Section 33-6-5.1 - Tuition privilege for National Guard members enrolled in graduate degree programin state schools.
33-6-5.1. Tuition privilege for National Guard members enrolled in graduate degree program in state schools. Any member of the National Guard of the State of South Dakota is, upon compliance with all the requirements for admission and subject to the provisions of § 33-6-7, entitled to a benefit as prescribed by §§ 33-6-5.1 and 33-6-5.3. Any member of the National Guard of the State of South Dakota who is enrolled in a program leading toward a graduate degree in any state educational institution under the control and management of the Board of Regents, including institutions or courses not subsidized by the general fund, is entitled to a benefit of fifty percent of the in-state resident graduate tuition to be paid to the institution by the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. The benefit provided by §§ 33-6-5.1 and 33-6-5.2 may not exceed thirty-two credit hours toward a graduate degree.
Source: SL 2004, ch 221, § 1.