<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33-6-5.6 - Member tuition benefit--In-state, private, nonprofit postsecondary institution--Maximum benefit.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s63bdfa0b2bba42a3b8983e1c88431e8bNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s63bdfa0b2bba42a3b8983e1c88431e8bSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s63bdfa0b2bba42a3b8983e1c88431e8bCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s63bdfa0b2bba42a3b8983e1c88431e8bStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s63bdfa0b2bba42a3b8983e1c88431e8bDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s63bdfa0b2bba42a3b8983e1c88431e8b000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s63bdfa0b2bba42a3b8983e1c88431e8bNoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s63bdfa0b2bba42a3b8983e1c88431e8bDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s63bdfa0b2bba42a3b8983e1c88431e8bSCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 33-6-5.6 - Member tuition benefit--In-state, private, nonprofit postsecondary institution--Maximum benefit."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 33-6-5.6 - Member tuition benefit--In-state, private, nonprofit postsecondary institution--Maximum benefit."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/33-6-5.6"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s63bdfa0b2bba42a3b8983e1c88431e8bNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33-6-5.6" rel="noopener"><span class="s63bdfa0b2bba42a3b8983e1c88431e8bSENU">33-6-5.6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s63bdfa0b2bba42a3b8983e1c88431e8bSENU">. </span><span class="s63bdfa0b2bba42a3b8983e1c88431e8bCL">Member tuition benefit--In-state, private, nonprofit postsecondary institution--Maximum benefit.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s63bdfa0b2bba42a3b8983e1c88431e8bStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s63bdfa0b2bba42a3b8983e1c88431e8bDefaultParagraphFont">An individual who meets the eligibility requirements of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33-6-7" rel="noopener"><span class="s63bdfa0b2bba42a3b8983e1c88431e8bDefaultParagraphFont">33-6-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s63bdfa0b2bba42a3b8983e1c88431e8bDefaultParagraphFont"> and is enrolled as a student in an undergraduate or graduate program at any institution participating in the tuition benefit program under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33-6-5.5" rel="noopener"><span class="s63bdfa0b2bba42a3b8983e1c88431e8bDefaultParagraphFont">33-6-5.5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s63bdfa0b2bba42a3b8983e1c88431e8bDefaultParagraphFont"> is entitled to the maximum tuition benefit payable by the state under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33-6-5" rel="noopener"><span class="s63bdfa0b2bba42a3b8983e1c88431e8bDefaultParagraphFont">33-6-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s63bdfa0b2bba42a3b8983e1c88431e8bDefaultParagraphFont"> or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33-6-5.1" rel="noopener"><span class="s63bdfa0b2bba42a3b8983e1c88431e8bDefaultParagraphFont">33-6-5.1</span></a><span class="s63bdfa0b2bba42a3b8983e1c88431e8bDefaultParagraphFont">, respectively. The Department of the Military shall publish the maximum tuition benefit to be awarded for the next academic year by July first.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s63bdfa0b2bba42a3b8983e1c88431e8bStatute"><span class="s63bdfa0b2bba42a3b8983e1c88431e8bDefaultParagraphFont">If a student is eligible for the state tuition benefit and a federal tuition benefit, the federal benefit must be applied to the amount due before the state benefit is applied. The total amount of the federal and state benefit may not exceed one hundred percent of the institution's standard tuition for the applicable undergraduate or graduate program.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s63bdfa0b2bba42a3b8983e1c88431e8bNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s63bdfa0b2bba42a3b8983e1c88431e8b000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s63bdfa0b2bba42a3b8983e1c88431e8bNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s63bdfa0b2bba42a3b8983e1c88431e8bDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s63bdfa0b2bba42a3b8983e1c88431e8bSCL">SL 2024, ch 123, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>