Gov. Noem wants mandatory training, legislative package in wake of fraud cases

South Dakota governor unveils 'four cornerstones to enhance government accountability'

Gov. Kristi Noem speaks to reporters while flanked by Lieutenant Governor Larry Rhoden and other cabinet secretaries. (Austin Goss/The Dakota Scout)

South Dakota state employees will be subject to annual ethics and financial stewardship training under order of Gov. Kristi Noem.

The governor’s office announced Monday that the second-term Republican has signed an executive order mandating the Bureau of Human Resources and Administration to develop a training program. The program is touted as a step toward ensuring state employees understand their duties in maintaining public trust, their responsibility to report wrongdoing, how to avoid conflicts of interest, and internal controls.

“Every dollar that we spend or invest as a state belongs to the people of South Dakota, and they trust us to be wise and responsible with those dollars,” Noem said in a release, publicizing the signing of Executive Order 2024-07.

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