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SD Codified L § 13-55-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions|Section 13-55-2 - Veterans entitled to free tuition at state institutions--Period of entitlement.

13-55-2. Veterans entitled to free tuition at state institutions--Period of entitlement.Any person residing in this state who is a veteran as defined by §§33A-2-1 and 33A-2-2 or who performed active war service, such as nursing or assisting in the care of soldiers and sailors in any government hospital, field, or camp, as a member of the Red Cross or any other similar organization engaged in war relief work which has been recognized and approved by the government of the United States, during any of the periods or combat operations specified in §33A-2-2, upon compliance with all the requirements for admission and after qualifying for resident tuition, may attend and pursue any undergraduate course in any state educational institution under the control and management of the Board of Regents or any course at a technical college as defined in §13-39A-1 without the payment of charges for tuition for each month of qualified service or major fraction thereof a month in academic time. However, no eligible veteran is entitled to less than one nor more than four academic years of free tuition pursuant to this section. Residence at the time of entry into military service or active war service does not affect eligibility for the entitlement created in this section. Any person who qualifies under §33A-2-2 as a veteran based solely on a service-connected disability may receive free tuition under this section only if the veterans administration disability rating is ten percent or greater.No tuition benefit may be provided by the state under this section until the applicant has applied all federal tuition benefits. Before receiving funds from the state for the tuition of any eligible applicant under this section, the Board of Regents or postsecondary technical institute shall verify that all federal tuition benefits have been exhausted. Source: SDC 1939, §15.0717; SL 1944 (SS), ch 1, §1; SL 1953, ch 49; SL 1966, ch 37; SL 1982, ch 155; SL 1990, ch 139; SL 1994, ch 142, §1; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), §20, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2020, ch 65, § 1.
SD Codified L § 13-55-2.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions|Section 13-55-2.1 - Veterans enrolled at self-supporting off-campus institution entitled to reduced tuition.

13-55-2.1. Veterans enrolled at self-supporting off-campus institution entitled to reduced tuition.Any veteran who is eligible for free tuition pursuant to §13-55-2 who is enrolled, at a self-supporting off-campus institution, in any undergraduate course under the control and management of the Board of Regents not subsidized by the general fund is entitled to a benefit of one hundred percent of the in-state resident tuition to be paid to the institution by the Board of Regents. The veteran shall pay to the institution any self-support off-campus tuition charge in excess of the in-state resident tuition. Source: SL 2008, ch 86, §1.
SD Codified L § 13-55-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions|Section 13-55-3 - Time allowed for use of veterans' benefits.

13-55-3. Time allowed for use of veterans' benefits.The benefits to which a veteran is entitled under §13-55-2 may be used by the veteran at any period after the date specified in §33A-2-2 as the end of the qualifying period during which the veteran served, at any period after the end of the period of eligibility for any of the awards specified in subdivision 33A-2-2(7) for which the veteran qualifies, or at any period after the date the veteran was rated by the veterans administration as ten percent or more disabled. Source: SDC 1939, §15.0717 as added by SL 1966, ch 37; SL 1983, ch 139; SL 1987, ch 149; SL 1989, ch 159; SL 1994, ch 142, §2; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), §20, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2016, ch 98, §1.
SD Codified L § 13-55-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions|Section 13-55-4 - Veterans' benefits not applicable if federal benefits available.

13-55-4. Veterans' benefits not applicable if federal benefits available.Section 13-55-2 shall not be applicable if such person under act of Congress is entitled to have such tuition paid by the United States, or is entitled to receive in part from the United States for education and training allowance and in part the expenses of his subsistence, tuition, fees, supplies, books, and equipment. Source: SDC 1939, §15.0717 as added by SL 1966, ch 37.
SD Codified L § 13-55-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions|Section 13-55-5 - Determination of eligibility for veterans' benefits.

13-55-5. Determination of eligibility for veterans' benefits.It shall be the duty of the Board of Regents to determine who are entitled to the benefits of §13-55-2. Source: SDC 1939, §15.0717; SL 1944 (SS), ch 1, §1; SL 1953, ch 49; SL 1966, ch 37.
SD Codified L § 13-55-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions|Section 13-55-6 - Free education of children of residents who died during service in armed forces.

