Title 33, MILITARY AFFAIRS

Any member of the South Dakota National Guard 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 this section and § 33-6-5.3 . Any member of the South Dakota National Guard who is enrolled…

Notwithstanding the provisions of § 13-55-23 , an eligible member of the South Dakota National Guard 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 one hundred percent of t…

Notwithstanding the provisions of § 13-55-23 , an eligible member of the South Dakota National Guard enrolled in graduate courses under the control and management of the Board of Regents not subsidized by the general fund are entitled to a benefit of one hundred percent of the in…

For the purposes of this chapter, the term, federal tuition benefit, means a tuition benefit provided by the United States Department of Defense, United States Department of the Army, or the United States Department of the Air Force. The term, federal tuition benefit, excludes an…

Any private, nonprofit postsecondary institution located in this state, recognized as an exempt organization under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) as of January 1, 2024, and authorized to provide educational programs pursuant to chapter 13-48 , may participate in the state's tuition benefi…

An individual who meets the eligibility requirements of § 33-6-7 and is enrolled as a student in an undergraduate or graduate program at any institution participating in the tuition benefit program under § 33-6-5.5 is entitled to the maximum tuition benefit payable by the state u…

Any member of the South Dakota National Guard, who is a resident of the state and who possesses the entrance requirements for admission to any technical college program, is entitled to complete one program of study approved by the Board of Technical Education in any state technic…

To be eligible for a tuition benefit under § 33-6-5 , 33-6-5.1 , 33-6-6 , or 33-6-5.6 , an individual must: (1) Be a member of the South Dakota Army National Guard Unit or Air National Guard Unit throughout each semester or vocational program for which the member applies for bene…

Any individual desiring to use the benefits of § 33-6-5 , 33-6-5.1 , 33-6-6 , or 33-6-5.6 must apply to the Department of the Military. The adjutant general shall determine if the individual is entitled to the benefits of §§ 33-6-5 to 33-6-8 , inclusive. The adjutant general shal…

For purposes of tuition at any institution under the control and management of the Board of Regents, any nonresident member of the National Guard of the State of South Dakota who is eligible for any benefits under §§ 33-6-5 to 33-6-8 , inclusive, is considered a resident of South…