TITLE 45
Towns and cities
CHAPTER 45-19
Relief of Injured and Deceased Fire Fighters and Police Officers
SECTION 45-19-12.1
§ 45-19-12.1 Tuition to children of
deceased or disabled fire fighters.
(a) If an active member of the fire force of a city or town or crash rescue
crew persons of the state of Rhode Island is killed or dies or becomes totally
and permanently disabled from injuries received while in the performance of his
or her duty as a member, or dies of a performance related heart condition, or
dies of performance related respiratory ailments, or dies of any conditions
derived from performance related hypertension, there shall be paid, out of the
general fund of the state of Rhode Island, the charges for the tuition of
children of the deceased or totally and permanently disabled fire fighters. The
benefits shall be extended to the children who are attending or may attend the
University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College, or any other college or
university operated by the state; provided, that the child has entered the
institution while between the ages of sixteen (16) and twenty-one (21); and
provided, further, that the aid granted in this section is available to the
child for a period of time that equals the normal time for completing the
courses regularly offered by the institution, but in no case more than four (4)
years.
(b) For the purposes of this section, the words "members of
fire force" mean and include any member of a fire force or crash rescue crew
persons of any city or town regularly employed at a fixed salary or wage; this
includes auxiliary and volunteer fire fighters and crash rescue crew persons of
any city, town, or state fire fighting department.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1979, ch. 267, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 202, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch.
333, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 277, § 1.)
