| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §12551, as amended by PL 1997, c. 160, §1, is | further amended to read: |
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| | In recognition of the indispensable public service role that | firefighters and, law enforcement officers and emergency medical | services persons play in the well-being of the people of this | State, it is the purpose of this chapter to provide for | assistance to the children and spouse spouses of firefighters | and, law enforcement officers and emergency medical services | persons who are killed in the line of duty so that these children | and spouses may have the opportunity to pursue a degree at one of | the state postsecondary educational institutions. |
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| | Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §12552, sub-§5, is enacted to read: |
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| | 5.__Emergency medical services person.__"Emergency medical | services person" means a person licensed to provide emergency | medical treatment under Title 32, chapter 2-B and is employed or | affiliated with a municipality or nonprofit organization. |
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| | Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §12553, first ¶, as amended by PL 1997, c. 160, §3, | is further amended to read: |
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| | The child or spouse of a firefighter or, law enforcement | officer or emergency medical services person who has been killed | or who has received an injury during the performance of that | firefighter's or, law enforcement officer's or emergency medical | services person's duties, which results in death, may attend, as | provided in this section, any state postsecondary educational | institution free of tuition charges. |
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| | Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA §12553, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 160, §3, | is further amended to read: |
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| | 1. Eligibility of a child. The child of a firefighter or, | law enforcement officer or emergency medical services person is | eligible for tuition waiver under this chapter if the child is: |
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| A. The natural or legally adopted child of a firefighter | or, law enforcement officer or emergency medical services | person; |
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| B. Is less than 21 years old at the time of the death of | the parent who is a firefighter or, law enforcement officer | or emergency medical services person; |
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