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House Bill 1163 |
House Author: Keffer |
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Effective: 6-17-11 |
Senate Sponsor: Hegar |
In 2009, the 81st Texas Legislature passed two bills, each separately amending the same Education Code provision relating to a tuition and fee exemption for firefighters enrolled in fire science courses at an institution of higher education. One bill extended the existing exemption for a paid firefighter enrolled in one or more such fire science courses to a volunteer firefighter who met certain certification criteria while the other bill created a new tuition and fee exemption for a peace officer enrolled in a criminal justice or law enforcement-related degree program at an institution of higher education. House Bill 1163 reenacts the amended Education Code statute extending the tuition and fee exemption to volunteer firefighters enrolled in fire science courses and adds a new statute section to incorporate the provision creating a tuition and fee exemption for peace officers enrolled in a criminal justice or law enforcement-related degree program.