PRINTER'S NO. 4134
No. 2716 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, BELFANTI, CLYMER, PICKETT, ALLEN, BASTIAN,
BEYER, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CAWLEY, DALEY,
DENLINGER, GABIG, GEIST, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARPER,
HASAY, HESS, JAMES, JOSEPHS, KILLION, LEACH, LEDERER,
MAITLAND, MANN, MARKOSEK, McGEEHAN, McILHATTAN, MICOZZIE,
R. MILLER, PALLONE, PETRARCA, PHILLIPS, REED, REICHLEY,
SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, E. Z. TAYLOR,
J. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, WALKO, WILT, WRIGHT AND YOUNGBLOOD,
JUNE 6, 2006
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 6, 2006
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 16, 1998 (P.L.980, No.129),
2 entitled "An act providing for a waiver of tuition and other
3 fees for children of certain deceased police officers,
4 National Guard members, firefighters and correction employees
5 at community colleges and State-owned and State-related
6 institutions of higher education and for additional powers
7 and duties of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance
8 Agency and the Department of General Services," extending
9 benefits to State or county probation and parole officers.
10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11 hereby enacts as follows:
12 Section 1. The title of the act of December 16, 1998
13 (P.L.980, No.129), known as the Police Officer, Firefighter,
14 Correction Employee and National Guard Member Child Beneficiary
15 Education Act, is amended to read:
16 AN ACT
17 Providing for a waiver of tuition and other fees for children of
18 certain deceased police officers, National Guard members,
1 firefighters, State or county probation and parole officers
2 and correction employees at community colleges and State-
3 owned and State-related institutions of higher education and
4 for additional powers and duties of the Pennsylvania Higher
5 Education Assistance Agency and the Department of General
6 Services.
7 Section 2. Section 3(a) and (b)(6) of the act, amended
8 November 30, 2004 (P.L.1663, No.210), are amended and
9 subsections (b) and (d) are amended by adding paragraphs to
10 read:
11 Section 3. Postsecondary Educational Gratuity Program.
12 (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the
13 Postsecondary Educational Gratuity Program for children of
14 police officers, firefighters, correction employees, sheriffs,
15 deputy sheriffs, State or county probation and parole officers
16 and National Guard members and certain other individuals who are
17 on Federal or State active military duty who are residents of
18 this Commonwealth who are killed while acting in the performance
19 of their duties.
20 (b) Eligibility.--
21 * * *
22 (4.3) A State or county probation and parole officer
23 shall be deemed to have been killed in the performance of his
24 or her duties if death results from job-related injuries
25 sustained or inflicted while maintaining order or security or
26 otherwise carrying out his or her duties as a State or county
27 probation and parole officer.
28 * * *
29 (6) Any child of a police officer, firefighter,
30 correction employee, sheriff, deputy sheriff, State or county
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1 probation and parole officer, or National Guard member killed
2 in the performance of his or her duties shall be eligible for
3 an educational gratuity provided the child is 25 years of age
4 or younger at the time of application for participation in
5 this program, meets all admission requirements of the
6 community college or State-owned or State-related institution
7 to which application is made and is enrolled as a full-time
8 student at a community college or a State-owned or State-
9 related institution.
10 * * *
11 (d) Administration.--
12 * * *
13 (2.2) Written notification of the death of a State
14 probation and parole officer killed in the performance of his
15 or her duties shall be submitted to PHEAA by the Pennsylvania
16 Board of Probation and Parole.
17 (2.3) Written notification of the death of a county
18 probation and parole officer killed in the performance of his
19 or her duties shall be submitted to PHEAA by the president
20 judge, or his designee, who appointed the probation and
21 parole officer.
22 * * *
23 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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