HB322
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Amend KRS 164.2841 to include tuition benefits for spouses and children of emergency medical services personnel who have died in the course of their duties on or after July 1, 2000; amend KRS 164.2842 to include tuition benefits for spouses and children of emergency medical services personnel who have been totally and permanently disabled in the course of their duties, specify that the beneficiary is eligible for up to a maximum of 128 credit hours of undergraduate instruction.
Introduced: February 5, 2025
Last action: February 7, 2025
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This bill would extend free college tuition benefits to the spouses and children of emergency medical services personnel who died or were permanently and totally disabled in the line of duty on or after July 1, 2000. It also sets a cap of 128 undergraduate credit hours for those receiving disability-related tuition benefits. Kentucky already had similar programs for certain other public safety workers, and this bill expands that coverage to include EMS personnel. Who…
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