13-49-20. Interstate contracts for education of South Dakota residents.
The State Board of Regents may enter into agreements or contract with states, individually or on a regional basis, to provide means by which South Dakota residents may be assisted to carry on or complete fields of study. This grant of authority may not be construed as providing scholarship assistance in contravention to § 13-55-1.
Source: SL 1961, ch 87; SL 1989, ch 156, § 1.
13-49-20.1. Contracts to reserve spaces for South Dakota dental students.
The State Board of Regents is hereby authorized to negotiate and enter into contractual agreements with public or private colleges and universities offering the study of dentistry for the purpose of reserving spaces each year for dental students from South Dakota. Such contractual agreements may include a provision that the Board of Regents in turn will pay a specific reservation fee for each and every student that is accepted for admittance, and sponsored by the Board of Regents, to the study of dentistry. The Board of Regents is further authorized to pay a minimum reservation fee each year of the contract as a guarantee sum in the event that fewer than the stipulated number of students from South Dakota are accepted into the study of dentistry.
Source: SL 1970, ch 128, § 1.
13-49-20.2. Contracts to reserve spaces for South Dakota optometric students.
The State Board of Regents may negotiate and enter into contractual agreements with public or private colleges and universities offering the study of optometry for the purpose of reserving spaces each year for optometric students from South Dakota. Such contractual agreements may include a provision that the Board of Regents pay a specific reservation fee for each student that is accepted for admittance, and sponsored by the Board of Regents, to the study of optometry. The Board of Regents may pay a minimum reservation fee each year of the contract as a guarantee sum in the event that fewer than the stipulated number of students from South Dakota are accepted into the study of optometry.
Source: SL 1978, ch 124, § 1.
13-49-20.5. Veterinary student grants.
The Board of Regents shall establish an assistance program for South Dakota resident students who have been admitted to accredited institutions of higher education in a course of veterinary medicine. For all students participating in the program on January 1, 1991, the awards shall be equal to the difference in tuition between the resident and nonresident tuition charged at the institution attended by the eligible students. The Board of Regents may prorate awards provided to students accepted into the program between July 1, 1991, and December 31, 1991, based upon the number of eligible students and the amount of funds available. However, the prorated share to each student may not be greater than the difference in tuition between the resident and nonresident tuition charged at the institution attended by the eligible students. Effective January 1, 1992, students will be accepted into the program on a competitive basis, provided that available funding will permit acceptance of additional award recipients. The executive director of the Board of Regents, in consultation with an advisory committee appointed for the purposes of this section, shall determine the number of new students to be accepted into the program, the criteria for their selection and the amount of awards available to them. No award may be greater than the difference in tuition between the resident and nonresident tuition charged at the institution attended by the participating students. The advisory committee, chaired and appointed by the executive director, shall consist of the dean of the College of Agriculture at South Dakota State University, the head of the Department of Veterinary Science, the state veterinarian, a representative of livestock and dairy producers, the president of the State Veterinary Medicine Association, and one veterinarian who is a member of the State Veterinary Association. New students to be accepted into the program shall be selected by such a committee as the Board of Regents establishes to select candidates for competitive assistance administered under its authority.
The Board of Regents shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 governing the procedure for awarding the resident student awards for the study of veterinary medicine. The grant of this authority and these funds may not be construed as providing scholarship assistance in contravention of § 13-55-1.
Source: SL 1984, ch 129, § 2; SL 1991, ch 157, § 5; SL 1992, ch 140, § 2A.
13-49-20.6. Livestock emergency disease fund--Use for reservations or grants for veterinary students.
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 40-15-38, the Governor may utilize all funds in excess of two hundred thousand dollars in the livestock disease emergency fund to provide for reserved veterinary slots or grants in out-of-state schools as authorized in this chapter.
Source: SL 1984, ch 129, § 7.
13-49-20.7. Veterinary medicine education tuition assistance--Contract regarding conditions to be met by student.
Any student desiring to receive veterinary medicine education tuition assistance pursuant to this chapter shall sign a contract agreeing to:
(1) Complete the undergraduate and graduate veterinary medicine education requirements to become a practicing veterinarian;
(2) Practice veterinary medicine in South Dakota within three years after completion of his veterinary education and maintain that practice for a period of one year for each academic year the student received a veterinary medicine tuition award pursuant to this chapter;
(3) Pay interest on the amount of the tuition assistance at the category A rate of interest specified in § 54-3-16 to accrue from the time the scholarship is awarded, if the student does not complete the terms of the contract.
Source: SL 1991, ch 157, § 6.
13-49-20.8. Violation of contract by student--Repayment of tuition awards--Damages.
If the state treasurer determines that the recipient of a veterinary medicine tuition award authorized by this chapter has violated the provisions of the contract, the recipient shall repay the amount of the tuition awards and pay such damages as may be determined by any circuit court in this state in which a civil action may be brought by the state treasurer. If the recipient is required to repay tuition awards and interest, the recipient shall do so no later than five years after the state treasurer has determined a violation of the agreement has occurred.
Source: SL 1991, ch 157, § 7; SL 2007, ch 109, § 17.
13-49-20.9. Forgiveness or deferral of repayment based upon special circumstances.
The state treasurer may forgive or defer all or part of the repayment required in this chapter if the state treasurer determines that special circumstances exist due to the death or disability of the student or due to an extreme hardship which renders the student unable to complete the student's veterinary education or fulfill the student's service obligation.
Source: SL 1991, ch 157, § 8; SL 2007, ch 109, § 18.
13-49-20.10. Repayment deposited in livestock disease emergency fund.
Any net repayment made pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited to the livestock disease emergency fund.
Source: SL 1991, ch 157, § 9.
13-49-20.11. Notification and collection as to repayment.
The treasurer may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to establish notification and collection procedures.
Source: SL 1991, ch 157, § 10.
13-49-20.12. Report as to award recipients.
The Board of Regents shall annually provide the state treasurer a report indicating the recipients of awards pursuant to §§ 13-49-20.5, 13-49-20.7 to 13-49-20.13, inclusive, and copies of any contracts signed pursuant to § 13-49-20.7.
Source: SL 1991, ch 157, § 11.
13-49-20.13. Applicability of tuition assistance program.
Sections 13-49-20.7 to 13-49-20.12, inclusive, apply only to students entering the program after July 1, 1991.
Source: SL 1991, ch 157, § 12.
13-49-20.14. Contracts to reserve spaces for South Dakota State University veterinary students to complete degree.
The Board of Regents may negotiate and enter into contractual agreements with the University of Minnesota or a future other accredited institution of higher education collaborating with South Dakota State University veterinary program for final degree completion, to reserve spaces for South Dakota State University students completing the remaining requirements for a degree in veterinary medicine.
Source: SL 1993, ch 149, § 4; SL 2019, ch 88, § 1.
13-49-20.15. Assistance for students entering veterinary medicine.
No student entering a program of veterinary medicine after July 1, 1993, may receive assistance pursuant to § 13-49-20.5, except through the contractual arrangement established in § 13-49-20.14.
Source: SL 1993, ch 149, § 5.
13-49-20.16. Requirements for veterinary students receiving tuition grants.
At least six of the students receiving tuition grants each year pursuant to §§ 10-45-16.1 and 10-46-17.5 shall be required to complete the graduate veterinary medicine education requirements to become a practicing veterinarian, commence practicing veterinary medicine in South Dakota within one year of graduation, and continue practicing veterinary medicine in South Dakota for at least four years thereafter. The Board of Regents shall enforce the requirements of the program in accordance with its authority as set forth in § 13-49-20.5.
Source: SL 2019, ch 88, § 4.