South Carolina Statutes
§ 59-111-110 — Tuition not charged children of firemen, law enforcement officers, and government employees totally disabled or killed in line of duty.
No tuition may be charged for a period of four school years by any state-supported college or university or any state-supported vocational or technical school for children of:
(1)firemen, both regularly employed and members of volunteer organized units, organized rescue squad members, members of the Civil Air Patrol, law enforcement officers, or corrections officers, as defined herein, including reserve and auxiliary units of counties or municipalities who become totally disabled or are killed in the line of duty on or after July 1, 1964;
(2)government employees who become totally disabled or are killed in the line of duty while working on state time on or after July 1, 1996, as a result of a criminal act committed against them which constitutes a felony under the laws of this State. The
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 22-71; 1968 (55) 2300; 1969 (56) 659; 1971 (57) 457, 481; 2000 Act No. 281, SECTION 1.
Nearby Sections
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§ 59-111-120
"Fireman" defined.§ 59-111-130
"Law enforcement officer" defined.§ 59-111-140
"Corrections officer" defined.§ 59-111-145
"Government employee" defined.§ 59-111-150
"State-supported college or university" defined.§ 59-111-160
"Total disability" defined.§ 59-111-170
Application for free tuition.§ 59-111-180
Penalties for misrepresenting eligibility.§ 59-111-20
Free tuition for certain veterans' children.§ 59-111-30
South Carolina defense scholarship fund.§ 59-111-310
"Tuition" defined.