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HB0243 • 2005

Firefighters-dependents' tuition.

AN ACT relating to firefighters; providing tuition free post-secondary education for specified dependents of firefighters who die in the line of duty; and providing for an effective date.

Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Lubnau
Last action
2005-03-15
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2005

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Amendments

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HB0243HW001

Committee of the Whole • LUBNAU

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by LUBNAU

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HB0243S2001

2nd reading • AULLMAN

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn 2nd reading by AULLMAN

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HB0243SS001

Standing Committee • COE

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by COE

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Bill History

  1. 2005-03-15 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 248

  2. 2005-03-15 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0129

  3. 2005-03-02 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0129

  4. 2005-03-02 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0129

  5. 2005-03-01 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0129

  6. 2005-03-01 House

    H Did Concur

  7. 2005-03-01 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  8. 2005-02-28 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  9. 2005-02-25 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  10. 2005-02-25 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  11. 2005-02-25 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  12. 2005-02-07 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  13. 2005-02-07 Senate

    S04 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  14. 2005-02-02 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S04

  15. 2005-02-02 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  16. 2005-02-01 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  17. 2005-01-31 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  18. 2005-01-28 House

    H Passed CoW

  19. 2005-01-28 House

    Amendment Adopted

  20. 2005-01-28 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  21. 2005-01-25 House

    H Placed on General File

  22. 2005-01-25 House

    H04 Recommended Do Pass

  23. 2005-01-18 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H04

  24. 2005-01-18 House

    H Received for Introduction

  25. 2005-01-17 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2005 General Session Summary for HB0243

Bill
No.:
HB0243
Drafter:

JHR

LSO
No.:
05LSO-0535
Effective Date:

7/1/2005

Enrolled
Act No.:
HEA0129

Chapter
No.:
248

Prime
Sponsor:
Representative Lubnau

Catch
Title:
Firefighters-dependents' tuition.

Subject:
Provides tuition free
post-secondary education for specified dependents of firefighters who die in
the line of duty.

Summary/Major
Elements:

This bill

Provides tuition
free post-secondary education for dependents of paid or volunteer firefighters
who die in the line of duty in the service of a Wyoming fire department;

Specifies the
tuition free education may be for up to 6 semesters at a community college, up
to 10 semesters at the University of Wyoming or a combined 10 semesters at a
community college and the University;

Requires the surviving dependent of the deceased firefighter to be under
age 22 at the time of the death of the firefighter parent to be eligible for
the tuition free education;

Requires the state fire marshal to determine the eligibility of any
dependent of a firefighter who died in the line of duty and provide the
eligibility information to the University and each community college.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0243

ENROLLED ACT NO. 129, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2005 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to firefighters; providing tuition free post-secondary education for specified dependents of firefighters who die in the line of duty; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.
W.S. 35
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9
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161 is created to read:

Division 6
Survivors' Benefits

35
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9
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161.

Free tuition and fees for education of survivors of deceased firefighters.

The University of Wyoming for up to ten (10) semesters and each community college for up to six (6) semesters shall provide free tuition and fees for any person who is a surviving dependent of a paid or volunteer firefighter who died while acting within the scope of his duties in the service of a paid or volunteer fire department or district located in Wyoming.
If the surviving dependent first enrolls in a community college and then transfers to the University of Wyoming, the free tuition and fees shall continue until the dependent has completed a cumulative total of ten (10) semesters at the community college and the university. In order to qualify for the benefit under this section, a surviving dependent shall be under twenty-two (22) years of age at the time of the death of the parent or other person responsible for the support of that dependent. Upon request of a person claiming eligibility for free tuition under this section because of the death of a parent or other person responsible for the support of the person, the state fire marshal shall determine whether the decedent was a firefighter in the service of a paid or volunteer fire department or district in Wyoming, whether the decedent died while acting within the scope of his duties, the names of all his dependents and, if qualified for free tuition under this section, certify the eligibility of the dependent to the University of Wyoming and to each community college.

Section 2.
This act is effective July 1, 2005.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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