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- Alaska Statutes.
- Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums
- Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs For Postsecondary Students
- Section 85. Free Tuition and Fees For a Spouse or Dependent of a Peace Officer or Members of the Armed Services or a Fire Department.
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AS 14.43.085. Free Tuition and Fees For a Spouse or Dependent of a Peace Officer or Members of the Armed Services or a Fire Department.
(a) A person enrolled as a student in good standing in a state supported educational institution in this state is entitled
to a waiver of undergraduate tuition and fees if the person was the spouse or dependent child of a bona fide resident
of the state who was
(1) a member of the armed services and who died in the line of duty or who died as a result of injuries sustained while in
the line of duty for the state or federal government or who was listed by the United States Department of Defense as a
prisoner of war or as missing in action; or
(2) a peace officer or a member of a fire department who died from an act arising out of and in the course of
(A) employment as a peace officer or a firefighter; or
(B) duties as a volunteer firefighter.
(b) In this section,
(1) "armed services" means the Alaska National Guard, Alaska Naval Militia, and the armed services of the United States;
(2) "dependent child" means a person who was a dependent of a peace officer or of a member of the armed services or a fire
department at the time of the peace officer's or member's death, and who is
(A) the peace officer's or member's natural or adopted child;
(B) a child in relation to whom the deceased armed services member, firefighter, or peace officer stood in loco parentis
for at least three years before the peace officer's or member's death;
(C) the peace officer's or member's stepchild; or
(D) the peace officer's or member's acknowledged illegitimate child;
(3) "fire department" means a federal, state, or municipal fire department or a regularly organized volunteer fire
department registered with the state fire marshal;
(4) "line of duty" has the meaning given under federal law;
(5) "peace officer" has the meaning given in AS 01.10.060
and includes a correctional officer;
(6) "resident" means a person who resided in the state for at least one year before serving in the armed services and who
lists Alaska as the home state for purposes of military records, or a person who was employed as a peace officer in
this state or was a member of a fire department located in this state;
(7) "spouse" means a person who was married to a peace officer or to a member of the armed services or a fire department
at the time of the peace officer's or member's death.
Article 04. EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM
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