13-55-6. Free education of children of residents who died during service in armed forces.Any person under the age of twenty-five years, a resident of this state, who is a child of a deceased parent, mother or father, who was a veteran as defined in §33A-2-1, who was for at least six months immediately prior to entry into active service a bona fide resident of this state, and who suffered death from any cause while in the service of the armed forces of the United States, is entitled to free tuition and entitled to attend and pursue any course or courses of study in any state educational institution under the control and management of the Board of Regents or any technical college as defined in §13-39A-1 without the payment of any charges or costs therefor. Source: SL 1947, ch 186, §1; SL 1951, ch 216; SDC Supp 1960, §15.0717-2; SL 1981, ch 158; SL 2004, ch 135, §1; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), §20, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2017, ch 81, §62; SL 2020, ch 61, § 49.
SD Codified L § 13-55-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions|Section 13-55-7 - Agencies considered armed forces for purpose of qualifying orphans.

13-55-7. Agencies considered armed forces for purpose of qualifying orphans.The term "armed forces" as used in §13-55-6, shall mean and include the following: United States Army, Army of the United States, United States Navy, United States Naval Reserves, United States Marine Corps, United States Marine Corps Reserve, United States Coast Guard, United States Coast Guard Reserve which shall be construed to include the United States Coast Guard Temporary Reserve, Women's Army Corps, United States Navy Women's Reserve, United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve, United States Coast Guard Women's Reserve, Army Nurse Corps, and Navy Nurse Corps. Source: SL 1947, ch 186, §4; SDC Supp 1960, §15.0717-2.
SD Codified L § 13-55-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions|Section 13-55-8 - Application for veteran's orphan benefits--Determination of eligibility--Rules.

13-55-8. Application for veteran's orphan benefits--Determination of eligibility--Rules.Any person desiring to use the benefits of §13-55-6 shall apply to the Board of Regents. The Board of Regents shall determine whether the applicant is entitled to the benefits. The Board of Regents may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to accomplish the purposes of §§13-55-6 to 13-55-9, inclusive. Source: SL 1947, ch 186, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §15.0717-2; SL 1975, ch 128, §342; SL 2007, ch 187, §231.
SD Codified L § 13-55-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions|Section 13-55-9 - Certificate of eligibility of veteran's orphan--Action of board final.

13-55-9. Certificate of eligibility of veteran's orphan--Action of board final.If the Board of Regents determines that any person applying under §13-55-8 is entitled to free tuition in any state educational institution under the control and management of the Board of Regents, the board shall issue its certificate in duplicate that the person is entitled to free tuition in such an educational institution. One of the duplicate certificates shall be delivered to the educational institution with which the person desires to matriculate and the other duplicate certificate shall be delivered to the person applying for the benefits of §13-55-6. The action of the Board of Regents is final. Source: SL 1947, ch 186, §§3, 5; SDC Supp 1960, §15.0717-2; SL 2007, ch 187, §232.
SD Codified L § 13-55-9.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions|Section 13-55-9.1 - Assistance to dependents of prisoners or missing in action--Definition of terms.

13-55-9.1. Assistance to dependents of prisoners or missing in action--Definition of terms.Terms used in §§13-55-9.2 to 13-55-9.7, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, mean:(1)"Dependent," any child born before or during the period of time a parent served as a prisoner of war or was declared a person missing in action, any child legally adopted or in the legal custody of the parent prior to and during the time the parent served as a prisoner of war or was declared to be a person missing in action, or the spouse, if not legally separated, of the prisoner of war or person missing in action; and(2)"Prisoner of war" and "person missing in action," any person who was a resident of the State of South Dakota at the time he entered service of the United States armed forces, or whose official residence is within the State of South Dakota, and who, while serving in the United States armed forces has been declared to be a prisoner of war or to be a person missing in action as established by the secretary of defense after January 1, 1940. Source: SL 1973, ch 108, §1; SL 1975, ch 128, §343; SL 1985, ch 147.
SD Codified L § 13-55-9.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions|Section 13-55-9.2 - Free tuition and fees to dependents.

13-55-9.2. Free tuition and fees to dependents.Any dependent of a prisoner of war or a person missing in action, upon his being duly accepted for enrollment into any state supported institution of higher education or state supported technical or vocational school, shall be entitled to eight semesters or twelve quarters, free of tuition and mandatory fees, other than subsistence expenses, for either full or part-time study, for so long as he is eligible. Source: SL 1973, ch 108, §2.
SD Codified L § 13-55-9.3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions|Section 13-55-9.3 - Federal benefits considered.

