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2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 53 - Administration Of State Institutions › Section 13-53-51 - Use of outdoor areas as public forum--Reasonable restrictions--Expressive activity in other areas not limited.

13-53-51. Use of outdoor areas as public forum--Reasonable restrictions--Expressive activity in other areas not limited.
Any outdoor area within the boundaries of a public institution of higher education constitutes a designated public forum for the benefit of students, faculty, administrators, other employees, and their invited guests, to engage in expressive activity, unless access to the area is otherwise properly restricted.
A public institution of higher education may maintain and enforce lawful reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions regarding the use of the outdoor areas described in this section, if such restrictions are clear, narrowly tailored in the service of a significant institutional interest, published, content- and viewpoint- neutral, and provide alternate means of engaging in the expressive activity. Any such restrictions shall allow students, faculty, administrators, and other employees to spontaneously and contemporaneously assemble, as long as their conduct is not unlawful and does not materially and substantially disrupt the functioning of the institution. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as limiting the right of students, faculty, administrators, and other employees to engage in protected expressive activity elsewhere within the boundaries of the institution. An institution may not designate any area within its boundaries as a free speech zone or otherwise restrict expressive activities to particular areas within its boundaries in a manner that is inconsistent with this section.
Source:
SL 2019, ch 94, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 53 - Administration Of State Institutions › Section 13-53-52 - Discrimination based on content or viewpoint of expressive activity prohibited.

13-53-52. Discrimination based on content or viewpoint of expressive activity prohibited.
A public institution of higher education, its faculty, administrators, and other employees, may not discriminate against any student or student organization based on the content or viewpoint of their expressive activity. Funds allocated to student organizations shall be distributed in a nondiscriminatory manner in accordance with applicable state and federal authority. Access to, and use of, facilities at a public institution of higher education shall be equally available to all student organizations, regardless of the ideological, political, or religious beliefs of the organization.
An institution may not prohibit an ideological, political, or religious student organization from requiring that its leaders or members of the organization affirm and adhere to the organization's sincerely held beliefs, comply with the organization's standards of conduct, or further the organization's mission or purpose, as defined by the organization.
Source:
SL 2019, ch 94, §4.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 53 - Administration Of State Institutions › Section 13-53-53 - Annual report on intellectual diversity and free exchange of ideas.

13-53-53. Annual report on intellectual diversity and free exchange of ideas.
On or before December first of each year, the Board of Regents shall prepare and submit to the Governor and each member of the legislature a report that:
(1)Sets forth all actions taken by each institution to promote and ensure intellectual diversity and the free exchange of ideas; and
(2)Describes any events or occurrences that impeded intellectual diversity and the free exchange of ideas.
Source:
SL 2019, ch 94, §5.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 53 - Administration Of State Institutions › Section 13-53-54 - Programs to increase enrollment, retention, and support for students who are tribal members.

13-53-54. Programs to increase enrollment, retention, and support for students who are tribal members.
The Board of Regents is hereby authorized to develop programs to increase enrollment and improve retention and student supports for any student who is a member of one of the nine federally recognized tribes in South Dakota at state institutions, including exploration of tuition assistance or waiver programs.
The Board of Regents shall report to the Legislature by July first of each year on the activities and progress made in regard to this section, beginning July 1, 2020.
Source:
SL 2019, ch 95, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 53C - Midwestern Regional Higher Education Compact › Section 13-53C-2 - Midwestern Regional Higher Education Commission resident members.

13-53C-2. Midwestern Regional Higher Education Commission resident members.
The members of the Midwestern Regional Higher Education Commission representing this state are as follows:
(1)The Governor or a designee of the Governor who shall serve throughout the Governor's tenure in office;
(2)One member of the Senate appointed by the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council;
(3)One member of the House of Representatives appointed by the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council;
(4)One member of the general public from the field of higher education appointed by the executive director of the Board of Regents; and
(5)One member of the general public from the field of career and technical education appointed by the secretary of the Department of Education.
The members of the Legislature appointed to the commission shall each serve a term of two years. The members of the general public appointed to the commission shall each serve a term of four years, except that one of the members of the general public initially appointed shall serve a term of two years.
The initial appointments shall be made no later than thirty days after the effective date of this chapter. If a vacancy occurs, the remainder of the unexpired term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
Source:
SL 2008, ch 89, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 53D - Western Regional Education Compact › Section 13-53D-2 - Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education resident members.

