1972

¨ June 27, 1972. SDSEO comes into existence as bylaws are adopted. James Schooler is first president. Membership is 67 state employees.

¨ October 28, 1972. First House of Delegates held in Pierre with 15 delegates. Ron Drummond elected president. Nine resolutions passed.

¨ Resolution passed to seek Career Service System.

¨ Resolution passed seeking a consolidated retirement system.

¨ First newsletter issued, November 17, 1972.

 1973

¨ Career Service Act passed by legislature.

¨ Larry Holton elected SDSEO president.

 1974

¨ Earnest Barth hired as Executive Secretary.

¨ Consolidated Retirement Act passed by legislature, $5 million appropriated for system.

¨ $400.00 cost-of-living raise appropriated for state employees.

¨ HOD passes resolution seeking unlimited sick leave accumulation.

¨ HOD passes resolution to provide five days of six leave for personal emergency reasons

 1975

¨ Act passed to provide 5 days of personal emergency leave.

¨ Legislature passes bill to provide unlimited sick leave accumulation.

¨ $400 COLA appropriated for each state employee plus 2.5% merit for some employees.

¨ Juell Johnson elected SDSEO president.

¨ Craig Satter hired as Executive Secretary.

¨ Inflation at 12%.

 1976

¨ Ron Merriman elected president.

¨ $400 COLA plus merit raises passed by legislature.

¨ HOD passes resolution seeking payment of one-fourth of accumulated sick leave at termination or retirement.

 1977

¨ $250 COLA passed by legislature.

¨ Inflation at 6.5%.

¨ Gordon Hayes elected president of SDSEO.

 1978

¨ 3% COLA plus $603 lump sum plus 2.6% in discretionary merit increases approved by legislature.

¨ Geraldine Quigley hired as Executive Secretary.

¨ HOD passes resolution seeking liability coverage for state employees.

 1979

¨  5% COLA plus 2% discretionary merit salary package passed.

¨ Legislature passes bill to provide for one-fourth payment of sick leave up to 480 hours.

¨ Ken Balgeman hired as Executive Secretary.

¨ Inflation at 14%.

¨ HOD passes resolution to create deferred compensation program within SDRS.

¨ HOD passes resolution to allow use of personal emergency leave for care of family members.

¨ Gary Colwill becomes SDSEO lobbyist.

   1980

¨ 7.75% COLA plus $312 lump sum salary package passed.

¨ Bob Harter becomes president.

     1981

¨ 7% COLA passed by legislature.

¨ Inflation at 13%.

¨ Legislature approves liability coverage for state employees.

¨ HOD passes resolution seeking longevity pay system.

 1982

¨ Dave Merrill becomes president of SDSEO.

¨  5% COLA passed by legislature.

 1983

¨ 4% COLA passed by legislature.

¨ Legislature attempts to reduce sick leave benefits, SDSEO defeats that attempt.

 1984

¨ 4% COLA passed by legislature.

¨ HOD passes resolution seeking reduced tuition for state employees.

 1 985

¨ Hay System implemented.

¨  4% COLA passed by Legislature.

 1986

¨ 4% COLA passed by legislature.

¨ HOD passes resolution to create Personnel Management Advisory Board.

¨ Legislature passes reduced tuition bill for state employees.

¨ Rule of 85 passed by legislature.

¨ LeAnn Harner becomes Executive Director. 

 1987

¨ Personnel Management Advisory Board created by executive order.

¨ Longevity pay system instituted by legislature.

¨ 3% COLA passed by legislature.

¨ Supplemental Retirement (deferred compensation) plan intro-duced.

¨ Legislature grants specific uncredited service to 1,000 state employees.

 1988

¨ Legislature passes $425.00 or 2.7% salary increase.

¨ HOD passes resolution seeking standardized maternity leave.

¨ Gary Paganini becomes Executive Director.

 1989

¨ Hay System methodology repealed by legislature.

¨ Donated leave provision approved by legislature.

¨ Standardized maternity leave approved.

¨ 5% COLA passed by legislature.

¨ HOD passes resolution seeking formation of an SDSEO political action committee.

¨ HOD resolution asks for increase in longevity pay. 

1990

¨ PACE implemented, legislature passes 5% salary increase plus 2% movement to midpoint.

¨ Longevity increase passed by legislature.

¨ Kerry Dilley becomes SDSEO president.

¨ HOD resolution asks for elimination of merit bonuses.

¨ HOD resolution seeks longevity calculation based on total years of service.

 1991

¨ PACE continued, 3% COLA plus 2% movement to midpoint.

¨ Total years of service change in longevity statute approved.

¨ Political action committee, SDSEO-PAC, is launched.

¨ Ken Melius becomes Executive Director.

¨ HOD resolution seeks lowering of min. age to meet rule of 85.

 1992

¨ Legislature approves change in donated leave to include life threatening illness as category.

¨ 4% salary COLA plus 2.5% movement to midpoint. Upward salary adjustments for pay grades 6-11 added to package.

¨ SDSEO defeats bill to create optional retirement plan outside retirement system. 