13-55-9.3. Federal benefits considered.No benefits shall accrue to a dependent under the provisions of §13-55-9.2 if equal or greater benefits are made available, under act of Congress, by the United States, but state benefits shall be available to a dependent to supplement any lesser benefits from federal sources. Source: SL 1973, ch 108, §4.
SD Codified L § 13-55-9.4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions|Section 13-55-9.4 - Application to board for benefits--Determination of eligibility--Promulgation of rules.

13-55-9.4. Application to board for benefits--Determination of eligibility--Promulgation of rules.Any person applying for the benefits provided by §13-55-9.2 shall submit an application to the Board of Regents or the South Dakota Board of Technical Education. The respective board receiving the application shall determine whether the person applying is entitled to the benefits provided by §13-55-9.2 at an institution under the board's respective jurisdiction or control. Each board may promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to establish the application process and the process to determine an applicant's eligibility for the benefits. Source: SL 1973, ch 108, §5; SL 2017, ch 81, §57; SL 2018, ch 9, §3.
SD Codified L § 13-55-9.5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions|Section 13-55-9.5 - Certificates of entitlement--Disposition of copies.

13-55-9.5. Certificates of entitlement--Disposition of copies.Upon the Board of Regents or the South Dakota Board Education determining that any such person applying under the provisions of §13-55-9.4 is entitled to receive the benefits provided in §13-55-9.2, the appropriate board shall issue a certificate in duplicate that such person named is entitled to the benefits of §13-55-9.2, one of which duplicate certificates shall be delivered to the educational institution with which said person desires to matriculate and the other of which duplicate certificates shall be delivered to the person so applying for the benefits of §13-55-9.2. Source: SL 1973, ch 108, §6.
SD Codified L § 13-55-9.6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions|Section 13-55-9.6 - Benefits not lost by return or death of parent.

13-55-9.6. Benefits not lost by return or death of parent.Once a person qualifies as a dependent under the terms and provisions of §§13-55-9.1 to 13-55-9.7, inclusive, there shall be no situation such as the return of the parent or reported death of the parent that will remove the dependent from provisions or benefits of said sections. Source: SL 1973, ch 108, §3; SL 1975, ch 128, §344.
SD Codified L § 13-55-9.7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions|Section 13-55-9.7 - State funds used for benefits.

13-55-9.7. State funds used for benefits.The benefits authorized by §§13-55-9.1 to 13-55-9.6, inclusive, shall be paid out of the state funds available to the Board of Regents or the Division of Education Services and Resources, respectively. Source: SL 1973, ch 108, §7.
SD Codified L § 13-55-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions|Section 13-55-10 - Free tuition to child or spouse of National Guard member disabled or deceased in line of duty--Administration.

13-55-10. Free tuition to child or spouse of National Guard member disabled or deceased in line of duty--Administration.Any resident of this state who is less than twenty-five years of age and whose parent has died or has sustained a total disability, permanent in nature, resulting from duty as a member of the South Dakota National Guard, while on state or federal active duty or any authorized training duty, is entitled to tuition without cost and is entitled to attend any course or courses of study in any state educational institution under the control and management of the Board of Regents. Any person who is a resident of this state whose spouse has died or has sustained a total disability, permanent in nature, resulting from duty as a member of the South Dakota National Guard, while on state or federal active duty or any authorized training duty, is entitled to tuition without cost and is entitled to attend any course or courses of study in any state educational institution under the control and management of the Board of Regents.The application and receipt of the benefits of this section are governed by the provisions of §§13-55-6 to 13-55-9, inclusive. Source: SL 1967, ch 57; SL 1975, ch 128, §345; SL 2006, ch 88, §1; SL 2007, ch 187, §233.
SD Codified L § 13-55-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions|Section 13-55-11 - Residents with visual impairment--Tuition and fee exemption--Credit hours to which entitled--Qualifying degree of impairment.

13-55-11. Residents with visual impairment--Tuition and fee exemption--Credit hours to which entitled--Qualifying degree of impairment. Any resident of this state with a visual impairment who possesses the entrance requirements for admission to any educational institution under supervision of the Board of Regents shall be permitted to enter and pursue any course or course of study offered by such institution, including distance education courses not subsidized by the state general fund, without payment of tuition, library fees, registration fees, or any other fees that other students are required to pay directly to such institution until the resident with a visual impairment has received two hundred twenty-five semester hours of credit or its equivalent. Any person shall be deemed to be a person with a visual impairment within the meaning of this section who cannot, with use of correcting glasses, see sufficient to perform ordinary activities for which eyesight is essential. Source: SL 1939, ch 52, §§1, 2; SL 1957, ch 48; SDC Supp 1960, §15.0717-1; SL 1970, ch 110, §1; SL 2021, ch 82, § 1.
SD Codified L § 13-55-11.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions|Section 13-55-11.1 - Certification of visual impairment of beneficiary.

