HP0259, LD 384, item 1, An Act To Allow Spouses and Children of Veterans Killed in the Line of Duty To Receive the State Tuition Waiver

An Act To Allow Spouses and Children of Veterans Killed in the Line of Duty To Receive the State Tuition Waiver

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §12553, as amended by PL 1999, c. 234, §§4 to 6, is further amended to read:

§ 12553. Tuition waiver

The child or spouse of a firefighter, law enforcement officer or , emergency medical services person or member of the United States Armed Forces who has been killed or who has received an injury during the performance of that firefighter's, law enforcement officer's or , emergency medical services person's or member of the United States Armed Forces' duties, which results in death, may attend, as provided in this section, any state postsecondary educational institution free of tuition charges.

1. Eligibility of a child. The child of a firefighter, law enforcement officer or , emergency medical services person or member of the United States Armed Forces is eligible for tuition waiver under this chapter if the child is:

A. The natural or legally adopted child of a firefighter, law enforcement officer or , emergency medical services person or member of the United States Armed Forces;

B. Is less Less than 21 years old at the time of the death of the parent who is a firefighter, law enforcement officer or , emergency medical services person or member of the United States Armed Forces;

C. A Maine resident;

D. A high school graduate or has attained equivalent certification; and

E. Accepted for admission to a state postsecondary educational institution.

1-A. Eligibility of a spouse. The spouse of a firefighter, law enforcement officer or , emergency medical services person or member of the United States Armed Forces is eligible for tuition waiver under this chapter if the spouse is:

A. Legally married to the firefighter, law enforcement officer or , emergency medical services person or member of the United States Armed Forces at the time of the firefighter's, law enforcement officer's or , emergency medical services person's or member of the United States Armed Forces' death;

B. A Maine resident;

C. A high school graduate or has attained equivalent certification; and

D. Accepted for admission to a state postsecondary educational institution.

2. Limitation. The tuition waiver provided by this chapter is limited to undergraduate degree programs and is limited to not more than 5 years of full-time enrollment or its equivalent.

3. Continuation. The tuition waiver provided by this chapter is awarded on a yearly basis and continues to be available, if the child or spouse is otherwise eligible under this section, as long as the child or spouse remains in good academic standing at a state institution.

summary

This bill provides tuition waivers to state postsecondary educational institutions for spouses and children of members of the United States Armed Forces who have been killed or injured while on duty. This tuition waiver is currently available for spouses and children of firefighters, law enforcement officers and emergency medical services persons who have been killed or injured while on duty.

HP0259 LD 384	Session - 126th Maine Legislature		LR 1962 Item 1
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