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HB 1267 to provide for scholarships for certain persons...

        
AN ACT

        ENTITLED, An Act  to provide for scholarships for certain persons receiving workers' compensation benefits.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
     Section  1.  That chapter 62-4 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
     Scholarships shall be provided for the spouses and dependent children of employees who die as a result of compensable work-related injuries if the dependents are entitled to benefits pursuant to this chapter. Scholarships are payable to accredited postsecondary education institutions in South Dakota on behalf of the dependent students attending the institutions. Eligible dependents may qualify for a maximum of two thousand dollars per year, while attending a postsecondary education institution. No student may receive assistance pursuant to this Act for more than five years. The secretary of the Department of Labor shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to implement this Act.
An Act to provide for scholarships for certain persons receiving workers' compensation benefits.

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I certify that the attached Act originated in the

HOUSE as Bill No. 1267

____________________________
Chief Clerk
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Speaker of the House

Attest:

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Chief Clerk

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President of the Senate

Attest:

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Secretary of the Senate

House Bill No. 1267
File No. ____
Chapter No. ______     =========================
Received at this Executive Office this ____ day of _____________ ,

19___ at _____ M.


By _________________________
for the Governor
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The attached Act is hereby approved this ________ day of ______________ , A.D., 19___

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Governor
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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
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Office of the Secretary of State

Filed ____________ , 19___
at _________ o'clock __ M.

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Secretary of State

By _________________________
Asst. Secretary of State