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SD Codified L § 13-55A-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55A - Need-Based Grants|Section 13-55A-2 - Definitions.

13-55A-2. Definitions. Terms used in §§ 13-55A-2 to 13-55A-14, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, mean:(1)"Eligible institution," an institution of education beyond the high school level, located in South Dakota, which may include all public and private nonprofit and proprietary institutions, including four-year colleges and universities, community and junior colleges, area technical or vocational schools, trade schools, technical colleges, schools of nursing or of the health professions or any institution which is determined by the executive director to be regularly accredited to offer postsecondary educational services by a recognized and appropriate accrediting agency, as determined by the executive director, and which has an agreement with the United States secretary of education for the conduct of any of the programs currently participating in any federal financial assistance program authorized by Title IV of The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended to January 1, 2010;(2)"Financial need," the amount of assistance, as determined by a federal department of education by calculating a student's estimated cost of attendance (minus family contribution and additional aid granted) at an eligible institution;(3)"Qualified student," a resident student who is enrolled in an eligible institution in a course of study on at least a half-time basis, as certified by the institution, and who has established financial need and who is maintaining satisfactory progress toward graduation;(4)"Resident student," an individual who has been determined by the executive director to be a resident of South Dakota and who is enrolled at an eligible institution;(5)"Executive director," the executive director of the Board of Regents;(6)"South Dakota need-based grant," an award by the State of South Dakota to a qualified student under this chapter. Source: SL 1974, ch 141, §2; SL 1981, ch 159, §1; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), §63; SL 2010, ch 104, §2; SL 2013, ch 92, §2, eff. Mar. 12, 2013; SL 2020, ch 61, § 52; SL 2021, ch 83, § 5, eff. Mar. 18, 2021.
SD Codified L § 13-55A-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55A - Need-Based Grants|Section 13-55A-3 - Students qualified to receive grants.

13-55A-3. Students qualified to receive grants.A South Dakota need-based grant may be awarded to any qualified South Dakota resident student who is admitted and is in attendance at any eligible institution on at least a half-time basis, and has established financial need. Source: SL 1974, ch 141, §3; SL 1981, ch 159, §2; SL 2010, ch 104, §3; SL 2013, ch 92, §3, eff. Mar. 12, 2013.
SD Codified L § 13-55A-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55A - Need-Based Grants|Section 13-55A-4 - Amount of grant.

13-55A-4. Amount of grant.A participating eligible institution shall award a South Dakota need-based grant to a qualified student for the normal academic year, or its equivalent, from a range of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than two thousand dollars. The institution making the recommendation for each South Dakota need-based grant shall consider any other financial assistance available to the qualified student in relation to the financial assistance available to other qualified students attending that institution and may not exceed the lesser of the unmet need of the qualified student or the amount of qualifying matching aid. Source: SL 1974, ch 141, §5; SL 1981, ch 159, §3; SL 1982, ch 156, §1; SL 2010, ch 104, §4; SL 2013, ch 92, §4, eff. Mar. 12, 2013.
SD Codified L § 13-55A-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55A - Need-Based Grants|Section 13-55A-5 - Information required to make financial need determination.

13-55A-5. Information required to make financial need determination.Each applicant, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the executive director, shall:(1)Be responsible for providing the information required to make a financial need determination; and(2)Report promptly to the participating institution any information requested which is necessary to make a proper determination with respect to the student's need determination. Source: SL 1974, ch 141, §8 (1) to (3); SL 1981, ch 159, §4; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), §63; SL 2010, ch 104, §5; SL 2013, ch 92, §5, eff. Mar. 12, 2013.
SD Codified L § 13-55A-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55A - Need-Based Grants|Section 13-55A-7 - Grants made annually--Payments--Certification of attendance and academic progress.

13-55A-7. Grants made annually--Payments--Certification of attendance and academic progress.A student grant may be made annually for both the fall and spring semesters, summer school sessions, or their equivalents. Payments under the grant shall be allocated equally among the semesters, summer school sessions, or their equivalents, and shall be paid at the beginning of each semester, summer school session, or their equivalents, upon certification by the eligible institution that the student is admitted, in attendance, and is maintaining satisfactory academic progress. Source: SL 1974, ch 141, §6; SL 1981, ch 159, §6.
SD Codified L § 13-55A-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55A - Need-Based Grants|Section 13-55A-10 - Refund to state if student discontinues attendance.

13-55A-10. Refund to state if student discontinues attendance.If a recipient of a South Dakota need-based grant discontinues attendance before the end of any semester, summer school session, or their equivalents, the entire amount of any refund due that student from the eligible institution on a pro rata basis, up to the amount of any payment made under the South Dakota need-based grants, shall be paid by the eligible institution to the state. Source: SL 1974, ch 141, §6; SL 1981, ch 159, §7; SL 2010, ch 104, §6; SL 2013, ch 92, §6, eff. Mar. 12, 2013.
SD Codified L § 13-55A-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55A - Need-Based Grants|Section 13-55A-11 - Executive director to administer program.