13-55-11.1. Certification of visual impairment of beneficiary.Before any person shall secure the benefits of §§13-55-11 to 13-55-13, inclusive, the Division of Rehabilitation Services shall certify in writing to the registrar of the educational institution involved, that based upon medical information on file with the Division of Rehabilitation Services such person is visually impaired to the extent specified in said sections. Source: SL 1970, ch 110, §2; SL 1975, ch 128, §346.
SD Codified L § 13-55-11.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions|Section 13-55-11.2 - Exclusion from tuition and fee exemption.

13-55-11.2. Exclusion from tuition and fee exemption.The exemption provided by §13-55-11 does not apply to any visually impaired resident of this state who is entitled to receive tuition and fee support from the Department of Human Services. Source: SL 1980, ch 147; SL 1989, ch 21, §46.
SD Codified L § 13-55-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions|Section 13-55-12 - Visual impairment exemption not applicable to repeat work.

13-55-12. Visual impairment exemption not applicable to repeat work.The exemption from charges provided by §13-55-11 shall not apply where a course is repeated on account of unsatisfactory work unless caused by illness or some other cause for which such student is not responsible. Source: SL 1939, ch 52, §1; SL 1957, ch 48; SDC Supp 1960, §15.0717-1.
SD Codified L § 13-55-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions|Section 13-55-13 - Visual impairment exemption not applicable to private instruction charges.

13-55-13. Visual impairment exemption not applicable to private instruction charges.The exemption provided by §13-55-11 shall not apply to any charges made for private instruction. Source: SL 1939, ch 52, §1; SL 1957, ch 48; SDC Supp 1960, §15.0717-1.
SD Codified L § 13-55-21 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions|Section 13-55-21 - Firefighter, certified law enforcement officer, survivor and emergency medical technician defined.

13-55-21. Firefighter, certified law enforcement officer, survivor and emergency medical technician defined.Terms used in §13-55-22 mean:(1)"Certified law enforcement officer," a law enforcement officer as defined by §23-3-27 who has been certified by the Law Enforcement Officer's Standards Commission as being qualified under provisions of §§23-3-26 to 23-3-47, inclusive;(2)"Emergency medical technician" or "EMT," a person who has successfully completed a state approved course of instruction in emergency medical care and is currently certified. The following levels of EMTs are included: emergency medical technician-ambulance (EMT-A); emergency medical technician-intermediate (EMT-I); emergency medical technician-special skills (EMT-SS); and emergency medical technician-paramedic (EMT-P);(3)"Firefighter," a person who is a member of a paid or volunteer fire department that is a part of or administered by, this state, any political subdivision of this state, or a rural fire protection district;(4)"Survivor," a child under the age of twenty-one of a firefighter or certified law enforcement officer or emergency medical technician at the time of the firefighter's or peace officer's or EMT's death. Source: SL 1988, ch 160, §1; SL 1991, ch 159, §1.
SD Codified L § 13-55-22 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions|Section 13-55-22 - Free tuition for survivors of certain firefighters, certified law enforcement officers and emergency medical technicians.

13-55-22. Free tuition for survivors of certain firefighters, certified law enforcement officers and emergency medical technicians.If a firefighter or certified law enforcement officer or an emergency medical technician dies as a direct result of injuries received in performance of official duties, the survivor, upon being duly accepted for enrollment into any state-supported institution of higher education or state-supported technical or vocational school, shall be allowed to obtain a bachelor's degree or vocational degree for so long as the survivor is eligible, free of any tuition. However, the bachelor's degree or vocational degree shall be earned within a thirty-six month or eight-semester period or its equivalent. Source: SL 1988, ch 160, §2; SL 1991, ch 159, §2.
SD Codified L § 13-55-23 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions|Section 13-55-23 - Application of legislative exemptions.

13-55-23. Application of legislative exemptions.Except as otherwise provided by law, legislatively mandated exemptions, whether whole or partial, from the obligation to pay tuition or other required fees apply only to classes, courses and instructional programs directly supported by moneys appropriated from the general fund. Source: SL 1993, ch 45, §4; SL 1993, ch 150, §5; SL 1993, ch 151; SL 2008, ch 86, §2.