An Act to revise certain provisions regarding the Board of Technical Education.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That § 13-53-43 be AMENDED:

13-53-43. Transfer of credits--General education.

All general education course credit hours fulfilling graduation requirements in institutions accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools accrediting agency shall be transferable between the universities under the control of the South Dakota Board of Regents and the technical institutes governed by the South Dakota Board of Education Standards Board of Technical Education. General education course credit hours are transferable between the technical institutes and universities only for credit for general education courses. "General education" is defined as means those courses which are not directly related to the student's formal technical, vocational, or professional preparation; part of every student's course of study regardless of area of emphasis; and intended to impart common knowledge, intellectual concepts, and attitudes that every educated person should possess.

Section 2. That § 33-6-6 be AMENDED:

33-6-6. Postsecondary technical institute programs--Tuition charges--National Guard--Limitations.

Any member of the National Guard of the State of South Dakota, who is a resident of the State of South Dakota state and who possesses the entrance requirements for admission to any postsecondary technical institute program, is entitled to complete one program of study approved by the South Dakota Board of Education Standards Board of Technical Education in any state postsecondary technical institute upon payment of sixteen and one-half percent of the tuition charges. The remaining tuition shall be paid or otherwise credited by the postsecondary technical institute. However, the state benefit is paid after applying the federal tuition benefit. The total federal and state benefit may not exceed one hundred percent of the tuition cost.