13-53D-2. Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education resident members.
The Governor shall appoint three commissioners to represent the State of South Dakota on the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, including at least one commissioner who is an educator engaged in the field of higher education in the state.
The commissioners shall each serve a term of four years, except that the first three commissioners shall serve as follows: one for two years, one for three years, and one for four years.
The Governor may remove any appointed commissioner for cause, after a hearing prior to the expiration of the commissioner's term.
Source:
SL 2008, ch 89, §4.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 53E - Interstate Compact On Educational Opportunity For Military Children › Section 13-53E-2 - Governor to appoint representative to commission.

13-53E-2. Governor to appoint representative to commission.
The Governor shall appoint this state's representative to the interstate commission on educational opportunity for military children created in §13-53E-1.
Source:
SL 2010, ch 102, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 54 - Extension Work Of State Institutions › Section 13-54-1 - Agriculture and home economics extension department maintained at state university.

13-54-1. Agriculture and home economics extension department maintained at state university.
The provisions of an act of Congress entitled, "An Act to establish agricultural extension departments in connection with agricultural colleges in the several states receiving the benefits of an act of Congress," having been accepted by this state, the Board of Regents is authorized and directed to maintain at South Dakota State University an extension department for the purpose of giving instruction and demonstration in agriculture and home economics to persons not attending such university.
Source:
SDC 1939, §15.1207.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 54 - Extension Work Of State Institutions › Section 13-54-2 - Receipt and disbursement of federal funds for agricultural extension work.

13-54-2. Receipt and disbursement of federal funds for agricultural extension work.
The state treasurer shall be the custodian of the funds provided for the carrying out of §13-54-1. He is authorized to receive and receipt for any money appropriated for the purpose by the federal government and to disburse the same according to law.
Source:
SDC 1939, §15.1207.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 54 - Extension Work Of State Institutions › Section 13-54-4 - County appropriations for agricultural improvement in cooperation with extension department.

13-54-4. County appropriations for agricultural improvement in cooperation with extension department.
The board of county commissioners of any county may from time to time appropriate and pay out for the general improvement of agricultural conditions in its county, in cooperation with the Agricultural Extension Department of South Dakota State University, such sums as it may deem proper.
Source:
SDC 1939, §15.1207.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 54 - Extension Work Of State Institutions › Section 13-54-5 - Reports of state university on agricultural extension work.

13-54-5. Reports of state university on agricultural extension work.
It shall be the duty of the president of South Dakota State University to make such reports of all the extension work done under §§13-54-1 to 13-54-4, inclusive, as shall be required by the Board of Regents and the act of Congress referred to in §13-54-1.
Source:
SDC 1939, §15.1207.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 54 - Extension Work Of State Institutions › Section 13-54-6 - Farmers' institutes provided by Board of Regents.

13-54-6. Farmers' institutes provided by Board of Regents.
The Board of Regents is authorized to encourage and provide for farmers' institutes to be conducted by members of the faculty of South Dakota State University, or by anyone else designated by such board.
Source:
SDC 1939, §15.0720.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 54 - Extension Work Of State Institutions › Section 13-54-7 - Other forms of extension work provided by board.

13-54-7. Other forms of extension work provided by board.
The Board of Regents is authorized to encourage and as far as possible provide for any other form of university extension work which is feasible and of value to the people.
Source:
SDC 1939, §15.0720.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 54 - Extension Work Of State Institutions › Section 13-54-8 - Agricultural extension work--Assent to federal act--Acceptance of grants.