13-55A-11. Executive director to administer program.The executive director shall administer this program and shall:(1)Adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to define tuition and mandatory fees, to define residents for the purposes of this chapter, and to determine the amount of grant funds available to students at each eligible institution. The executive director may provide for proration of funds if the available funds are insufficient to pay all approved grants;(2)Approve and award South Dakota need-based grants; and(3)Establish and maintain records required by good accounting practices. Source: SL 1974, ch 141, §7; SL 1981, ch 159, §8; SL 1982, ch 156, §2; SL 2010, ch 104, §7; SL 2013, ch 92, §7, eff. Mar. 12, 2013.
SD Codified L § 13-55A-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55A - Need-Based Grants|Section 13-55A-12 - Need-based matching program.

13-55A-12. Need-based matching program.The Board of Regents is further authorized to establish a South Dakota need-based matching program. Any postsecondary institution eligible to participate in the program established under §13-55A-1 may apply to the executive director once it has accumulated funding equal to three times the total need-based award. When an award is made, the board may distribute such monies at the rate of one dollar of the sum appropriated in this chapter for every three dollars of private funding held and allocated to need-based financial aid by the participating institution. The Board of Regents may accept gifts, grants, and contributions, public or private, that will facilitate the education of South Dakota students pursuant to this chapter. Source: SL 1974, ch 141, §10; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), §63; SL 2010, ch 104, §8; SL 2013, ch 92, §8, eff. Mar. 12, 2013.
SD Codified L § 13-55A-12.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55A - Need-Based Grants|Section 13-55A-12.1 - Acceptance and expenditure of state and private funds--Warrants and vouchers.

13-55A-12.1. Acceptance and expenditure of state and private funds--Warrants and vouchers.The executive director is hereby authorized to accept and expend any funds received from state or private sources as provided for in this chapter, provided such acceptance and expenditure is approved in accordance with §4-8B-10. Expenditures authorized under this section shall be paid out on warrants drawn by the state auditor on vouchers approved by the executive director. Source: SL 1978, ch 128, §§2, 3; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), §63; SL 2010, ch 104, §9; SL 2013, ch 92, §9, eff. Mar. 12, 2013.
SD Codified L § 13-55A-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55A - Need-Based Grants|Section 13-55A-13 - Severability of provisions.

13-55A-13. Severability of provisions.If a part of this chapter is invalid, all valid parts that are severable from the invalid part remain in effect. If a part of this chapter is invalid in one or more of its applications, the part remains in effect in all valid applications that are severable from the invalid applications. Source: SL 1974, ch 141, §11.
SD Codified L § 13-55A-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55A - Need-Based Grants|Section 13-55A-14 - Postsecondary scholarship grant fund created.

13-55A-14. Postsecondary scholarship grant fund created.There is hereby created in the education enhancement trust fund the South Dakota postsecondary scholarship grant fund for the purpose of providing grants and scholarships through the Board of Regents for the need-based grant program pursuant to chapter 13-55A and the critical teaching needs scholarship program pursuant to §§13-55-64 to 13-55-71, inclusive. Any contributions into the education enhancement trust fund not designated for any other purpose shall be allocated to the postsecondary scholarship grant fund. All distributions from the South Dakota postsecondary scholarship grant fund are subject to transfer to the general fund and expenditure of all distributions shall be by an appropriation by the Legislature through the General Appropriations Act or special appropriations acts for the postsecondary scholarship grant programs consistent with the provision of S.D. Const., Art. XII, §6, and §4-5-29.2. The board may accept any gifts, contributions, or funds obtained from any other source for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section. For each fiscal year, the board may determine the amounts awarded for each scholarship grant program and shall award all available funds from the postsecondary scholarship grant fund annual transfer pursuant to §4-5-29.2. Source: SL 2010, ch 104, §1; SL 2013, ch 92, §11, eff. Mar. 12, 2013; SL 2016, ch 101, §1, eff. Mar. 22, 2016.
SD Codified L § 13-55A-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55A - Need-Based Grants|Section 13-55A-15 - South Dakota Freedom Scholarship Board established.

