§1681.1. Scholarships for children of police officers, deputy sheriffs, or certain probation and parole officers killed or permanently disabled in performance of duty; certain other investigative employees

A. Any child of a police officer, deputy sheriff, or adult probation and parole officer within the division of probation and parole of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections who was or is killed or permanently disabled after January 1, 1973, in the course and scope of the performance of his duties as such, which child 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 or other charges for tuition, books, reference manuals, and other aids to instruction required for any required course and, for full-time students only, room and board as long as such child meets the academic standards and complies with the rules and regulations of such college or university required for attendance therein.

B.(1) A scholarship awarded to a student pursuant to this Section shall be provided for the time period required for the student to earn one undergraduate degree or one vocational or technical certificate or diploma.

(2) Such scholarship shall cover not more than:

(a) One hundred twenty hours of course work required to earn a bachelor's degree.

(b) Seventy-five hours of course work required to earn an associate's degree.

(c) Sixty hours of course work required to earn a vocational or technical certificate or diploma.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, for a student who first earns a transferable associate's degree from a public two-year institution and then transfers to a public four-year college or university, the scholarship provided in this Section shall cover an additional sixty hours of course work required to earn a bachelor's degree.

C. The requirements of and benefits for any child of a law enforcement officer as provided in this Section shall also apply to any child of any state employee who was or is killed after January 1, 2011, in the performance of his duties conducting investigations, serving subpoenas, warrants, pleadings, or other orders of the court, or collecting evidence as provided in R.S. 40:1665.2(B)(20).

Added by Acts 1974, No. 353, §1; Acts 1997, No. 868, §1; Acts 1999, No. 822, §1; Acts 2012, No. 668, §1, eff. June 7, 2012; Acts 2014, No. 158, §§3 and 7; Acts 2017, No. 240, §1, eff. June 14, 2017.