13-54-8. Agricultural extension work--Assent to federal act--Acceptance of grants.
In conformity to an act of Congress approved May 22, 1928, and entitled "An Act to provide for the further development of agricultural extension work between the agricultural colleges in the several states receiving the benefits of the Act entitled 'An Act donating public lands to the several states and territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts,' approved July 2, 1862, and all Acts supplementary thereto, and the United States Department of Agriculture," the assent of the Legislature of the State of South Dakota is hereby given to all the provisions of said act, and the grants of money therein made are accepted by the State of South Dakota upon the terms and conditions named therein.
Source:
SDC 1939, §4.0501; SDCL, §38-3-1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 54 - Extension Work Of State Institutions › Section 13-54-9 - Board of Regents to conduct extension work.

13-54-9. Board of Regents to conduct extension work.
It shall be the duty of the Board of Regents of Education to organize and conduct agricultural extension work as provided by said act of Congress in connection with other agricultural extension work carried on by the South Dakota State University.
Source:
SDC 1939, §4.0502; SDCL, §38-3-2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 54 - Extension Work Of State Institutions › Section 13-54-10 - Cooperative work conducted by county commissioners--Agreement with state and federal government.

13-54-10. Cooperative work conducted by county commissioners--Agreement with state and federal government.
The board of county commissioners of any county of this state is hereby authorized to establish and conduct cooperative extension work in agriculture, general and home economics, and boys and girls club work in cooperation with the extension service of South Dakota State University upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the board of county commissioners and the state director of extension and the United States Department of Agriculture in their respective counties.
Source:
SDC 1939, §4.0503; SDCL, §38-3-3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 54 - Extension Work Of State Institutions › Section 13-54-11 - Establishment and composition of county extension board--Appointment and terms of office--Officers of board.

13-54-11. Establishment and composition of county extension board--Appointment and terms of office--Officers of board.
Immediately after the boards of county commissioners have voted to establish cooperative extension work under the provisions of this chapter, they shall appoint a county extension board of five to seven members. At least two members shall be farmers and one a member of the board of county commissioners who may also be one of the farmer representatives. No person shall be denied membership on the grounds of sex, race, color, creed, or national origin. The membership shall be representative of the racial population mix in the county and of the various interest groups served by extension. The members of this board shall be appointed for a period of one year and their terms shall expire on the tenth of January each year. This board shall, at its first meeting after January tenth each year, organize and elect from their membership a president, vice president, and secretary-treasurer.
Source:
SDC 1939, §4.0504; SL 1965, ch 2; SDCL, §38-3-4; SL 1973, ch 252, §1; SL 1974, ch 253, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 54 - Extension Work Of State Institutions › Section 13-54-12 - Per diem and expenses of county extension board.

13-54-12. Per diem and expenses of county extension board.
The members of the county extension board shall receive payment comparable to members of other county boards and commissions other than the members of the board of county commissioners as shall be established by the board of county commissioners but in no case less than five dollars for each day or part of a day actually engaged in the service of the board and shall be paid expenses incurred in necessary service inside or outside of the county at the same rate paid county extension personnel. Any amount paid a county commissioner who is a member of this board shall not be included in the limits of compensation provided for in §7-7-5.
Source:
SDC 1939, §4.0504 as added by SL 1965, ch 2; SDCL, §38-3-5; SL 1973, ch 252, §2; SL 1974, ch 253, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 54 - Extension Work Of State Institutions › Section 13-54-13 - Expenditures by county extension board--Warrants.

13-54-13. Expenditures by county extension board--Warrants.
The county extension board is hereby authorized to expend the moneys appropriated by the board of county commissioners for cooperative extension work in cooperation with the state director of extension as may be necessary to effectively carry on county extension work with funds that are made available. Such expenditures shall be made on vouchers approved by the president of the county extension board, or a designated member of said board, on warrants issued by the county auditor in the same manner as regular county warrants.
Source:
SDC 1939, §4.0504; SL 1965, ch 2; SDCL, §38-3-6.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-1 - Regents prohibited from granting scholarships except as expressly provided.

