CHAPTER 86

(SB 88)

Higher education in-state residency for graduates of certain
Bureau of Indian Affairs high schools.


         ENTITLED, An Act to  extend residency status to graduates of any in-state, accredited high school operated by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs.

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

     Section  1.  That chapter 13-53 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:

     Notwithstanding the provisions of § §  13-53-23.1 to 13-53-41, inclusive, any student who is a graduate of an accredited high school operated by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs in this state is entitled to resident classification for the purposes of postsecondary education at a state supported institution.

     Signed February 21, 2006
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