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State of South Dakota
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NINETY-FIRST SESSION LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2016 |
| 569X0628 | HOUSE EDUCATION ENGROSSED NO. HB 1220 - 02/23/2016 |
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Introduced by: Representatives Bartling, Haggar (Don), Hawley, Qualm, and Schoenfish and
Senators Heinert, Bradford, Hunhoff (Bernie), Parsley, Sutton, and Van
Gerpen
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FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to direct the secretary of education to reinstate scholarship
funding under the GEAR UP grant program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That the code be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That the code be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:
Upon receiving approval from the United States Department of Education, the secretary of
education shall reinstate the scholarship funding under the Gaining Early Awareness and
Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), as part of the 2011 application for a state
grant. The secretary of education shall seek matching dollars for the scholarship funds available
to Native American students under the GEAR UP grant program. It is the intent of the
Legislature that fifty to seventy-five percent of the total funding received through this grant go
toward scholarships for Native American students as is the original intent of the federal law
creating the grant program.
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