13-55-1. Regents prohibited from granting scholarships except as expressly provided.
The Board of Regents, or any member of said board, is prohibited from granting scholarships of any kind that may avoid the payment of tuition fees in any of the state educational institutions, except as otherwise expressly provided for by law.
Source:
SDC 1939, §15.0718.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-7 - Free education of veteran's orphan--Armed forces defined.

13-55-7. Free education of veteran's orphan--Armed forces defined.
The term, "armed forces," as used in §13-55-6, means all components of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
Source: SL 1947, ch 186, §4; SDC Supp 1960, §15.0717-2; SL 2023, ch 109, §1.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-10 - National Guard member disabled or deceased on duty--Free tuition for child or spouse.

13-55-10. National Guard member disabled or deceased on duty--Free tuition for child or spouse.
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 or the Board of Technical Education. 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 or the Board of Technical Education.
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; SL 2023, ch 93, §1.
2023 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, §15.07
17-1
; SL 1970, ch 110, §1; SL 2021, ch 82, § 1.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-24 - Reduced tuition for teachers and vocational instructors.

13-55-24. Reduced tuition for teachers and vocational instructors.
A teacher or vocational instructor who is required to take college courses as a condition of employment, or to maintain a certificate to teach, may, upon compliance with §13-55-27 and all of the requirements for admission, attend and pursue any undergraduate or graduate course in any institution under the control and management of the Board of Regents upon the payment of fifty percent of tuition and one hundred percent of required fees. If the teacher enrolls in a distance education course under the control and management of the Board of Regents or other course under the control and management of the Board of Regents that is not subsidized by the general fund, the teacher is entitled to a benefit of fifty percent of the tuition to be paid to the institution by the Board of Regents based on the in-state resident tuition rate. The Board of Regents shall maintain an annual record of the number of participants and the tuition dollar value of such participation.
Source: SL 1993, ch 150, §1; SL 2016, ch 99, §1; SL 2023, ch 60, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-25 - Reduced tuition for teachers and vocational instructors--Maximum credit hours.

13-55-25. Reduced tuition for teachers and vocational instructors--Maximum credit hours.
A teacher or vocational instructor is eligible for the reduced tuition amount provided for in §13-55-26 for a maximum of six credit hours per year.
Source: SL 1993, ch 150, §2; SL 2023, ch 60, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-26 - Reduced tuition for teachers and vocational instructors--Course space limited.

13-55-26. Reduced tuition for teachers and vocational instructors--Course space limited.
The right of any teacher or vocational instructor to participate in the reduced tuition program is limited to the space available, as determined by the course instructor, in any course, after all of the full-time or full tuition paying students have registered.
Source: SL 1993, ch 150, §3; SL 2023, ch 60, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-27 - Reduced tuition for teachers and vocational instructors--Eligibility.

13-55-27. Reduced tuition for teachers and vocational instructors--Eligibility.
To be eligible for the reduced tuition benefit, a teacher or vocational instructor must:
(1)Be a bona fide resident of the state and employed as a teacher by a:
(a)School district;
(b)Accredited school; or
(c)Head start program;
(2)Maintain an average academic grade of 3.0 or better;
(3)Be required by state law, administrative rules, or an employment contract to attend college as a condition of employment or to maintain a certificate to teach; and
(4)Present certification to the Board of Regents from the teacher's employer that the teacher meets the requirements of this section.
Source: SL 1993, ch 150, §4; SL 2023, ch 60, §4.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-28 - Reduced tuition for teachers and vocational instructors--Not in conjunction with other benefits.

13-55-28. Reduced tuition for teachers and vocational instructors--Not in conjunction with other benefits.
No benefits may accrue under §§13-55-24 to 13-55-27, inclusive, if a teacher or vocational instructor is entitled to other reduced tuition benefits by law.
Source: SL 1993, ch 150, §6; SL 2023, ch 60, §5.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-29 - Loss of eligibility for state funded scholarships upon controlled substance violation.

