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Bill would extend tuition exemption to paramedics employed by stand-alone EMS departments
Summary
Senate Bill 750 aims to close a gap in Texas tuition-exemption law so paramedics employed by stand-alone emergency medical services (EMS) organizations qualify for the same tuition exemptions firefighters and fire-based paramedics receive.
The Senate Committee on Education heard Senate Bill 750 May 1, a measure to extend existing tuition exemptions to paramedics employed by stand-alone emergency medical services (EMS) providers.
Senator Eckhart, presenting the bill, described the measure as "a very narrowly tailored solution to a loophole in our tuition exemption laws." She told the…
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