A5249

Expands volunteer tuition credit program to volunteers and eligible dependents enrolled in four-year public institutions of higher education and.

Through the Volunteer Tuition Credit Program, an active member of a volunteer fire company or volunteer first aid or rescue squad, and the dependent children and spouses of a volunteer, may enroll in a postsecondary program on a tuition-free basis in a county college, county vocational school, or county technical institute and be eligible to receive tuition credit in an amount not to exceed $1,000 per year. This bill expands the program to volunteers, and their dependent children and spouses, who enroll in a four-year public institution of higher education.