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SENATE BILL NO. 90
BY SENATORS ERDEY, ALARIO, ALLAIN, APPEL, BOUDREAUX, CORTEZ,
DONAHUE, FANNIN, GATTI, JOHNS, LAFLEUR, LAMBERT,
LUNEAU, MARTINY, MILKOVICH, MILLS, MIZELL, PEACOCK,
PERRY, GARY SMITH, JOHN SMITH, THOMPSON, WALSWORTH,
WARD AND WHITE AND REPRESENTATIVES AMEDEE,
BACALA, BROADWATER, CHAD BROWN, TERRY BROWN,
ROBBY CARTER, STEVE CARTER, COX, EDMONDS, FOIL,
GLOVER, HOFFMANN, HOWARD, GREGORY MILLER, NORTON,
POPE AND THIBAUT
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 17:1681.1(A) and (B), relative to scholarships for children of
3 certain law enforcement officers and other investigative employees killed or
4 permanently disabled in the performance of duty; to allow use of the scholarships for
5 part-time attendance; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 17:1681.1(A) and (B) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as
8 follows:
9 ยง1681.1. Scholarships for children of police officers, deputy sheriffs, or certain
10 probation and parole officers killed or permanently disabled in
11 performance of duty; certain other investigative employees
12 A. Any child of a police officer, deputy sheriff, or adult probation and parole
13 officer within the division of probation and parole of the Department of Public
14 Safety and Corrections who was or is killed or permanently disabled after January 1,
15 1973, in the course and scope of the performance of his duties as such, which child
16 is otherwise eligible and meets all of the entrance requirements of a college or
17 university, shall be admitted to such college or university without the payment of any
18 fees or other charges for tuition, books, reference manuals, and other aids to
19 instruction required in any undertaken for any required course and, for full-time
20 students only, room and board as long as such child meets the academic standards
21 and complies with the rules and regulations of such college or university required for
22 attendance therein as a full-time student. Such exemption shall exist for such child
23 for the number of semesters required of a full-time student to obtain one bachelor's
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1 degree offered by such college or university.
2 B. In no event shall such a scholarship exceed eight semesters for any one
3 child. (1) A scholarship awarded to a student pursuant to this Section shall be
4 provided for the time period required for the student to earn one
5 undergraduate degree or one vocational or technical certificate or diploma.
6 (2) Such scholarship shall cover not more than:
7 (a) One hundred twenty hours of course work required to earn a
8 bachelor's degree.
9 (b) Seventy-five hours of course work required to earn an associate's
10 degree.
11 (c) Sixty hours of course work required to earn a vocational or technical
12 certificate or diploma.
13 (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (2) of this Subsection,
14 for a student who first earns a transferable associate's degree from a public
15 two-year institution and then transfers to a public four-year college or
16 university, the scholarship provided in this Section shall cover an additional
17 sixty hours of course work required to earn a bachelor's degree.
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19 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
20 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
21 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
22 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
23 effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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