On page 1, line 1, of the Introduced bill, delete "promote the future success and development of South Dakota" and insert "reduce the state's contribution to a subsidized high school dual credit program"
On the Introduced bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
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Section 1. That § 13-28-37.1 be AMENDED:
13-28-37.1. A
state subsidized high school dual credit program must be established
for any student in
grades
grade
eleven or twelve. The public institution of higher education or
technical college offering the credit shall set the admission
standards. A participating institution shall regularly submit course
availability, enrollment, and completion data to the Department of
Education.
If a student receives a failing
grade in any course or withdraws from a course after the deadline and
does not receive credit for the course, the student may no longer
participate in the program. The Board of Regents or
the South Dakota
Board of Technical Education may reinstate a student who is
prohibited from participating in the dual credit program,
if the student demonstrates good cause for failing a course or
withdrawing from a course,
or if,
at the student's expense,
the student retakes and passes the course that the student withdrew
from or failed.
The dual credit program may not be used for remedial courses.
The Board of Regents shall set a
high school dual credit tuition rate equivalent to forty-three
percent of the undergraduate tuition rate. The student taking the
course shall pay an amount equal to
thirty-three and three-tenths
fifty
percent of the total high school dual credit tuition rate
and a school district may pay any portion of the student's share.
The state shall pay an amount equal to
sixty-six and seven-tenths
fifty
percent of the total high school dual credit tuition rate.
The board of a school district may establish a policy to pay any
portion of the student's share of the cost of the dual credit course.
No public institution of higher education or technical college
offering the credit may require any additional fees.
The student is responsible for any other costs involved with attending a postsecondary institution.
For the purposes of this section,
the term, undergraduate tuition rate,
"undergraduate tuition rate"
means the per-credit rate, as set by the Board of Regents, that was
in effect on January first of the previous fiscal year."