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ENROLLED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
HFAHB448 3391 3171 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Adams to Engrossed House Bill No.
448 BYREPRESENTATIVESADAMS,CARPENTER,CARVER,CHASSION,FREIBERG, LACOMBE, MARTINEZ, ST.
448 by Representative Adams AMENDMENT NO.
BLANC, AND TAYLOR AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
1 On page 1, line 19, after "spouse" delete the remainder of the line and on page 2, at the beginning of line 1, delete "up to ten semesters" AMENDMENT NO.
17:1681.2(A) and (C) and 1682.2(A) and (C), relative to scholarships;
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to provide relative to scholarships for certain firefighters and spouses of certain firefighters;
to provide relative to scholarships for certain police officers and spouses of certain police officers;
to provide use of certain scholarships;
and to provide for related matters.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
Section 1.
R.S.
17:1681.2(A) and (C) and 1682.2(A) and (C) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
§1681.2.
Scholarships for spouses of police officers killed or disabled in performance of duty and for police officers injured in the performance of duty A.
The spouse of a police officer who is injured in the course and scope of the performance of his duties and the injurycauses death or serious injury resulting in an inability to be employed, which spouse is otherwise eligible and meets all of the entrance requirements of a college or university, shall be admitted to a college or university without the payment of any fees, tuition, or other charges, including roomandboardcharges.Aslongasthespousemeetstheacademicrequirementsand maintains a "C" average for each semester and complies with the rules and regulationsofthecollegeoruniversityrequiredforattendance,asafull-timestudent, the spouse shall receive the exemption.
The Such exemption shall exist for the spouse for the number of semesters required of a full-time student to obtain one bachelor to obtain one bachelor's, master's, doctoral, or other postgraduate degree offeredbythecollegeoruniversity.Inaddition,thespouseshallbeentitled to acash grant of two hundred fifty dollars per semester from the college or university as an Page 1 of 3 CODING:
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448 ENROLLED allowance for books, and all of the above sums shall be paid out of funds appropriated from the general fund of the state of Louisiana.
* * * C.
Anypolice officerwho is injured in theperformanceof duties as a police officer and such injuryresults in an inability to be employed, and the police officer is otherwise eligible and meets all of the entrance requirements of a college or university,suchpoliceofficershallbeadmittedtosuchcollegeoruniversitywithout thepaymentofanyfees,tuition,orothercharges,includingroomandboardcharges, as long as such police officer meets the academic requirements and maintains a "C" average for each semester and complies with the rules and regulations of such college or university required for attendance therein as a full-time student.
Such exemption shall exist forsuchpoliceofficerforthenumberofsemestersrequiredof afull-timestudenttoobtainonebachelortoobtainonebachelor's,master's,doctoral, or other postgraduate degree offered by such college or university.
In addition thereto, such police officer shall be entitled to a cash grant of two hundred fifty dollars per semester from such college or universityas an allowance for books, and all of the above sums shall be paid out of funds appropriated from the general fund of the state of Louisiana.
* * * §1682.2.
Scholarships for spouses of firefighters killed or disabled in performance of duty;
scholarships for disabled firefighters A.
The spouse of a firefighter who is injured in the course and scope of the performance of his duties and the injury causes death or serious injury resulting in an inability to be employed, which spouse is otherwise eligible and meets all of the entrance requirements of a college or university, shall be admitted to such college or university without the payment of any fees, tuition, or other charges, including room and board charges.
As long as such spouse meets the academic requirements and maintains a "C" average for each semester and complies with the rules and regulationsofsuchcollegeoruniversityrequiredforattendancethereinasafull-time studentsuchspouseshallreceivetheexemption.
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448 ENROLLED spouse for the number of semesters required of a full-time student to obtain one bachelor to obtain one bachelor's, master's, doctoral, or other postgraduate degree offered by such college or university.
In addition thereto, such spouse shall be entitled to a cash grant of two hundred fifty dollars per semester from such college or university as an allowance for books and all of the above sums shall be paid out of funds appropriated from the general fund of the state of Louisiana.
* * * C.
Anyfirefighterwhoisinjuredintheperformanceofdutiesasafirefighter andsuchinjuryresultsinaninabilitytobeemployed,andthefirefighterisotherwise eligible and meets all of the entrance requirements of a college or university, such firefightershallbeadmittedtosuchcollegeoruniversitywithoutthepaymentofany fees, tuition, or other charges, including room and board charges, as long as such firefighter meets the academic requirements and maintains a "C" average for each semester and complies with the rules and regulations of such college or university requiredforattendancethereinasafull-timestudent.
Suchexemptionshallexistfor such firefighter for the number of semestersrequiredof a full-time student to obtain one bachelor to obtain one bachelor's, master's, doctoral, or other postgraduate degree offered by such college or university.
In addition thereto, such firefighter shall be entitled to a cash grant of two hundred fifty dollars per semester from such college or university as an allowance for books and all of the above sums shall be paid out of funds appropriated from the general fund of the state of Louisiana.
* * * SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
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