WE, THE UNDERSIGNED Citizens of the state of South Dakota petition the South Dakota Legislature and Governor to pass a law in 2003 that provides minor children with frequent, meaningful and continuing contact with both their parents and encourages parents to share in the equal rights and responsibilities of rearing their children following separation or divorce. We believe this law should expressly provide that joint physical custody and substantially equal parenting time is in the best interest of a child unless there is proof that such custody arrangement would be harmful to a child's growth and development.