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Committee Hears Proposal to Include Stepchildren in Line-of-Duty Tuition Waiver (LB 335)
Summary
Sen. Danielle Conrad's LB 335 would expand Nebraska's line-of-duty tuition waiver to cover stepchildren of first responders killed in the line of duty; firefighter groups and volunteers testified that the change is a small, equitable clarification to benefit blended families.
The Education Committee heard testimony on LB 335, a proposal to expand eligibility under Nebraska's Line of Duty Education Act so that stepchildren of first responders who die in the line of duty would qualify for tuition-and-fee waivers.
Sen. Danielle Conrad said the 2009 law provided tuition waivers to children and adopted children of first responders killed in the line…
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