Bill > HB1228

This bill proposes adding a new section to South Dakota law that would provide a financial stipend to members of the National Guard who donate an organ for transplantation to another person. The amount of the stipend would depend on the member's recovery time, as certified by a doctor: if the recovery is two weeks or less, the stipend would be 50% of their active-duty basic monthly pay, and if it's longer than two weeks, it would be 150% of that pay. To qualify, National Guard members must follow military procedures for organ donation, notify the Department of the Military at least one month before the surgery, and have the organ donation surgery at a designated transplant hospital. Importantly, this stipend is only available if the member's employer does not already provide paid leave for living organ donation.

Military Affairs and Security

https://sdlegislature.gov/#/Session/Bill/26978