South Dakota : Administration

South Dakota is ranked 46th among the 50 states of U.S. and was admitted to the United States union in 1889 as the 40th state. South Dakota is state located in the Midwestern region of United States. The executive branch of South Dakota is led by the Governor of South Dakota. The constitution of South Dakota gives the governor the power to either sign into law or veto bills passed by the state legislature and the authority to servers as the commander-in-chief of South Dakota National Guard. The General Assembly of South Dakota comprises of 35-members in Senate and 70-members in House of Representatives elected by voting two representatives and one senator per district. The South Dakota judicial branch is made up of several levels. The state Supreme Court is the highest court in the state and consists of one chief justice and four justices. Other courts like circuit courts exist in 38-districts. Below the circuit courts which deals with minor criminal and civil cases.

Important Links and Services:

Department of Education: The Department is responsible for certification, accreditation and standard assessment of schools and educational institutes throughout the state of South Dakota. The Department aims at making the students of South Dakota well academically recognized, successful and competent with the global economy by offering them scholarships, highly qualified teachers, achievements and better standards of learning.
http://doe.sd.gov

Department of Environment and Natural Resources: The Motive of the department is to protect public health by monitoring and preserving the environment through natural resource assessment in order to sustain South Dakota’s environment and natural resources for the present and future generations.
http://denr.sd.gov

Department of Health: The motive of the department is to protect, promote and preserve the health and well being of the people of South Dakota through various services like prevention of diseases, vaccinations, community planning, licensing and certification of Medicaid, food safety and many other programs undertaken by the department in accordance with local health care providers.
http://doh.sd.gov

Department of Human Services: The Department of Human Services provides important life sustaining services to the people especially those who are least able to help themselves by helping them live better and healthy lives and also provides the motivation for them to improve the conditions of their lives. The Department runs various programs based on children, women, elders, families and communities.
http://dhs.sd.gov

Department of Tourism: The mission of the department of Tourism is to promote the state as vacation destination to all visitors and hence strengthen the overall economy of the state.
http://tourism.sd.gov

Department of Transportation: The South Dakota Department of Transportation constructs and maintains highways, roads and mass transit systems for the safe and faster movement of people and goods.
http://www.sddot.com

Source: www.sd.gov