ENTITLED, An Act to
allow the Board of Regents to sell certain used computers through
university bookstores and to declare an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section
1.
That chapter
13-49
be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as
follows:
Notwithstanding the provisions of chapters 5-23 or 5-24, if the Board of Regents assesses a
special student fee to students in order to lease personal computers for the use of those students
at a university, the Board of Regents may, upon the expiration of the lease, acquire the computers
and offer them for resale to students, staff or alumni through a university bookstore or to any
political subdivision of the state or in bulk at fair market value on the resale market.
Section
2.
Whereas, this Act is necessary for the support of the state government and its
existing public institutions, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Act shall be in full
force and effect from and after its passage and approval.