South Dakota legislation · 100th Legislature (2025)
South Dakota SCR603: Supporting the establishment of a standardized system to recognize and award academic credit or certification for military service.
Status: Passed both chambers, February 13, 2025
What the bill says
An Act A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, Supporting the establishment of a standardized system to recognize and award academic credit or certification for military service.
From the enrolled text:
An Act A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, Supporting the establishment of a standardized system to recognize and award academic credit or certification for military service. WHEREAS, veterans are in need of academic, post-military degrees, certifications, and credentialing that are universally recognizable by employers for employment opportunities; and WHEREAS, the United States Department of Defense spares no expense to provide servicemembers with some of the best training and education in the nation in various technical, leadership, and academic fields; and WHEREAS, military service often involves extensive training and education that is equivalent to or exceeds the standards of civilian colleges and universities; and WHEREAS, the American Council on Education has evaluated the training of military occupations for the Joint Services Transcript and provides recommendations for awarding postsecondary credit for such training; and WHEREAS, over two thousand three hundred institutions of higher education have signed the Department of Defense Voluntary Education Partnership Memorandum of Understanding, to provide educational opportunities to servicemembers who, because they frequently moved from place-to-place, had trouble completing college degrees; and WHEREAS, the Department of Defense Voluntary Education Partnership functions in cooperation with higher education associations to expand and improve voluntary postsecondary education opportunities for servicemembers worldwide; and WHEREAS, in the civilian sector, there are many high-demand, technical career fields that require training, education, and certification, and are critically short of …
Sponsors
- Richard Vasgaard (R, HD-017) · primary sponsor
- Larry Zikmund (R, 14) · primary sponsor
- Aaron Aylward (R, HD-006)
- Jeff Bathke (R, HD-020)
- Heather Baxter (R, HD-034)
- Arch Beal (R, 12)
- Randy Deibert (R, SD-031)
- Helene Duhamel (R, SD-032)
- Eric Emery (D, HD-026)
- Goodwin, Tim (R, 30)
- Tamara Grove (R, SD-026)
- Amber Hulse (R, SD-030)
Latest actions
- : Concurred in Resolution
- : Committee referral waived pursuant to JR 6D-1
- : First Reading House
- : Adopt Resolution
- : Committee referral waived pursuant to JR 6D-1
- : First Reading Senate
Votes
- Concurred in Resolution (February 13, 2025): 69 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Adopt Resolution (February 4, 2025): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Senate Concurrent Resolution
Common questions
- What is SCR603?
- SCR603 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (100th Legislature (2025)): Supporting the establishment of a standardized system to recognize and award academic credit or certification for military service.
- What does SCR603 do?
- In its own words: An Act A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, Supporting the establishment of a standardized system to recognize and award academic credit or certification for military service.
- What is the status of SCR603?
- Passed both chambers as of February 13, 2025. Latest action: Concurred in Resolution (February 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored SCR603?
- Richard Vasgaard (R, HD-017), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SCR603?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/25610
Source: official South Dakota record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.