The secretary of the Department of Education shall transfer on a noncash basis to the executive director of the Board of Regents the amount of state aid to education funds necessary to award jump start scholarships pursuant to §§ 13-55-47 to 13-55-51, inclusive, to all students admitted into the scholarship program for that fiscal year. One-half of the necessary amount shall be transferred by October fifteenth for distribution for the first semester, and one-half of the necessary amount shall be transferred by March fifteenth for distribution for the second semester.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 13-13-85

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.

Source: SL 2011, ch 102, § 6; SL 2015, ch 89, § 18.