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2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-31.4 - Opportunity scholarship requirements for students who have completed one semester at university, college, or technical college.

13-55-31.4. Opportunity scholarship requirements for students who have completed one semester at university, college, or technical college.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a student who would otherwise have been eligible for a South Dakota opportunity scholarship applies after completing at least one semester of full-time work at a regionally accredited university, college, or technical college, the student shall demonstrate compliance with the same credit hour requirements that apply to program participants. A scholarship provided under these circumstances is not retroactive and a student's eligibility is reduced by one semester for each semester of work that the student had completed.
Source:
SL 2019, ch 96, §2; SL 2020, ch 61, § 50.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-33 - Allocation of scholarship--Total amount.

13-55-33. Allocation of scholarship--Total amount.
At the beginning of the fall semester, one-half of the annual opportunity scholarship must be paid to public institutions, on behalf of eligible students, or provided directly to eligible students enrolled at nonpublic institutions. The other half of the scholarship must be paid at the beginning of the spring semester.
The amount of the annual scholarship is:
(1)For students first receiving a scholarship on or before June 30, 2023:
(a)One thousand three hundred dollars for the first year of attendance;
(b)One thousand three hundred dollars for the second year of attendance;
(c)One thousand three hundred dollars for the third year of attendance; and
(d)Two thousand six hundred dollars for the fourth year of attendance, except if the student was in full-time attendance at a regionally accredited university, college, or technical school, located outside this state, prior to admission to the program, the scholarship is one thousand three hundred dollars; and
(2)For students first receiving a scholarship on or after July 1, 2023:
(a)One thousand five hundred dollars for the first year of attendance;
(b)One thousand five hundred dollars for the second year of attendance;
(c)One thousand five hundred dollars for the third year of attendance; and
(d)Three thousand dollars for the fourth year of attendance, except if the student was in full-time attendance at a regionally accredited university, college, or technical school, located outside this state, prior to admission to the program, the scholarship is one thousand five hundred dollars.
If a scholarship recipient completes an undergraduate degree within three full years of attendance and subsequently enrolls in a graduate program and attains full-time graduate status, as determined by the graduate program, at an eligible institution, as described in §13-55-31, the recipient is entitled to the remainder of the scholarship the recipient would have received if the recipient had completed an undergraduate degree following four full years of attendance.
If, in any year, the total moneys available to finance the scholarships are insufficient to permit each eligible recipient to receive the full amount provided in this section, the available moneys must be prorated and distributed to each recipient in proportion to the entitlement set forth in this section.
The total amount payable to a student under this section may not exceed seven thousand five hundred dollars.
Source: SL 2003, ch 110, §4; SL 2004, ch 136, §3; SL 2006, ch 89, §2; SL 2013, ch 90, §1; SL 2015, ch 100, §1; SL 2023, ch 61, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-34 - Continuing eligibility requirements for scholarship recipients.

13-55-34. Continuing eligibility requirements for scholarship recipients.
In order to maintain eligibility, a student shall:
(1)Maintain a cumulative 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Cumulative grade point average shall be calculated after the second semester and every semester thereafter. The student shall complete consecutive spring and fall terms in order to remain eligible for continuation of the scholarship program from term to term. A student whose cumulative grade point average falls below 3.0 on a 4.0 scale shall forfeit the scholarship for the subsequent semester and for subsequent semesters until the student has reestablished eligibility. To reestablish eligibility, the student shall comply with all course load, enrollment, and proficiency examination requirements for continued eligibility stated in §§13-55-30 to 13-55-35, inclusive, and the student shall achieve a cumulative grade point average of 3.0, or greater, on a 4.0 scale. The scholarship shall be reinstated beginning the semester following that in which the student achieves a cumulative grade point average of 3.0, or greater, on a 4.0 scale. Reinstatement of a scholarship does not extend the time allowed under the scholarship program; any scholarship award forfeited cannot be reclaimed after a student has regained eligibility. A student whose cumulative grade point average falls below 3.0 on a 4.0 scale a second time forfeits the scholarship for all subsequent semesters; and
(2)(a)Enroll in and complete at least fifteen credit hours of instruction in each consecutive spring and fall term if the student completed ninth grade prior to the 2010-2011 school year; or
(b)Enroll in and complete at least thirty credit hours of instruction in each academic year if the student completed ninth grade in the 2010-2011 school year or thereafter. For purposes of this subdivision, an academic year consists of consecutive fall and spring terms.
Earn thirty credit hours prior to the beginning of the second year of instruction, sixty credit hours prior to the beginning of the third year of instruction, and ninety credit hours prior to the fourth year of instruction. If the executive director of the Board of Regents determines that a student's failure to enroll or to maintain continued enrollment occurred as a direct result of legitimate factors outside the student's control, or has resulted from the student's participation in an activity that in the executive director's judgment provides knowledge or experience that will enhance the student's academic pursuits, the executive director may extend the student's eligibility to participate in the program for up to two additional years, if the student does not enroll in a noneligible institution.
Source:
SL 2003, ch 110, §5; SL 2008, ch 88, §2; SL 2010, ch 96, §4; SL 2010, ch 97, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-35 - Board of Regents to allocate appropriated funds and other funds received for program.

