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.