13-55A-15. South Dakota Freedom Scholarship Board established. The agreement required in section 9 of SL 2021, ch 83, shall provide for a governing board. The board shall consist of five members appointed by the Governor for a term of five years, except that the initial appointments shall be for periods of one, two, three, four, and five years. The Governor shall appoint one member as the temporary chair of the board. The board shall elect a chair at its first meeting. A majority of the board shall be present either personally or by teleconference to constitute a quorum.The board shall provide eligible South Dakota students, as described in § 13-55A-16, with a needs-based scholarship to attend an eligible postsecondary institution, as described in § 13-55A-17. The distributable income of the South Dakota Freedom Scholarship endowment shall be expended annually to benefit eligible South Dakota students. Any excess earnings or other income to the endowment shall be added to the endowment principal. The board shall determine the manner and method of disbursement of the needs-based scholarships, based upon the undergraduate enrollments of each participating, eligible institution, as described in § 13-55A-17. Source: SL 2021, ch 83, § 6, eff. Mar. 18, 2021.
SD Codified L § 13-55A-16 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55A - Need-Based Grants|Section 13-55A-16 - Endowment fund scholarship--Students considered.

13-55A-16. Endowment fund scholarship--Students considered. The board may consider a student for a South Dakota Freedom Scholarship, pursuant to § 13-55A-15, if the student:(1)Is a state resident for at least one year prior to application for the scholarship;(2)Attends an eligible institution;(3)Establishes financial need, as determined by the eligible institution and the board described in § 13-55A-15;(4)Commits, in writing, to live and work in this state for a period of three years after graduation, or following military service or graduate education, if applicable;(5)Maintains a 2.5 GPA or higher while enrolled at an eligible institution;(6)Graduates from an eligible institution within five years; and(7)Agrees, through a promissory note or other agreement, that failure to comply with the provisions of this section shall result in the scholarship being converted to an interest-bearing loan.Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board may temporarily or permanently waive the requirements of this section if factors, as the board may determine, prevent a student from satisfying the requirements in this section. Source: SL 2021, ch 83, § 7, eff. Mar. 18, 2021.
SD Codified L § 13-55A-17 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55A - Need-Based Grants|Section 13-55A-17 - Endowment fund scholarship--Eligible institution.

13-55A-17. Endowment fund scholarship--Eligible institution. For purposes of §§ 13-55A-15 to 13-55A-17, inclusive, an eligible institution is an accredited public or nonpublic nonprofit postsecondary institution, including any tribal college, with a primary physical campus in this state, that:(1)Elects to participate in the scholarship program provided in §§ 13-55A-15 to 13-55A-17, inclusive; (2)Offers a baccalaureate degree; and(3)Designates an associated nonprofit entity to receive and award scholarship funds to the institution's eligible students, as described in § 13-55A-16, on the eligible institution's behalf. Source: SL 2021, ch 83, § 8, eff. Mar. 18, 2021.
SD Codified L § 13-55E-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55E - Advance Payment Of Higher Education Costs|Section 13-55E-1 - Definition of terms.

13-55E-1. Definition of terms.Terms used in this chapter mean:(1)"Advance payment contract," a contract entered into by the executive director and a purchaser pursuant to this chapter to provide for the higher education of a beneficiary;(2)"Beneficiary," the person designated within the advance payment contract to receive tuition, room and board, or tuition only at a state-supported institution of higher education;(3)"Executive director," the executive director of the Board of Regents;(4)"Institution of higher education," any state-supported university;(5)"Purchaser," any person obligated to make an advance payment of tuition, room and board, or tuition only costs on behalf of a beneficiary pursuant to an advance payment contract;(6)"Room and board costs," the amount assessed for lodging and regularly scheduled meals provided to students pursuant to a contract for room and board with an institution of higher education;(7)"Tuition costs," the amount assessed for full-time enrollment at an institution of higher education including mandatory fees imposed upon all full-time students as a condition of enrollment. Source: SL 1994, ch 145, §1.
SD Codified L § 13-55E-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55E - Advance Payment Of Higher Education Costs|Section 13-55E-2 - Advance payment contract--Time limitations of benefits.

13-55E-2. Advance payment contract--Time limitations of benefits.In accordance with rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, the executive director may enter into a contract with a purchaser for the advance payment of tuition, room and board, or tuition only costs on behalf of a beneficiary for attendance at one, or a combination of institutions of higher education, without further tuition, room and board, or tuition only costs to the beneficiary, subject to determination of residency status by the appropriate institution of higher education. Except as provided in §13-55E-3, benefits provided under contract shall begin not less than seventeen years from the beginning date of the first fall academic semester following the date of payment. Source: SL 1994, ch 145, §2.
SD Codified L § 13-55E-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55E - Advance Payment Of Higher Education Costs|Section 13-55E-3 - Reduction of time limitations of benefits.

