South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 24 - EDUCATION
Article 24:40 - Scholarships and grants
Chapter 24:40:02 - Student incentive grant program
Section 24:40:02:12 - Duties of the secretary

(1) Apply for federal SIG dollars;

(2) Provide all terms, conditions, and required forms for the SIG program;

(3) Determine which eligible institutions desire to participate in either the direct matched funds allocation, the indirect match fund allocation, or both;

(4) Calculate each participating eligible institution's allowance of available direct matched funds according to § 24:40:02:17;

(5) Calculate each participating eligible institution's allowances of available indirect match funds according to § 24:40:02:18;

(6) Credit each participating eligible institution with its allowances of direct matched funds and indirect match funds. Separate accounts of allowances for federal and nonfederal portions of direct matched funds and of indirect match funds shall be maintained;

(7) Review, correct errors contained in any application received, and either approve or disapprove applications submitted by qualified students through their eligible institution's financial aid office;

(8) Approve and award each student's allocation of available SIG funds based upon the roster of recommendations established in § 24:40:02:13. The student's available institutional qualifying matching aid, if any, shall be used before awarding the student any part of the direct matched funds; and

(9) Reallocate any unused direct matched or indirect match funds. Any directed matched or indirect match funds available but not distributed due to the failure of an institution to participate fully in the SIG program shall be distributed by the secretary to the remaining participating eligible institutions on the same basis as the initial distributions.