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.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions
Section 13-55-1 - Regents prohibited from granting scholarships except as expressly provided.
Section 13-55-2 - Veterans entitled to free tuition at state institutions--Period of entitlement.
Section 13-55-3 - Time allowed for use of veterans' benefits.
Section 13-55-4 - Veterans' benefits not applicable if federal benefits available.
Section 13-55-5 - Determination of eligibility for veterans' benefits.
Section 13-55-6 - Free education of children of residents who died during service in armed forces.
Section 13-55-7 - Agencies considered armed forces for purpose of qualifying orphans.
Section 13-55-8 - Application for veteran's orphan benefits--Determination of eligibility--Rules.
Section 13-55-9 - Certificate of eligibility of veteran's orphan--Action of board final.
Section 13-55-9.1 - Assistance to dependents of prisoners or missing in action--Definition of terms.
Section 13-55-9.2 - Free tuition and fees to dependents.
Section 13-55-9.3 - Federal benefits considered.
Section 13-55-9.5 - Certificates of entitlement--Disposition of copies.
Section 13-55-9.6 - Benefits not lost by return or death of parent.
Section 13-55-9.7 - State funds used for benefits.
Section 13-55-11.1 - Certification of visual impairment of beneficiary.
Section 13-55-11.2 - Exclusion from tuition and fee exemption.
Section 13-55-12 - Visual impairment exemption not applicable to repeat work.
Section 13-55-13 - Visual impairment exemption not applicable to private instruction charges.
Section 13-55-23 - Application of legislative exemptions.
Section 13-55-24 - Reduced tuition for elementary or secondary teachers or vocational instructors.
Section 13-55-25 - Maximum credit hours of reduced tuition for teachers or vocational instructors.
Section 13-55-26 - Space in courses limited for reduced tuition participants.
Section 13-55-27 - Eligibility of teachers and vocational instructors for reduced tuition.
Section 13-55-28 - Benefits not to be used in conjunction with other benefits.
Section 13-55-30 - Opportunity scholarship program established.
Section 13-55-31 - Eligibility requirements for opportunity scholarship.
Section 13-55-31.1 - High school course requirements for opportunity scholarship eligibility.
Section 13-55-31.2 - Alternative testing requirements for opportunity scholarship eligibility.
Section 13-55-34 - Continuing eligibility requirements for scholarship recipients.
Section 13-55-36 - Board of Regents to promulgate rules.
Section 13-55-37 - Hagen-Harvey memorial scholarship program established.
Section 13-55-38 - Scholarship board established--Terms--Meetings--Membership--Quorum.
Section 13-55-39 - Eligibility for scholarship--Criteria.
Section 13-55-39.1 - Authority of board to require information of scholarship applicants.
Section 13-55-40 - Scholarship award payments--Amounts.
Section 13-55-41.1 - Number of scholarships.
Section 13-55-42 - Maintaining eligibility--Criteria--Waiver of criteria--Rescission of award.
Section 13-55-42.1 - Alternate award of amount of rescinded scholarship.
Section 13-55-43 - Department to support board.
Section 13-55-44 - Expenditure authority appropriated to department.
Section 13-55-45 - Secretary to approve vouchers and draw warrants.
Section 13-55-46 - Department to promulgate rules, criteria.
Section 13-55-47 - Jump start scholarship program established.
Section 13-55-48 - Eligibility requirements for jump start scholarship program.
Section 13-55-49 - Amount of scholarship--Installment payments.
Section 13-55-51 - Secretary to transfer appropriated funds for jump start scholarships.
Section 13-55-62 - Teach for America grant program--Duration--Amount of grants.
Section 13-55-63 - Annual report to Governor and Legislature on Teach for America grant program.
Section 13-55-64 - Critical teaching needs scholarship program--Purpose.
Section 13-55-65 - Critical Teaching Needs Scholarship Board.
Section 13-55-66 - Basis for critical teaching needs scholarship awards.
Section 13-55-67 - Eligible postsecondary institutions.
Section 13-55-68 - Critical teaching needs scholarship eligibility criteria.
Section 13-55-69 - Grade point average--Written essay or other information.
Section 13-55-70 - Amount of critical teaching needs scholarship.
Section 13-55-71 - Maintenance of eligibility for critical teaching needs scholarship.