This bill revises the South Dakota Freedom Scholarship program by changing eligibility criteria and clarifying how the scholarship board operates. It specifies that students must be state residents for at least one year before applying and updates language about how the board distributes scholarship funds based on each school's enrollment numbers. The changes also modernize technical requirements, such as allowing board members to participate in meetings electronically rather than only in person.
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This bill does not directly amend codified state law.
Signed by the Governor S.J. 543
Delivered to the Governor S.J. 462
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 589
Signed by the President S.J. 445
House of Representatives Do Pass Passed, YEAS 40, NAYS 25. H.J. 494
Education Do Pass Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 3.
Education Scheduled for hearing
House of Representatives Referred to House Education H.J. 368
First Reading House H.J. 344
Senate Do Pass Passed, YEAS 26, NAYS 9. S.J. 260
Senate Remove from Consent Calendar S.J. 240
Education Certified uncontested, placed on consent S.J. 1
Education Do Pass Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 0. S.J. 1
Education Scheduled for hearing
Education Scheduled for hearing
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Education S.J. 128
Bryan Breitling
Prime sponsor · Sen.
R
Cosponsors
Do Pass
Education — Do Pass
Do Pass
Education — Do Pass