PIERRE - Among bills that Gov. Mike Rounds vetoed Friday was one that would require the Board of Regents and state Education Department to establish certain programs for children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.

The governor also rejected bills dealing with gift certificates and farm wine sales.

* Rounds said the bill concerning hearing-impaired children muddies the responsibility for those youngsters. People who supported the measure argued it will require the South Dakota School for the Deaf in Sioux Falls to accept children with multiple disabilities, but Rounds said the legislation won't do that. He said it will conflict with federal requirements for special-education services and may jeopardize federal funding.

* A bill that would require gift certificates to clearly disclose expiration dates is well-intended but would be at odds with existing state law that protects their value for five years, Rounds said in his veto.

* The governor vetoed a bill that would allow retailers to get a new alcohol license for the take-out sale of beer and South Dakota farm wines. Rounds said he earlier signed a bill that creates a wine retailer license that allows off-sale and on-sale consumption. There's no need for another license, he said.

* Rounds vetoed a portion of the state general budget bill, using his line-item authority to do so. The governor said restrictive language put into the measure by the Joint Appropriations Committee would prohibit the state from spending $45 million on special education. His veto removed two sections of the bill. Rounds said the language would prevent money from flowing to special education and conflict with an existing state law.

* Rounds vetoed a bill that is aimed at giving taxpayers more information about state government finances. HB1233 would require the state to set up a Web site that would provide information on state salaries, state contracts and spending in various programs. Rounds says the legislation is too vague.