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, ยง4.
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.