South Dakota § 13-55-21 Firefighter, certified law enforcement officer, survivor and emergency medical technician defined.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 13-55-21 — Firefighter, certified law enforcement officer, survivor and emergency medical technician defined.

South Dakota § 13-55-21

Title 13EDUCATION

Ch. 13-54SCHOLARSHIPS AND FREE TUITION AT STATE INSTITUTIONS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 13-55-21 (2026).

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Terms used in § 13-55-22 mean:

(1)"Certified law enforcement officer," a law enforcement officer as defined by § 23-3-27 who has been certified by the Law Enforcement Officer's Standards Commission as being qualified under provisions of §§ 23-3-26 to 23-3-47 , inclusive;

(2)"Emergency medical technician" or "EMT," a person who has successfully completed a state approved course of instruction in emergency medical care and is currently certified. The following levels of EMTs are included: emergency medical technician - ambulance (EMT-A); emergency medical technician - intermediate (EMT-I); emergency medical technician - special skills (EMT-SS); and emergency medical technician - paramedic (EMT-P);

(3)"Firefighter," a person who is a member of a paid or volunteer fire department t

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Terms used in § 13-55-22 mean: (1) "Certified law enforcement officer," a law enforcement officer as defined by § 23-3-27 who has been certified by the Law Enforcement Officer's Standards Commission as being qualified under provisions of §§ 23-3-26 to 23-3-47 , inclusive; (2) "Emergency medical technician" or "EMT," a person who has successfully completed a state approved course of instruction in emergency medical care and is currently certified. The following levels of EMTs are included: emergency medical technician - ambulance (EMT-A); emergency medical technician - intermediate (EMT-I); emergency medical technician - special skills (EMT-SS); and emergency medical technician - paramedic (EMT-P); (3) "Firefighter," a person who is a member of a paid or volunteer fire department that is a part of or administered by, this state, any political subdivision of this state, or a rural fire protection district; (4) "Survivor," a child under the age of twenty - one of a firefighter or certified law enforcement officer or emergency medical technician at the time of the firefighter's or peace officer's or EMT's death.