61-6-20. Student may not receive benefits.
A person attending a high school, vocational school, college or university is considered principally occupied as a student if school attendance substantially reduces the opportunity for reemployment. A person who is principally occupied as a student may not receive reemployment assistance benefits.
Source: SL 1983, ch 22, §19; SDCL §61-6-15.2; SL 2012, ch 252, §59; SL 2019, ch 216, §15.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 61 - Reemployment Assistance
Chapter 06 - Reemployment Assistance Benefits
Section 61-6-1 - Requirements for eligibility for benefits during week.
Section 61-6-2 - Computation of weekly benefit amount.
Section 61-6-4 - Minimum base period and highest quarter wages required for benefits.
Section 61-6-6 - Eligibility requirements for waiting period.
Section 61-6-7 - Wages for insured work.
Section 61-6-8 - Maximum benefit amount based on base period wages--Trade readjustment payments.
Section 61-6-9.1 - Good cause for voluntarily leaving employment restricted to certain situations.
Section 61-6-13 - Benefits denied to persons employed while incarcerated--Reemployment.
Section 61-6-14 - Separation for misconduct--Additional claims during benefit year.
Section 61-6-14.1 - Misconduct defined.
Section 61-6-15 - Benefits not payable for unemployment due to labor dispute--Exceptions.
Section 61-6-16 - Failure to seek or accept suitable employment.
Section 61-6-17 - Factors considered in determining suitability of offered employment.
Section 61-6-20 - Student may not receive benefits.
Section 61-6-23 - Benefits for individuals seeking only part-time work.
Section 61-6-29 - Employee working for an employer under contract with a public or private school.
Section 61-6-33 - Federal school employees not disqualified.
Section 61-6-34 - Benefits not paid to aliens--Exceptions--Determination of alien status.
Section 61-6-35 - Benefits not payable for week in which other compensation received.
Section 61-6-38 - Misrepresentation to increase benefits unlawful.
Section 61-6-39 - Denial of benefits from discovery of misrepresentation--Penalties.
Section 61-6-41 - Deduction or repayment of overpayments.
Section 61-6-42 - Waiver of right to recover overpayment.
Section 61-6-43 - Collection or deduction of overpayments by another state.
Section 61-6-45 - Cancellation of uncollectible overpayments.
Section 61-6-46 - Benefits restricted to amount in the unemployment compensation fund.
Section 61-6-47 - Waiver of rights and benefits prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 61-6-49 - Extended benefits--Definition of terms.
Section 61-6-50 - Computation of unemployment rate to follow federal regulations.
Section 61-6-51 - Determination of state "on" indicator.
Section 61-6-52 - Determination of state "off" indicator.
Section 61-6-53 - Minimum period between extended benefit periods.
Section 61-6-54 - Public announcement of commencement or termination of extended benefit period.
Section 61-6-55 - Extended benefits limited to exhaustees--Eligibility for regular benefits.
Section 61-6-56 - Exhaustee defined.
Section 61-6-58 - Qualification for extended benefits on termination of regular benefit year.
Section 61-6-59 - Applicable benefit year defined.
Section 61-6-60 - Amount of weekly extended benefit--Reduction.
Section 61-6-62 - Extended benefits not chargeable to employer.
Section 61-6-63 - Claims for and payment of extended benefits.
Section 61-6-64 - Administration of extended benefits to conform to federal requirements.
Section 61-6-65 - Interstate claims--Eligibility for extended benefits.
Section 61-6-67 - Voluntary withholding of federal income tax from benefit payments.
Section 61-6-68 - Reemployment assistance eligibility integrity.