13-55-35. Board of Regents to allocate appropriated funds and other funds received for program.
The Board of Regents may allocate funds appropriated by the Legislature or funds generated by gifts, donations, grants, or endowments for the purposes of §§13-55-30 to 13-55-36, inclusive, to students qualifying pursuant to §13-55-31.
Source:
SL 2003, ch 110, §6.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-36 - Board of Regents to promulgate rules.

13-55-36. Board of Regents to promulgate rules.
The Board of Regents shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to accomplish the purposes of §§13-55-30 to 13-55-36, inclusive.
Source:
SL 2003, ch 110, §8.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-37 - Hagen-Harvey memorial scholarship program established.

13-55-37. Hagen-Harvey memorial scholarship program established.
Pursuant to the donation and intent of Minerva I. Harvey, deceased August 25, 1999, as expressed by Article 2 of her Last Will and Testament and presented for probate in the State of New Jersey, Gloucester County Surrogate's Court, there is hereby established within the Department of Education the Richard Hagen-Minerva Harvey memorial scholarship program.
Source:
SL 2003, ch 109, §1; SL 2003, ch 272, §63.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-38 - Scholarship board established--Terms--Meetings--Membership--Quorum.

13-55-38. Scholarship board established--Terms--Meetings--Membership--Quorum.
The Richard Hagen-Minerva Harvey memorial scholarship program shall be administered by a five-member board named the Richard Hagen-Minerva Harvey Memorial Scholarship Board which is hereby established. The members shall be 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 officers at its first meeting. The board shall meet no more than four times a year, not including telephonic conferences, as may be necessary to complete its responsibilities as prescribed by §§13-55-37 to 13-55-46, inclusive. No more than three members of the board may be of the same political party. At least two members of the board shall be enrolled members of a tribe located in South Dakota. A majority of the board shall be present either personally or telephonically to constitute a quorum.
Source:
SL 2003, ch 109, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-39 - Eligibility for scholarship--Criteria.

13-55-39. Eligibility for scholarship--Criteria.
In order to be eligible for a Richard Hagen-Minerva Harvey memorial scholarship award, a student shall:
(1)Attend or have graduated from a South Dakota accredited high school;
(2)Have met high school graduation requirements established by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26 by the Department of Education or be enrolled in a course of study such that upon graduation, the student will have met high school graduation requirements established by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26 by the Department of Education;
(3)Provide evidence to the board that the student has been accepted to attend a public or nonpublic accredited university, college, or technical college located in South Dakota;
(4)Apply for a Richard Hagen-Minerva Harvey memorial scholarship within five years after graduating from high school or within one year of the student's release from active duty with an active component of the armed forces if the release is within five years of the student's graduation from high school; and
(5)Be an enrolled member of an American Indian tribe.
Source:
SL 2003, ch 109, §3; SL 2003, ch 272, §63; SL 2005, ch 108, §1; SL 2009, ch 94, §1; SL 2020, ch 61, § 51.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-39.1 - Authority of board to require information of scholarship applicants.

13-55-39.1. Authority of board to require information of scholarship applicants.
In addition to the eligibility criteria identified in §13-55-39, the scholarship board established in §13-55-38 may require applicants to submit results on ACT, SAT, or other standardized tests; grade point average; a written essay; or other information by which to judge the academic and personal qualifications of the applicant.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 137, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-40 - Scholarship award payments--Amounts.

