South Dakota § 3-6C-34 Reporter safeguards--Protection against adverse employment action--Exclusion.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 3-6C-34 — Reporter safeguards--Protection against adverse employment action--Exclusion.

South Dakota·Title 3 PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES·Ch. 3-6B STATE EMPLOYMENT GENERAL PROVISIONS

No state agency may take adverse employment action against a reporter because the reporter:

(1)Made a good faith report of improper governmental conduct or a crime to an appropriate authority;

(2)Filed a complaint;

(3)Instituted or caused to be instituted a proceeding;

(4)Requested or participated in an audit;

(5)Testified, or will testify, in a proceeding; or (6) Exercised any other right or obligation imposed by this chapter or any law of this state. The provisions of this section do not apply to a state employee who made a report knowing the report was false or who made a report in a reckless disregard for the truth.

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No state agency may take adverse employment action against a reporter because the reporter: (1) Made a good faith report of improper governmental conduct or a crime to an appropriate authority; (2) Filed a complaint; (3) Instituted or caused to be instituted a proceeding; (4) Requested or participated in an audit; (5) Testified, or will testify, in a proceeding; or (6) Exercised any other right or obligation imposed by this chapter or any law of this state. The provisions of this section do not apply to a state employee who made a report knowing the report was false or who made a report in a reckless disregard for the truth.

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