FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to  increase the minimum wage.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
     Section  1.  That § 60-11-3 be amended to read as follows:
     60-11-3.   Every employer shall pay to each employee wages at a rate of not less than five dollars and fifteen eighty-five cents an hour. Violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

     The provisions of this section do not apply to certain employees being paid an opportunity wage pursuant to § 60-11-4.1, babysitters, or outside salesmen.
     Section  2.  That § 60-11-3 be amended to read as follows:
     60-11-3.   Every employer shall pay to each employee wages at a rate of not less than five six dollars and fifteen fifty-five cents an hour. Violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

     The provisions of this section do not apply to certain employees being paid an opportunity wage pursuant to § 60-11-4.1, babysitters, or outside salesmen.
     Section  3.  That § 60-11-3 be amended to read as follows:
     60-11-3.   Every employer shall pay to each employee wages at a rate of not less than five seven dollars and fifteen twenty-five cents an hour. Violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

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     The provisions of this section do not apply to certain employees being paid an opportunity wage pursuant to § 60-11-4.1, babysitters, or outside salesmen.
     Section  4.  The provisions of section 2 of this Act are effective on July 1, 2008.
     Section  5.  The provisions of section 3 of this Act are effective on July 1, 2009.