South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 55 - Scholarships And Free Tuition At State Institutions
Section 13-55-45 - Secretary to approve vouchers and draw warrants.

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.

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 13-55-9.4 - Application to board for benefits--Determination of eligibility--Promulgation of rules.

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 13-55-10 - Free tuition to child or spouse of National Guard member disabled or deceased in line of duty--Administration.

Section 13-55-11 - Residents with visual impairment--Tuition and fee exemption--Credit hours to which entitled--Qualifying degree of impairment.

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 13-55-21 - Firefighter, certified law enforcement officer, survivor and emergency medical technician defined.

Section 13-55-22 - Free tuition for survivors of certain firefighters, certified law enforcement officers and emergency medical technicians.

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 13-55-29 - Loss of eligibility for state funded scholarships upon controlled substance violation.

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 13-55-31.3 - Opportunity scholarship eligibility requirements for students who received alternative instruction.

Section 13-55-31.4 - Opportunity scholarship requirements for students who have completed one semester at university, college, or technical college.

Section 13-55-33 - Allocation of scholarship funds--Early graduation--Proration of insufficient funds--Total scholarship amount.

Section 13-55-34 - Continuing eligibility requirements for scholarship recipients.

Section 13-55-35 - Board of Regents to allocate appropriated funds and other funds received for program.

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 13-55-50 - Application for admission to approved institution--Determination of scholarship eligibility--Distribution of funds.

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.

Section 13-55-78 - Board of Regents to promulgate rules.