Session Laws Chapter 220

ENTITLED, An Act to revise the tuition privileges available to members of the national guard at state universities.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:

Section 1. That § 33-6-5 be amended to read as follows:

33-6-5. Any member of the National Guard of the State of South Dakota ~~who is a resident of the State of South Dakota shall~~ is, upon compliance with all the requirements for admission , and subject to the provisions of § 33-6-7, be entitled to a benefit as prescribed by this Act to attend and pursue any undergraduate course or courses in any state educational institution under the control and management of the Board of Regents upon the payment of only fifty percent of the charges for tuition. In no event shall eligible national guardsmen be entitled to more than four academic years under § § 33-6-5 to 33-6-8, inclusive. The Board of Regents shall maintain an annual record of the number of participants and the tuition dollar value of such participation . Any resident is entitled to a benefit of fifty percent of the in-state resident tuition to be paid or otherwise credited by the Board of Regents. Any nonresident is entitled to a benefit of fifty percent of the in-state resident tuition to be paid to the institution by the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. The benefits established under § § 33-6-5 to 33-6-8, inclusive, and the provisions of this Act may not exceed one hundred twenty-eight credit hours towards a baccalaureate degree.

Section 2. That chapter 33-6 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:

Notwithstanding the provisions of § 13-55-23, eligible national guard members enrolled in undergraduate courses under the control and management of the Board of Regents not subsidized by the general fund are entitled to a benefit of fifty percent of the in-state resident tuition to be paid to the institution by the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.