13-55-40. Scholarship award payments--Amounts.
Scholarship award payments shall be made to the institution at the beginning of the fall or spring semester on behalf of the eligible student who has received a Richard Hagen-Minerva Harvey memorial scholarship. The amount of the award is as follows:
(1)Not less than one thousand dollars for the first year of attendance;
(2)Not less than one thousand dollars for the second year of attendance;
(3)Not less than one thousand five hundred dollars for the third year of attendance; and
(4)Not less than two thousand five hundred dollars for the fourth year of attendance.
However, the total amount of awards in any year may not invade the principal investment referenced in §13-55-37.
Source:
SL 2003, ch 109, §4; SL 2014, ch 97, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-41.1 - Number of scholarships.

13-55-41.1. Number of scholarships.
The board shall determine the number of scholarships to award each year pursuant to the requirements of §§13-55-39 to 13-55-42, inclusive.
Source:
SL 2014, ch 97, §4.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-42 - Maintaining eligibility--Criteria--Waiver of criteria--Rescission of award.

13-55-42. Maintaining eligibility--Criteria--Waiver of criteria--Rescission of award.
In order to maintain eligibility, a student who has been awarded a Richard Hagen-Minerva Harvey memorial scholarship shall:
(1)Maintain a cumulative 2.5 grade point average on a 4.0 grade point scale;
(2)Be continuously enrolled for the fall and spring semesters in a public or nonpublic accredited university, college, or technical college;
(3)Complete the equivalent of at least twelve credit hours of instruction per semester; and
(4)Enroll in a public or nonpublic accredited university, college, or technical college no later than the fall semester after the scholarship has been awarded.
If factors beyond the control of a student who has been awarded a Richard Hagen-Minerva Harvey memorial scholarship prevent the student from meeting the requirements in this section, the board may temporarily waive the requirements of this section as eligibility criteria. The board may rescind a scholarship award if the student does not maintain eligibility as prescribed by this section.
Source:
SL 2003, ch 109, §§6, 7; SL 2005, ch 108, §2; SL 2014, ch 97, §3; SL 2020, ch 61, § 57.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-42.1 - Alternate award of amount of rescinded scholarship.

13-55-42.1. Alternate award of amount of rescinded scholarship.
If the Richard Hagen-Minerva Harvey Scholarship Board rescinds a scholarship that has been awarded, the board may award the amount of the rescinded scholarship to an alternate.
Source:
SL 2005, ch 108, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-43 - Department to support board.

13-55-43. Department to support board.
The Department of Education shall provide necessary support services to the board created by §§13-55-37 to 13-55-46, inclusive.
Source:
SL 2003, ch 109, §8; SL 2003, ch 272, §63.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-44 - Expenditure authority appropriated to department.

13-55-44. Expenditure authority appropriated to department.
There is hereby continuously appropriated to the Department of Education any other fund expenditure authority necessary for the department to accept and expend money the department may receive from any source for the purpose for providing a Richard Hagen-Minerva Harvey memorial scholarship.
Source:
SL 2003, ch 109, §9; SL 2003, ch 272, §63.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-45 - Secretary to approve vouchers and draw warrants.

13-55-45. Secretary to approve vouchers and draw warrants.
The secretary of the Department of Education shall approve vouchers and the state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized by §§13-55-37 to 13-55-46, inclusive.
Source:
SL 2003, ch 109, §10; SL 2003, ch 272, §63.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-46 - Department to promulgate rules, criteria.

13-55-46. Department to promulgate rules, criteria.
The Department of Education may promulgate rules pursuant to §§13-55-37 to 13-55-46, inclusive, and chapter 1-26 to accept applications for a Richard Hagen-Minerva Harvey memorial scholarship, establish criteria to award a Richard Hagen-Minerva Harvey memorial scholarship, and to maintain eligibility for a Richard Hagen-Minerva Harvey memorial scholarship.
Source:
SL 2003, ch 109, §11; SL 2003, ch 272, §63.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-47 - Jump start scholarship program established.

13-55-47. Jump start scholarship program established.
There is hereby established the jump start scholarship program to be administered by the Board of Regents. The purpose of the program is to allow a student who graduates from a public high school in three years or less to receive a scholarship funded with a portion of the money saved by the state in state aid to education funding pursuant to chapter 13-13 as a result of the student's early graduation if the student enrolls at any college, university, or technical school accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools that provides instruction from a campus located in South Dakota.
Source:
SL 2011, ch 102, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-48 - Eligibility requirements for jump start scholarship program.

