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Senate approves change to state subsidy for high school dual‑credit program, shifting costs to students
Summary
The Senate voted to change the state's share of high-school dual‑credit tuition from roughly two-thirds to a 50/50 split with students, freeing about $956,000 in ongoing funds, supporters said.
The South Dakota Senate on March 6 approved House Bill 10-40, a measure that reduces the state's subsidy for a subsidized high-school dual‑credit program and shifts a larger share of per-credit cost to students.
Senator Carr, speaking for the bill, said the state had initially paid two-thirds of the $157.12 per credit rate to help the program launch and that the program is now established. "With the current budget situation, we're looking at, what this bill does ... is moving that share to a fiftyfifty…
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