website http://ap.org/

Related Posts