Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12553 – Tuition waiver
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The child or spouse of a firefighter, 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, 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. [PL 1999, c. 234, §4 (AMD).]
1. Eligibility of a child. The child of a firefighter, law enforcement officer or emergency medical services person 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; [PL 1999, c. 234, §5 (AMD).]
B. Is 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; [PL 1999, c. 234, §5 (AMD).]
C. A Maine resident; [PL 1985, c. 472 (NEW).]
D. A high school graduate or has attained equivalent certification; and [PL 1987, c. 402, Pt. A, §124 (RPR).]
E. Accepted for admission to a state postsecondary educational institution. [PL 1997, c. 160, §3 (AMD).]
[PL 1999, c. 234, §5 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12553
- Emergency medical services person: means a person who is licensed to provide emergency medical treatment under Title 32, chapter 2?B and is serving a public agency in an official capacity as an officially recognized or designated employee or member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew, with or without compensation, or who is an employee of an emergency medical service as defined in subsection 1?B. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12552
- Firefighter: means a person who is an active member of a municipal fire department in this State or a volunteer firefighters' association in this State and who aids in the extinguishing of fires, regardless of whether that person has administrative or other duties as a member of the department or association. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12552
- Law enforcement officer: means an active state police officer, municipal police officer, county sheriff or deputy sheriff in this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12552
- Parent: means a parent, guardian or legal guardian. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
1-A. Eligibility of a spouse. The spouse of a firefighter, law enforcement officer or emergency medical services person 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 at the time of the firefighter’s, law enforcement officer’s or emergency medical services person’s death; [PL 1999, c. 234, §6 (AMD).]
B. A Maine resident; [PL 1997, c. 160, §3 (NEW).]
C. A high school graduate or has attained equivalent certification; and [PL 1997, c. 160, §3 (NEW).]
D. Accepted for admission to a state postsecondary educational institution. [PL 1997, c. 160, §3 (NEW).]
[PL 1999, c. 234, §6 (AMD).]
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.
[PL 1997, c. 160, §3 (AMD).]
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.
[PL 1997, c. 160, §3 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 472 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 779, §58 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 402, §A124 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 160, §3 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 234, §§4-6 (AMD).