<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 33-6-7 - Member tuition benefit--Eligibility.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s022aa559cd474c78aaa285b25afc9c6bNormal { 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.s022aa559cd474c78aaa285b25afc9c6bSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s022aa559cd474c78aaa285b25afc9c6bCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s022aa559cd474c78aaa285b25afc9c6bStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; 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and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s022aa559cd474c78aaa285b25afc9c6bStatuteNumber1"><span class="s022aa559cd474c78aaa285b25afc9c6bDefaultParagraphFont">(5)    Provide proper notice to the institution at the time of registration for the term in which the benefits are sought.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s022aa559cd474c78aaa285b25afc9c6bNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s022aa559cd474c78aaa285b25afc9c6b000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s022aa559cd474c78aaa285b25afc9c6bNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s022aa559cd474c78aaa285b25afc9c6bDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s022aa559cd474c78aaa285b25afc9c6bSCL">SL 1975, ch 147, § 3; SL 1981, ch 253; SL 1985, ch 269, § 2; SL 2004, ch 222, § 1; SL 2023, ch 110, § 6; SL 2024, ch 123, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html>