 1993

¨ 3% COLA plus 2.5% movement to midpoint salary package approved by legislature.

¨ SDSEO defeats bill to create retirement plan outside SDRS.

¨ Legislature approves change in minimum age for rule of 85 retirement provision.

¨ SDSEO Investment Trust launched.

¨ HOD resolution seeks increase in retirement formula.

 1994

¨ 3% COLA plus 2.5% movement to midpoint salary package passed by legislature.

¨ SDSEO defeats bill to create retirement plan outside SDRS.

¨ Retirement formula improvement passed by legislature, cost is $63 million.

¨ HOD resolution seeks longevity pay to be prorated based on years, months and days.

¨ HOD passes resolution to correct credited service inequity affecting state employees.

 1995

¨ Legislation passed to allow longevity pay to begin at seven years of service plus longevity payments are prorated.

¨ PACE continued with 3% COLA plus 2.5% movement.

¨ SDSEO defeats bill to create retirement plan outside SDRS.

 1996

¨ PACE continued with 0% COLA, 2.5% movement to midpoint plus longevity.

¨ HOD resolution seeks increase in retirement multiplier.

¨ Scott Hult elected SDSEO president.

 1997

¨ Legislature approves credited service retirement provision based on HOD resolution. Affects 1,000 state employees.

¨ PACE continued with 3% COLA plus 2.5% movement.

¨ SDSEO defeats bill to create retirement plan outside SDRS.

¨ Retirement multiplier increased, cost is $88 million.

 1998

¨ SDSEO issues resolution seeking improvement in SDRS benefit formula.  Formula improvement passed by legislature.  Cost is $135 million.

¨ Legislature passes PRO for all SDRS participants and lowers vesting from five to three years.

¨ Bill passed to prorate SDRS interest on a monthly basis.

¨ Bill to prorate SDRS improvement factor passed.

¨ PACE continued with a 3% COLA, plus 2.5% movement.

¨ SDSEO helps defeat legislation that would have adversely affected payroll deduction.

¨ SDSEO Investment Trust Ltd. passes $1 million in assets, 0% sales charge goes into effect.

 1999

¨ Legislature passes SDRS benefit improvement. Cost: $168 M.

¨ SDSEO sponsored legislation affecting donated leave pro-visions is passed.  Bill allows state employees to donate leave to another state employee who must care for a terminally ill child, parent or spouse.

¨ SDSEO supports Senate Concurrent Resolution which seeks an increase in employer/employee retirement contribution rates.

¨ PACE continued with 3% salary increase, plus 2.5% move-ment to midpoint.  FTE funding level is 12,929 employees.

¨ SDSEO helps defeat two bills affecting how employee associations spend their dues income.

 2000

¨ PACE continued with 3% COLA, 2.5% movement.

¨ Legislature increases Class A contributions to 6%-6%.

¨ SDRS benefit formula improved, cost is $212 million.

¨ SDSEO defeats legislation that would have harmed public employee organizations.

¨ SDSEO Investment Trust passes $1.5 million.

¨ Fred Nelson elected president.

 2001

¨ PACE continued with 3% COLA, 2.5% movement.

¨ “Rule of 80” passes Senate, fails in House

¨ Appropriations Committee conducts study of state employee compensation.

 2002

¨ Salary package passed with 3% COLA and 2.5% movement.  SDSEO helps defeat an amendment to reduce the package.

¨ SDSEO stops effort to repeal longevity.

¨ SDSEO Investment Trust passes $2 million mark.

¨ SDSEO hosts forum for six gubernatorial candidates.

 2003

¨ Governor Michael Rounds joins SDSEO.

¨ PACE continued with 2% COLA and 2.5% movement.

¨ SDSEO bill to reduce waiting period for tuition breaks becomes law.

 2004

¨ PACE package passed with 3% COLA and  2.5% movement.

¨ Health insurance plan costs held at 2% increase.

¨ SDRS legislation creates a 401(a) for state employees.

 2005

¨ PACE package passed with  2.25% COLA and 2.5% movement.

¨ Health insurance plan cost unchanged for employees and dependents.

¨ Reserve law enforcement and emergency search and rescue workers qualify for administrative leave – HOD resolution.

¨ Corey Landeen becomes Executive Director.

 2006

¨ PACE package passed with 3% COLA and  2.5% movement.

¨ Health insurance plan costs held at 0% increase, for employees; 4% for dependents.

¨ HOD resolution asking lower requirements to participate in SDRS Special Pay Plan passes in form of SB 5.

 2007

¨ PACE package passed with 3% COLA and 2.5% movement toward

        mid-point plus longevity.

¨ SDSEO testifies in favor of HB1004 to remove state vehicles from

        law created by Initiated Measure 5 that increases penalties for misuse

        of state aircraft. HB1004 passes.

¨ SDSEO drafts SB158 to provide for additional 1% salary increase; bill is defeated in appropriations committee.

2008

¨ Governor proposes 2.5% salary policy

¨ SDSEO proposes .5% salary policy increase

¨ SDSEO successful, PACE package passed 3% COLA and 2.5% movement.

¨ BOP eliminates Network Plan, creates $300 deductible