§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.

            Acts 2024, No. 280, §1, eff. May 28, 2024.