13-55E-3. Reduction of time limitations of benefits.Notwithstanding §13-55E-2, benefits provided under contract may commence within a period less than seventeen years but not less than ten years from the beginning date of the first fall academic semester following the date of payment. The one-time advance payment required under a contract providing for a reduced time limitation on the use of contract benefits pursuant to this section shall be subject to interest compounded annually at the rate of ten percent for the period of time the contract is reduced below seventeen years, payable at the time of advance payment. The amount of the one-time advance payment together with interest paid under this section shall be refunded upon termination or modification of the contract pursuant to §13-55E-10. Any investment earnings accruing to a contract under this section are not refundable. Source: SL 1994, ch 145, §3.
SD Codified L § 13-55E-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55E - Advance Payment Of Higher Education Costs|Section 13-55E-4 - Specification of payment options.

13-55E-4. Specification of payment options.The advance payment contract shall specify one of the payment options specified under this section to be required from the purchaser on behalf of the beneficiary. The one-time advance payment shall be made in cash or cash equivalents at the time the contract is signed. The executive director shall annually determine the amount of the one-time advance payment for each of the following payment options:(1)Not to exceed four academic semesters of resident tuition, room and board at any state-supported university;(2)Not to exceed four academic semesters of nonresident tuition, room and board at any state-supported university;(3)Not to exceed four academic semesters of resident tuition at any state-supported university; or(4)Not to exceed four academic semesters of nonresident tuition at any state-supported university. Source: SL 1994, ch 145, §4.
SD Codified L § 13-55E-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55E - Advance Payment Of Higher Education Costs|Section 13-55E-5 - Limitation on tuition benefits in excess of resident tuition costs.

13-55E-5. Limitation on tuition benefits in excess of resident tuition costs.The advance payment contract shall prohibit payment of and the executive director may not pay tuition benefit in excess of resident tuition costs if the:(1)Purchaser entered into the advance payment contract under an option specified by subdivision 13-55E-4(2); or(2)Beneficiary is determined a resident for tuition purposes by the appropriate institution of higher education at the time of enrollment and the purchaser entered into the advance payment contract under an option specified by subdivision 13-55E-4(2). Source: SL 1994, ch 145, §5.
SD Codified L § 13-55E-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55E - Advance Payment Of Higher Education Costs|Section 13-55E-6 - Obligations under contract--No guarantee of admission, resident status, or graduation.

13-55E-6. Obligations under contract--No guarantee of admission, resident status, or graduation.The executive director shall make necessary arrangements with the appropriate institution of higher education to fulfill the obligation under the advance payment contract. An institution of higher education shall admit the beneficiary of the contract if the beneficiary otherwise qualifies for admission. This section and any advance payment contract entered into pursuant to this article may not guarantee that the beneficiary will:(1)Be admitted to an institution of higher education;(2)If admitted, be determined a resident for tuition purposes by the appropriate institution of higher education;(3)Be allowed to continue attendance at an institution of higher education following admission; or(4)Graduate from an institution of higher education. Source: SL 1994, ch 145, §6.
SD Codified L § 13-55E-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55E - Advance Payment Of Higher Education Costs|Section 13-55E-7 - Nontransferability--Substitution of beneficiary.

13-55E-7. Nontransferability--Substitution of beneficiary.An advance payment contract may not be sold or otherwise transferred by the purchaser or beneficiary. Subject to rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, the purchaser may substitute another individual for the beneficiary originally named in the contract. Source: SL 1994, ch 145, §7.
SD Codified L § 13-55E-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55E - Advance Payment Of Higher Education Costs|Section 13-55E-8 - Deposits of payments--State fund.

13-55E-8. Deposits of payments--State fund.The executive director shall deposit payments received under this chapter into a fund in the state treasury and shall account for each payment required from a purchaser on behalf of a beneficiary pursuant to the advance payment contract. The fund is a participating fund pursuant to §4-5-30. Source: SL 1994, ch 145, §8.
SD Codified L § 13-55E-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55E - Advance Payment Of Higher Education Costs|Section 13-55E-9 - Expenditures from fund--Administration costs and fees.

13-55E-9. Expenditures from fund--Administration costs and fees.Expenditures from the fund established under §13-55E-8 shall be for payments to institutions of higher education on behalf of beneficiaries, payments of refunds and direct payment of benefits in accordance with §13-55E-10 and for costs of administering this chapter. Administration fees shall be specified by contract and may not exceed two percent of investment earnings accruing to the fund. Source: SL 1994, ch 145, §9.
SD Codified L § 13-55E-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 13 - Education|Chapter 55E - Advance Payment Of Higher Education Costs|Section 13-55E-10 - Schedule for payment to institutions of higher education.

13-55E-10. Schedule for payment to institutions of higher education.The executive director shall establish a schedule for payment to institutions of higher education of the tuition, room and board, or tuition only costs on behalf of beneficiaries. Payment under this section may not begin until the beneficiary applies to and is accepted by the institution of higher education. Upon completion or termination of an advance payment contract, the remaining balance of principal and investment earnings accruing to the contract shall be credited to the account established under §13-55E-8. Source: SL 1994, ch 145, §10.