13-55-48. Eligibility requirements for jump start scholarship program.
To be eligible for the jump start scholarship program, a student shall:
(1)Be a resident of South Dakota;
(2)Complete the requirements of the recommended high school program as established by the Board of Education Standards pursuant to §13-1-12.1, and be awarded a high school diploma by a public high school in three years or less;
(3)Have attended a public high school in South Dakota on a full-time basis for at least two semesters prior to graduating; and
(4)Within one year of graduating from high school, excluding any time served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States, enroll in a college, university, or technical school accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools that provides instruction from a campus located in South Dakota.
No student who enrolls in a high school for all or any part of a fourth year is eligible for the jump start scholarship program.
Source:
SL 2011, ch 102, §2; SL 2017, ch 81, §57.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-49 - Amount of scholarship--Installment payments.

13-55-49. Amount of scholarship--Installment payments.
The amount of the scholarship shall be one thousand five hundred dollars for the first year of attendance.
One half of the award shall be paid to an approved institution on behalf of any eligible student enrolled at the beginning of the fall semester, and the other half shall be paid in the same manner at the beginning of the spring semester. A student shall be enrolled full-time during the spring semester in order to receive the second installment.
Source:
SL 2011, ch 102, §3; SL 2016, ch 83, §21.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-50 - Application for admission to approved institution--Determination of scholarship eligibility--Distribution of funds.

13-55-50. Application for admission to approved institution--Determination of scholarship eligibility--Distribution of funds.
Any eligible student seeking to obtain a jump start scholarship shall, by September first of the year following the student's graduation from high school, apply for admission to an approved postsecondary education institution. The institution shall determine the student's initial eligibility, and once the student is admitted into the jump start scholarship program, the executive director of the Board of Regents shall make scholarship payments to the institution on behalf of the student. The approved institutions shall submit to the Board of Regents the names of all eligible students by October first for the first semester and by February twenty-fifth for the second semester, and once the eligibility of each student is verified, the executive director of the Board of Regents shall distribute the funds necessary to award the scholarship to each eligible student to the approved institutions for the first semester on October fifteenth or the first working day thereafter, and for the second semester on March fifteenth or the first working day thereafter.
Source:
SL 2011, ch 102, §4.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-51 - Secretary to transfer appropriated funds for jump start scholarships.

13-55-51. Secretary to transfer appropriated funds for jump start scholarships.
The secretary of the Department of Education shall transfer to the executive director of the Board of Regents, on a noncash basis, from funds appropriated for state aid to general education pursuant to chapter 13-13, the amount of money necessary to award the jump start scholarships to all students admitted into the scholarship program for that fiscal year. One-half of the necessary amount shall be transferred by October fifteenth for distribution for the first semester, and one-half of the necessary amount shall be transferred by March fifteenth for distribution for the second semester. Upon receipt, the executive director of the Board of Regents shall distribute the funds pursuant to §13-55-50.
Source:
SL 2011, ch 102, §5.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-62 - Teach for America grant program--Duration--Amount of grants.

13-55-62. Teach for America grant program--Duration--Amount of grants.
There is hereby created a Teach for America grant program within the Department of Education. The purpose of the grant program is to provide funding to Teach for America, a nonprofit organization that provides alternative teacher recruitment and placement in public schools in which a majority of the students are from low-income households. Through the grant program, the state will partner with private contributors to fund an expansion of the Teach for America program in the state that will allow the number of teachers placed to grow from fifty-seven to one hundred by 2015. The expansion will allow Teach for America to positively impact two-thirds of the Native American students on reservations in the state and more than half of the Native American students statewide, and to strengthen its efforts to improve the academic achievement of low-income, Native American students and to increase the educational opportunities afforded them.
Funding through the grant program shall be provided to Teach for America over a period of four fiscal years beginning on July 1, 2012. The amount of the grants provided pursuant to this section and §13-55-63 shall be based upon the amount of matching funds received by Teach for America from private contributors, but the total amount of all grants provided may not exceed the total amount of money appropriated for the grant fund.
Source:
SL 2012, ch 103, §1, eff. June 20, 2012.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-63 - Annual report to Governor and Legislature on Teach for America grant program.

