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§1681.2. Scholarships for spouses of police officers killed or disabled in performance of
duty and for police officers injured in the performance of duty
A.The spouse of a police officer who is injured in the course and scope of the
performance of his duties and the injury causes death or serious injury resulting in an
inability to be employed, which spouse is otherwise eligible and meets all of the entrance
requirements of a college or university, shall be admitted to a college or university without
the payment of any fees, tuition, or other charges, including room and board charges. As long
as the spouse meets the academic requirements and maintains a "C" average for each
semester and complies with the rules and regulations of the college or university required for
attendance, as a full
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§1681.2. Scholarships for spouses of police officers killed or disabled in performance of
duty and for police officers injured in the performance of duty
A. The spouse of a police officer who is injured in the course and scope of the
performance of his duties and the injury causes death or serious injury resulting in an
inability to be employed, which spouse is otherwise eligible and meets all of the entrance
requirements of a college or university, shall be admitted to a college or university without
the payment of any fees, tuition, or other charges, including room and board charges. As long
as the spouse meets the academic requirements and maintains a "C" average for each
semester and complies with the rules and regulations of the college or university required for
attendance, as a full-time student, the spouse shall receive the exemption. The exemption
shall exist for the spouse for the number of semesters required of a full-time student to obtain
one bachelor degree offered by the college or university. In addition, the spouse shall be
entitled to a cash grant of two hundred fifty dollars per semester from the college or
university as an allowance for books, and all of the above sums shall be paid out of funds
appropriated from the general fund of the state of Louisiana.
B. In no event shall any spouse be allowed more than ten semesters under the
provisions of this Section.
C. Any police officer who is injured in the performance of duties as a police officer
and such injury results in an inability to be employed, and the police officer is otherwise
eligible and meets all of the entrance requirements of a college or university, such police
officer shall be admitted to such college or university without the payment of any fees,
tuition, or other charges, including room and board charges, as long as such police officer
meets the academic requirements and maintains a "C" average for each semester and
complies with the rules and regulations of such college or university required for attendance
therein as a full-time student. Such exemption shall exist for such police officer for the
number of semesters required of a full-time student to obtain one bachelor degree offered by
such college or university. In addition thereto, such police officer shall be entitled to a cash
grant of two hundred fifty dollars per semester from such college or university as an
allowance for books, and all of the above sums shall be paid out of funds appropriated from
the general fund of the state of Louisiana.
D. In no event shall any injured police officer be allowed more than ten semesters
under the provisions of this Section.