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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 80(R)

House Bill 741

House Author:  King, Tracy et al.

Effective:  5-25-07

Senate Sponsor:  Zaffirini

            House Bill 741 amends the Education Code to provide an exemption from tuition and fees at public colleges and universities for the offspring of volunteer municipal, county, or state peace officers who have been disabled or killed in the line of duty.  The bill extends a tuition and fee exemption previously afforded only to the offspring of full-paid or volunteer firefighters and full-paid municipal, county, or state peace officers disabled or killed in the line of duty.