13-55-29. Loss of eligibility for state funded scholarships upon controlled substance violation.
Any person adjudicated, convicted, or the subject of a suspended imposition of sentence for possession, use, or distribution of controlled substances or marijuana as defined in chapter 22-42 under circumstances which would constitute a felony under South Dakota law is ineligible for any scholarship for attendance at a postsecondary institution to the extent such scholarship is funded by the State of South Dakota. Upon receiving a request from the chief administrator of the postsecondary educational institution, the Unified Judicial System shall send notice of whether the person who is the subject of the request was adjudicated in a juvenile proceeding of possessing, using, or distributing controlled substances or marijuana as defined in chapter 22-42 under circumstances which would constitute a felony under South Dakota law if that person were an adult.
Source:
SL 1997, ch 102, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-30 - Opportunity scholarship program established.

13-55-30. Opportunity scholarship program established.
There is established the South Dakota opportunity scholarship program to be administered by the Board of Regents. The purpose of the program is to allow South Dakota's most academically accomplished high school graduates to receive an affordable education at any university, college, or technical school that is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and that provides instruction from a campus located in South Dakota.
Source:
SL 2003, ch 110, §1; SL 2004, ch 136, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-31 - Eligibility requirements for opportunity scholarship.

13-55-31. Eligibility requirements for opportunity scholarship.
In order to be eligible for a South Dakota opportunity scholarship award, a student shall:
(1)Be a resident of South Dakota at the time of graduation from high school;
(2)Have a composite score or superscore of 24, or higher, on the ACT or an equivalent score as determined by the Board of Regents on the SAT. The student shall take the ACT or SAT before beginning postsecondary education;
(3)Meet the high school course requirements for graduation as provided in §13-55-31.1;
(4)Attend a university, college, or technical school that is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and that provides instruction from a campus located in South Dakota; and
(5)Enter into the program within five years of graduation 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. If a student attends full-time a regionally accredited university, college, or technical school located outside South Dakota and within two years following high school graduation or within two years following release from active military service returns to the state to attend full-time a regionally accredited university, college, or technical school, the student is eligible to receive a partial award.
A student is eligible to participate in the South Dakota opportunity scholarship program for the equivalent of four academic years (eight consecutive spring and fall terms) or until the attainment of a baccalaureate degree, whichever comes first. However, the executive director of the Board of Regents may grant exceptions to the continuous enrollment requirements for good cause shown.
A student who would have been eligible for the scholarship, but who applies after completing one or more semesters of full-time work at an accredited institution, may be admitted to the program only if the student has complied with the same grade point and credit hour requirements that would apply to program participants. Admission granted under these circumstances may not be retroactive, and eligibility for participation in the program shall be reduced by one semester for each semester of work completed prior to admission to the program.
Source:
SL 2003, ch 110, §2; SL 2006, ch 89, §1; SL 2008, ch 87, §1; SL 2008, ch 88, §1; SL 2010, ch 96, §2; SL 2020, ch 66, § 1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 13 - Education › Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions › Section 13-55-31.2 - Alternative testing requirements for opportunity scholarship eligibility.

13-55-31.2. Alternative testing requirements for opportunity scholarship eligibility.
Any student who does not meet the high school course requirements as provided in subdivision 13-55-31(3) is eligible for the opportunity scholarship program if:
(1)The student takes theACT and earns a composite score or superscore of twenty-eight or higher and achieves ACT college readiness benchmark scores equaling or exceeding eighteen for English, twenty-one for reading, twenty-two for math, and twenty-four for science; or
(2)The student takes the SAT and earns a verbal-mathematics score of twelve hundred fifty or higher, while also attaining sufficiently high markers in reading, writing, mathematics, and science as not to require remediation in any of those areas.
Source:
SL 2010, ch 103, §1, eff. July 1, 2013; SL 2020, ch 66, § 2.