Supporting the establishment of a standardized system to recognize and award academic credit or certification for military service.
This bill proposes creating a standardized system to award academic credit or certification for military service in South Dakota. It would establish clear guidelines for how veterans can receive recognition for their service through educational institutions. The legislation aims to streamline the process by setting uniform standards across different schools and organizations. This change would directly benefit military service members seeking academic credit for their training and experience. The bill focuses on administrative procedures rather than altering existing laws or funding.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2025
Last action Feb 13, 2025
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This document shows the conversion of Senate Concurrent Resolution 603 from its introduced draft version to the final enrolled version. The primary change is the removal of browser compatibility warnings and the addition of official legislative formatting, session information, and signatures from legislative officers. The substantive policy content of the resolution supporting military service credit recognition remains unchanged.
Scope change
No substantive policy scope change; the document transitioned from a draft web page format to an official enrolled legislative document with proper formatting and signatures.
TECHNICAL
Removed browser compatibility warnings and loading messages that were part of the web interface display
Added official session information (100th Legislative Session, 2025), page numbering, and enrolled status designation
Added signatures and dates from Senate President Pro Tempore, Secretary of the Senate, House Speaker, and Chief Clerk to certify final passage
Converted from web page display format to official enrolled legislative document format with proper spacing and alignment
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2025 · House Feb 13, 2025
How they voted
35–0
Passed
Total votes 35
Feb 4, 2025
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican32
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
House of Representatives Concurred in Resolution , Passed, YEAS 69, NAYS 0 H.J. 285
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Committee referral waived pursuant to JR 6D-1 H.J. 267
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Adopt Resolution , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0 S.J. 163
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Committee referral waived pursuant to JR 6D-1 S.J. 152
upper
28 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Aaron Aylward
RRepublican
P
Amber Hulse
RRepublican
P
Arch Beal
RRepublican
P
Carl Perry
RRepublican
P
David Kull
RRepublican
P
Eric Emery
DDemocratic
P
Erik Muckey
DDemocratic
P
Heather Baxter
RRepublican
P
Helene Duhamel
RRepublican
P
Jeff Bathke
RRepublican
P
Kathy Rice
RRepublican
P
Kevin Jensen
RRepublican
P
Larry Zikmund
RRepublican
P
Lauren Nelson
RRepublican
P
Liz Larson
DDemocratic
P
Michael Rohl
RRepublican
P
MyKala Voita
RRepublican
P
Nicole Uhre-Balk
DDemocratic
P
Peri Pourier
RRepublican
P
Randy Deibert
RRepublican
P
Richard Vasgaard
RRepublican
P
Scott Moore
RRepublican
P
Tamara Grove
RRepublican
P
Tim Goodwin
RRepublican
P
Tony Venhuizen
RRepublican
P
Trish Ladner
RRepublican
P
Will Mortenson
RRepublican
P
William Shorma
RRepublican
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