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This bill creates a tuition exemption for financially dependent children of state or local public safety employees who die in the line of duty. Specifically, the legislation allows children of fallen public safety workers to pay in-state tuition rates at public higher education institutions in Maryland, regardless of their current county of residence. The bill defines "state or local public safety employees" broadly to include career or volunteer firefighters, ambulance and rescue squad members, law enforcement officers, correctional officers, and Maryland National Guard members who were state residents at the time of their death. Under this legislation, if a qualifying public safety employee dies as a result of or in the course of performing their professional duties, their financially dependent children will be exempt from paying out-of-state or out-of-county tuition rates when attending a Maryland public college or university. The Maryland Higher Education Commission is required to develop regulations to implement this tuition exemption, which will take effect on July 1, 2025.

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