Maine § 20-A §12553-1 Tuition waiver

Maine Statutes

§ 20-A §12553-1 — Tuition waiver

Maine § 20-A §12553-1

Title 20-AEDUCATION

Part 5POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION

Ch. 429TUITION WAIVER AT STATE POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 20-A, § 20-A §12553-1 (2026).

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The child or spouse of a firefighter, law enforcement officer or emergency medical services person who has been killed or who has received an injury during the performance of that firefighter's, law enforcement officer's or emergency medical services person's duties, which results in death, may attend, as provided in this section, any state postsecondary educational institution free of tuition charges.

1.Eligibility of a child. The child of a firefighter, law enforcement officer or emergency medical services person is eligible for tuition waiver under this chapter if the child is: 1-A. Eligibility of a spouse. The spouse of a firefighter, law enforcement officer or emergency medical services person is eligible for tuition waiver under this chapter if the spouse is:

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The child or spouse of a firefighter, law enforcement officer or emergency medical services person who has been killed or who has received an injury during the performance of that firefighter's, law enforcement officer's or emergency medical services person's duties, which results in death, may attend, as provided in this section, any state postsecondary educational institution free of tuition charges.
1.
Eligibility of a child.
The child of a firefighter, law enforcement officer or emergency medical services person is eligible for tuition waiver under this chapter if the child is:
1-A.
Eligibility of a spouse.
The spouse of a firefighter, law enforcement officer or emergency medical services person is eligible for tuition waiver under this chapter if the spouse is:
2.
Limitation.
The tuition waiver provided by this chapter is limited to undergraduate degree programs and is limited to not more than 5 years of full-time enrollment or its equivalent.
3.
Continuation.
The tuition waiver provided by this chapter is awarded on a yearly basis and continues to be available, if the child or spouse is otherwise eligible under this section, as long as the child or spouse remains in good academic standing at a state institution.