Bill > HB3332

This bill modifies the Public Safety Recruitment and Retention Act by expanding the types of public safety personnel eligible for tuition awards and adjusting application deadlines. Specifically, it adds "air ambulance pilot, air ambulance paramedic or nurse" to the definition of public safety personnel who can receive tuition assistance for degrees in fields like biology, chemistry, and paramedicine, and also allows telecommunicator first responders to pursue degrees in a broader range of subjects. The bill also changes the application deadline for these tuition awards from December 15th to February 1st annually, and the notification of eligibility from March 1st to May 1st. Additionally, it clarifies that the "Line of Duty Compensation Act," which provides a $100,000 death benefit to survivors of public safety officers killed in the line of duty, is not subject to automatic sunset provisions, ensuring its continued existence beyond the original expiration date.