13-55-63. Annual report to Governor and Legislature on Teach for America grant program.
For each fiscal year of the grant program established in §13-55-62, the secretary of education shall submit a report to the Governor and to the Legislature that provides the following information:
(1)The amount of grant program funds provided to Teach for America for that fiscal year;
(2)The amount of matching funds provided to Teach for America for that fiscal year from private contributors;
(3)The progress of Teach for America's expansion efforts in South Dakota, including the number of teachers placed and the number of students impacted; and
(4)The results that Teach for America is achieving in the state in closing the achievement gap, providing enhanced educational opportunities, preparing students for higher education, and in meeting any other goals established by the organization.
Source:
SL 2012, ch 103, §2, eff. June 20, 2012.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-64 - Critical teaching needs scholarship program--Purpose.

13-55-64. Critical teaching needs scholarship program--Purpose.
There is hereby created the South Dakota critical teaching needs scholarship program. The purpose of the program is to encourage South Dakota's high school graduates to obtain their postsecondary education in South Dakota for teaching, to remain in the state upon completion of their education, and to contribute to the state and its citizens by working in a critical need teaching area.
Source:
SL 2013, ch 91, §1, eff. Mar. 20, 2013.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-65 - Critical Teaching Needs Scholarship Board.

13-55-65. Critical Teaching Needs Scholarship Board.
The South Dakota critical teaching needs scholarship program shall be administered by the Critical Teaching Needs Scholarship Board, which is hereby established. 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. A majority of the board shall be present either personally or by teleconference to constitute a quorum. The secretary of education shall routinely collect data from school districts to determine the critical need teaching areas, and the board shall use this data when selecting eligible critical need teaching areas.
The Board of Regents shall provide necessary support services to the board.
Source:
SL 2013, ch 91, §2, eff. Mar. 20, 2013.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-66 - Basis for critical teaching needs scholarship awards.

13-55-66. Basis for critical teaching needs scholarship awards.
From the total pool of applicants, the Critical Teaching Needs Scholarship Board shall award scholarships based on the requirements of §§13-55-68 and 13-55-69, the filling of critical need teaching areas, other academic and personal characteristics of each applicant as determined by the board, and the amount of funding available for the scholarships. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, if the board rescinds a scholarship that has been awarded, the board may award the amount of the rescinded scholarship to an alternate.
Source:
SL 2013, ch 91, §3, eff. Mar. 20, 2013.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-67 - Eligible postsecondary institutions.

13-55-67. Eligible postsecondary institutions.
All accredited South Dakota public and nonpublic postsecondary institutions which offer a baccalaureate degree in elementary or secondary education are eligible to participate in the scholarship program. Each institution may choose whether to participate in the program and may limit the number of scholarship recipients the institution will accept in each academic year.
Source:
SL 2013, ch 91, §4, eff. Mar. 20, 2013.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-68 - Critical teaching needs scholarship eligibility criteria.

13-55-68. Critical teaching needs scholarship eligibility criteria.
In order to be eligible for a critical teaching needs scholarship, a student shall:
(1)Agree, in writing, to stay in South Dakota and work in a critical teaching needs area for five years after graduation from a participating postsecondary institution;
(2)Agree, through a promissory note, that failure to abide by the provisions of subdivision (1) will result in the scholarship being converted into an interest-bearing loan;
(3)Attend a participating South Dakota postsecondary institution as an undergraduate enrolled in the student's final two years of postsecondary education and be enrolled in an elementary or secondary education program at the institution that is preparing the student to work in a critical need teaching area; and
(4)Be a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident.
For purposes of subdivision (3), the student shall be fully admitted into a teacher education program at the institution and shall successfully complete a student teaching experience within the final two years of attendance.
A student is eligible to participate in the South Dakota critical teaching needs scholarship program for the equivalent of two academic years (four consecutive spring and fall terms) or until the attainment of a baccalaureate degree in elementary or secondary education in a critical need teaching area, whichever comes first. However, the Critical Teaching Needs Scholarship Board may grant exceptions to the continuous enrollment requirements for good cause.
Scholarships are not provided for summer session students enrolled in traditional four-year programs.
Source:
SL 2013, ch 91, §5, eff. Mar. 20, 2013.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-69 - Grade point average--Written essay or other information.

