South Dakota lawmakers have passed a code of conduct written after the Legislature was rocked by two sex scandals in the past year.  The code is aimed at reminding lawmakers they are expected to follow high standards of behavior. The Senate voted 32-to-2 to pass the code, while the House voted 59-to-11 to approve it.

The push to adopt a code of conduct came after incidents involving two lawmakers and teenage pages -- who are high school students who run errands for member of the House and Senate during annual legislative sessions.  One of those -- former House member Ted Klaudt of Walker -- has been convicted of four counts of second-degree rape involving two foster daughters. One of the girls was a legislative page.

Klaudt is scheduled to be sentenced later this month.