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.
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.