The state auditor shall appoint an administrator and other such employees as may be necessary and fix their bonds, salaries, and compensation. The administrator shall: (1) Serve as a liaison between the Social Security Administration and the Internal Revenue Service and all state and local government employers in the state; (2) Administer and maintain the Section 218 Agreement that governs voluntary social security and medicare coverage by state and local government employers in the state; (3) Prepare Section 218 modifications to include additional coverage groups, correct errors in other modifications, identify additional political subdivisions that join a covered retirement system, and obtain medicare coverage for public employees whose employment relationship with a public employer has been continuous since March 31, 1986; (4) Provide the Social Security Administration with notice and evidence of the legal dissolution of covered state or political subdivision entities; (5) Conduct referenda for social security and medicare coverage for services performed by employees in positions under a public retirement system; (6) Resolve coverage and taxation questions associated with Section 218 Agreements and modifications with the Social Security Administration and the Internal Revenue Service; (7) Advise public employers on social security, medicare, and other tax withholding matters; (8) Provide information to state and local public employers as appropriate and in accordance with the state's enabling legislation, policies, procedures and standards; (9) Provide advice on Section 218 optional exclusions applicable to either the state or individual modifications, or both, and advice on state and local laws, rules, regulations and compliance concerns; (10) Maintain physical custody of the state's Section 218 Agreement, modifications, dissolutions and intrastate agreements; and (11) Deposit and report social security tax and federal income tax to the Internal Revenue Service.
‹ Prev All South Dakota sections Next ›
Lexace provides legal information, not legal advice, and no attorney–client relationship is created. Statute text is provided for general information and may not reflect the most recent amendments; verify against the official state code.