Bill No.: HB0077 Drafter:
MRW
LSO No.: 08LSO-0354 Effective Date: 3/4/2008
Enrolled Act No.: HEA0021
Chapter No.: 32
Prime Sponsor: Representative
White
Catch Title: Tuition-dependents of disabled
firefighters and EMTs-2.
Subject: Tuition for
dependents of disabled firefighters and EMTs
Summary/Major Elements:
- Current law
provides for free tuition and fees to the University of Wyoming or to any Wyoming community college for up to ten (10) semesters for dependents of
deceased peace officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians
and for the dependents of disabled peace officers.
- This act will
extend those benefits to the dependents of disabled firefighters and
emergency medical technicians if the disabled person is a paid or
volunteer firefighter or a paid or volunteer emergency medical technician
who suffered the qualifying disability while acting within the scope of
his duties when responding to a request of a public agency to assist in
specified emergencies.