| D. A high school graduate or has attained equivalent | certification; and |
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| E. Accepted for admission to a state postsecondary | educational institution. |
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| | Sec. 5. 20-A MRSA §12553, sub-§1-A, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 160, §3, | is amended to read: |
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| | 1-A. Eligibility of a spouse. The spouse of a firefighter | or, law enforcement officer or emergency medical services person | is eligible for tuition waiver under this chapter if the spouse | is: |
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| A. Legally married to the firefighter or, law enforcement | officer or emergency medical services person at the time of | the firefighter's or, law enforcement officer's or emergency | medical services person's death; |
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| C. A high school graduate or has attained equivalent | certification; and |
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| D. Accepted for admission to a state postsecondary | educational institution. |
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| | Current law provides a tuition waiver at a state postsecondary | educational institution for a child or spouse of a firefighter or | law enforcement officer who has been killed in the line of duty. | This bill extends the tuition waiver to a child or spouse of an | emergency medical services person who has been killed in the line | of duty. An emergency medical services person is a person | licensed to perform emergency medical treatment pursuant to the | Maine Emergency Medical Services Act of 1982. |
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