South Dakota § 13-49-20.7 - Veterinary medicine education tuition assistance--Contract regarding conditions to be met by student.

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§ 13-49-20.7. Veterinary medicine education tuition assistance--Contract regarding conditions to be met by student.

Any student desiring to receive veterinary medicine education tuition assistance pursuant to this chapter shall sign a contract agreeing to:

(1)    Complete the undergraduate and graduate veterinary medicine education requirements to become a practicing veterinarian;

(2)    Practice veterinary medicine in South Dakota within three years after completion of his veterinary education and maintain that practice for a period of one year for each academic year the student received a veterinary medicine tuition award pursuant to this chapter;

(3)    Pay interest on the amount of the tuition assistance at the category A rate of interest specified in § 54-3-16 to accrue from the time the scholarship is awarded, if the student does not complete the terms of the contract.

Source: SL 1991, ch 157, § 6.

Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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