AMENDMENT FOR PRINTED BILL
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___________________ moved that HB 1157 be amended as follows:
On page
2 of the printed bill,
delete lines
14 to 20
, inclusive, and insert:
"
A student
is eligible to participate in the South Dakota opportunity scholarship program for the
equivalent of four academic years (eight consecutive spring and fall terms) or until the attainment
of a baccalaureate or technical degree, whichever comes first. However, the executive director of the
Board of Regents may grant exceptions to the continuous enrollment requirements for good cause
shown.
A student who would have been eligible for the scholarship, but who applies after completing
one or more semesters of full-time work at an accredited institution, may be admitted to the program
only if the student has complied with the same grade point and credit hour requirements that would
apply to program participants. Admission granted under these circumstances may not be retroactive,
and eligibility for participation in the program shall be reduced by one semester for each semester
of work completed prior to admission to the program.
".
On page
3
,
line 5,
after "
attendance
"
insert "
unless the student attended full-time a regionally
accredited university, college, or technical school located outside South Dakota prior to admission
to the program, in which case the award shall be one thousand dollars
".
On page
3
,
delete lines
6 and 7
.