13-55-69. Grade point average--Written essay or other information.
In addition to the eligibility criteria identified in §13-55-68, applicants shall have maintained a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.8 on a 4.0 scale, and a grade point average of 2.8 for all major course work. The Critical Teaching Needs Scholarship Board may require applicants to submit a written essay or other information by which to judge the academic and personal qualifications of the applicant.
Source:
SL 2013, ch 91, §6, eff. Mar. 20, 2013.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-70 - Amount of critical teaching needs scholarship.

13-55-70. Amount of critical teaching needs scholarship.
The amount of the scholarship shall be determined by calculating the student's remaining financial need, and may not exceed the tuition and generally applicable fees for thirty credit hours at a South Dakota public postsecondary institution as of July 1, 2014. The scholarship amount paid to a recipient attending a participating nonpublic postsecondary institution shall equal the amount paid to a recipient attending a public postsecondary institution.
During each year of eligibility, one-half of the annual scholarship shall be paid to public postsecondary institutions on behalf of eligible students there enrolled or directly to eligible students enrolled at nonpublic postsecondary institutions at the beginning of the fall semester, and the other half shall be paid at the beginning of the spring semester.
If, in any year, the total funds available to fund the critical teaching needs scholarships are insufficient to permit each eligible recipient to receive the full amount provided in this section, the available moneys shall be prorated and distributed to each recipient in proportion to the entitlement contemplated by this section. The total amount of the scholarship may not exceed the amount stipulated in this section.
Source:
SL 2013, ch 91, §7, eff. Mar. 20, 2013.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-71 - Maintenance of eligibility for critical teaching needs scholarship.

13-55-71. Maintenance of eligibility for critical teaching needs scholarship.
In order to maintain eligibility for the critical teaching needs scholarship program, a student shall:
(1)Maintain a cumulative 2.8 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. The student shall complete consecutive fall and spring terms in order to remain eligible for continuation of the scholarship program from term to term; and
(2)Maintain full-time status, or demonstrate continued satisfactory progress toward degree completion within the scholarship funding period.
If factors beyond the control of a student who has been awarded a critical teaching needs scholarship prevent the student from meeting any of the requirements in subdivisions (1) and (2), the Critical Teaching Needs Scholarship Board may temporarily waive the requirements of those subdivisions. The board may rescind a scholarship award if the student does not maintain eligibility as prescribed in those subdivisions.
Source:
SL 2013, ch 91, §8, eff. Mar. 20, 2013.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-78 - Board of Regents to promulgate rules.

13-55-78. Board of Regents to promulgate rules.
The Board of Regents shall promulgate rules under chapter 1-26 to:
(1)Establish the minimum credit hours required for full-time enrollment;
(2)Establish the time and manner in which a student may request an exception to the continuous semester enrollment requirement;
(3)Establish the manner in which academic course and grade equivalents are determined in the case of transfer students;
(4)Establish the time and manner in which applications for scholarships must be submitted and reviewed;
(5)Establish the time and manner in which students are to be notified of decisions pertaining to the award of an opportunity scholarship; and
(6)Establish the time and manner in which students may contest any decision regarding the award or continuance of a scholarship.
No rule promulgated in accordance with this section may impose greater requirements or consequences than those imposed on students who are awarded a scholarship under §§13-55-31 to 13-55-35, inclusive.
Source:
SL 2019, ch 96, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55A - Need-Based Grants › Section 13-55A-1 - Finding as to public interest.

13-55A-1. Finding as to public interest.
The South Dakota Legislature finds that providing need-based financial aid to qualified resident students enrolled in participating postsecondary institutions within the state is in the public interest.
Source:
SL 1974, ch 141, §1; SL 2013, ch 92, §1, eff. Mar. 12, 2013.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55A - Need-Based Grants › Section 13-55A-15 - South Dakota freedom scholarship board––Establishment.

13-55A-15. South Dakota freedom scholarship board––Establishment.
The agreement required in section 9 of SL 2021, ch 83, must provide for a governing board. The board must consist of five members appointed by the Governor, for a term of five years, except that the initial appointments are 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 must be present personally or electronically 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 must be expended annually to benefit eligible South Dakota students. Any excess earnings or other income to the endowment must 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 full-time, degree-seeking, South Dakota resident enrollments of each participating, eligible institution, as described in §13-55A-17.
Source: SL 2021, ch 83, §6, eff. Mar. 18, 2021; SL 2022, ch 48, §1.