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prohibit the Board of Regents and institutions under its control from requiring certain students to reside in on-campus housing or purchase meal plans.

South Dakota public universities can no longer require students to live in on-campus housing or buy meal plans after their first year of attendance. This new rule applies to all institutions under the Board of Regents' control, giving upper-level students the freedom to find housing and food options off-campus if they choose.

require the reporting of funding given by certain persons and governments to institutions under the control of the Board of Regents and the South Dakota Board of Technical Education.

This bill requires South Dakota's Board of Regents and Board of Technical Education to publicly report any funding they receive from foreign entities, governments, or individuals from six specific countries: China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and Venezuela. The reporting requirement applies to grants, donations, contracts, investments, and other forms of financial support, but excludes tuition payments from foreign students. This new transparency rule helps state officials and the public track foreign financial influence at public universities and technical schools in South Dakota.

remove an enhanced permit as a condition of carrying a concealed pistol while on the campus of a public institution of higher education.

This bill removes the requirement that people carry an enhanced permit to bring a concealed pistol onto South Dakota public university and technical college campuses. Under current law, only those with an enhanced permit, restricted enhanced permit, or reciprocal permit can carry concealed guns on these campuses; this change would allow anyone legally allowed to carry a concealed pistol to do so on campus without needing the enhanced permit specifically.