{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-13-55-22","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 13-55-22","heading":"Free tuition for survivors of certain firefighters, certified law enforcement officers and emergency medical technicians.","body":"If a firefighter or certified law enforcement officer or an emergency medical technician dies as a direct result of injuries received in performance of official duties, the survivor, upon being duly accepted for enrollment into any state-supported institution of higher education or state-supported technical or vocational school, shall be allowed to obtain a bachelor's degree or vocational degree for so long as the survivor is eligible, free of any tuition. However, the bachelor's degree or vocational degree shall be earned within a thirty-six month or eight-semester period or its equivalent.","path":["TITLE 13. EDUCATION","CHAPTER 13-55. SCHOLARSHIPS AND FREE TUITION AT STATE INSTITUTIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/13-55-22","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"4914a3336022f5bc173cbfe4d6e7642298de2e0f8289dcfddc43a6a5ea6b40fd","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-13-55-21","next":"us-sd/sdcl-13-55-23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}