___________________ moved that HB 1091 be amended as follows:
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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 enrolled in a
program leading towards a baccalaureate degree 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 resident enrolled in
a program leading towards a graduate degree or any nonresident enrolled in a program leading
towards a baccalaureate or graduate degree 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 and thirty-two credit
hours towards a graduate degree.
Section 2. That chapter
33-6
be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows: