CHAPTER 6. TUITION AND FEE EXEMPTION FOR CHILDREN AND SURVIVING SPOUSE OF PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY - Indiana Statutes

IC 21-14-6
     Chapter 6. Tuition and Fee Exemption for Children and Surviving Spouse of Public Safety Officers Killed in the Line of Duty

IC 21-14-6-1
Applicability
     Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the children and surviving spouse of a public safety officer if the public safety officer was a resident of Indiana when killed in the line of duty.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.255.

IC 21-14-6-2
Eligibility; children of slain public safety officers
     Sec. 2. (a) This section applies to a public safety officer's child who is less than twenty-four (24) years of age on the date of the public safety officer's death. The children of a public safety officer who has been killed in the line of duty are exempt from the payment of tuition and regularly assessed fees for eight (8) semesters (or the equivalent) in which the children enroll at a state educational institution or state supported technical school. The children must be full-time students pursuing a prescribed course of study.
    (b) The maximum amount that an eligible applicant is exempt from paying for a semester hour is an amount equal to the cost of an undergraduate semester credit hour at the state educational institution in which the eligible applicant enrolls.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.255. Amended by P.L.51-2009, SEC.1.

IC 21-14-6-3
Eligibility; surviving spouse of public safety officers
     Sec. 3. The surviving spouse of a public safety officer who has been killed in the line of duty is not required to pay educational costs at a state educational institution or state supported technical school, as long as the surviving spouse is pursuing a prescribed course of study at the institution towards an undergraduate degree.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.255.

IC 21-14-6-4
Amount of benefits
     Sec. 4. The amount of the benefits under this chapter is equal to one (1) of the following amounts:
        (1) If an eligible applicant does not receive financial assistance specifically designated for educational costs, the amount determined under section 2 or 3 of this chapter that is applicable to the eligible applicant.
        (2) If an eligible applicant receives financial assistance specifically designated for educational costs:
            (A) the amount determined under section 2 or 3 of this chapter that is applicable to the eligible applicant; minus
            (B) the financial assistance specifically designated for educational costs. As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.255.