ENROLLEDHFAHB448 3391 3237 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Regular Session HOUSEAmendments BILLproposed NO.by Representative Adams to Engrossed House Bill No.

448 BYREPRESENTATIVESADAMS,CARPENTER,CARVER,CHASSION,FREIBERG,by LACOMBE,Representative MARTINEZ,Adams ST.AMENDMENT NO.

BLANC,1 ANDOn TAYLORpage AN1, ACTline To2, amendafter "R.S." delete "17:1682.2(A)" and reenactinsert R.S."17:1681.2(A) and (C) and 1682.2(A)" AMENDMENT NO.

17:1681.2(A)2 andOn (C)page and1, 1682.2(A)line 3, after "firefighters;" and (C),before "to" insert "to provide relative to scholarships;scholarships for certain police officers and spouses of certain police officers;" AMENDMENT NO.

to3 provideOn relativepage to1, scholarshipsline for6, certainafter firefighters"R.S." delete "17:1682.2(A)" and spousesinsert of"17:1681.2(A) certainand firefighters;(C) and 1682.2(A)" AMENDMENT NO.

to4 provideOn relativepage to1, scholarshipsbetween forlines certain7 police officers and spouses8, ofinsert certainthe policefollowing: officers;

to"§1681.2. 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.

The spouse of a police officer who is injured in the course and scope of the performance of his duties and the injurycausesinjury 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 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 Pageallowance 1for books, and all of 3the CODING:above sums shall be paid out of funds appropriated from the general fund of the state of Louisiana.

Wordsinstruckthroughtypearedeletionsfromexistinglaw;wordsunderscored are additions.

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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.

Anypolice officerwho is injured in theperformanceoftheperformanceofduties duties as a police officer and such injuryresultsinjury results 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 forsuchpoliceofficerforthenumberofsemestersrequiredofforsuchpolice afull-timestudenttoobtainonebachelortoobtainonebachelor's,master's,doctoral,officerforthenumberofsemestersrequiredof orPage other1 postgraduateof degree2 offeredCODING: 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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HBHFAHB448 NO.3391 3237 afull-timestudenttoobtainonebachelortoobtainonebachelor's,master's,doctoral, or other postgraduate degree offered by such college or university.

448In ENROLLEDaddition spousethereto, forsuch thepolice numberofficer ofshall semestersbe requiredentitled ofto a full-timecash studentgrant toof obtaintwo onehundred bachelorfifty todollars obtainper onesemester bachelor's,from master's,such doctoral,college or otheruniversity postgraduateas degreean offeredallowance byfor suchbooks, collegeand orall university.of the above sums shall be paid out of funds appropriated from the general fund of the state of Louisiana.

In* addition* thereto,*" suchPage spouse2 shall be entitled to a cash grant of two2 hundredCODING: 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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