SDCL § 13-55E-1: Definition of terms.

Terms used in this chapter mean:

(1) "Advance payment contract," a contract entered into by the executive director and a purchaser pursuant to this chapter to provide for the higher education of a beneficiary;

(2) "Beneficiary," the person designated within the advance payment contract to receive tuition, room and board, or tuition only at a state-supported institution of higher education;

(3) "Executive director," the executive director of the Board of Regents;

(4) "Institution of higher education," any state-supported university;

(5) "Purchaser," any person obligated to make an advance payment of tuition, room and board, or tuition only costs on behalf of a beneficiary pursuant to an advance payment contract;

(6) "Room and board costs," the amount assessed for lodging and regularly scheduled meals provided to students pursuant to a contract for room and board with an institution of higher education;

(7) "Tuition costs," the amount assessed for full-time enrollment at an institution of higher education including mandatory fees imposed upon all full-time students as a condition of enrollment.