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<p class="MsoNormal">Here are the two statutes that address the above Subject. I hope this will help with the room and board waiver question statement at today’s workshop.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The waiver of resident tuition and nonresident tuition applies to all of the above. The room and board waiver applies to only the children of commissioned members of the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System who have given their lives
in the line of duty.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.oscn.net/applications/OCISWeb/index.asp?level=1&ftdb=STOKST70"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="20" height="20" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CFA5BB.D7562C50" alt="http://www.oscn.net/Images/Applications/search/WDFolderOpen.gif"></span></b></a><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Title
70. Schools </span></strong><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br>
</span></b><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></strong><a href="http://www.oscn.net/applications/OCISWeb/index.asp?level=1&ftdb=STOKST70#Chapter50-HigherEducationCode"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="20" height="20" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CFA5BB.D7562C50" alt="http://www.oscn.net/Images/Applications/search/WDFolderOpen.gif"></span></b></a><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Chapter
50 - Higher Education Code</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></strong></span></b><a href="http://www.oscn.net/applications/OCISWeb/index.asp?level=1&ftdb=STOKST70#ArticleII-OklahomaStateSystemofHigherEducation"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="20" height="20" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CFA5BB.D7562C50" alt="http://www.oscn.net/Images/Applications/search/WDFolderOpen.gif"></span></b></a><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Article
Article II - Oklahoma State System of Higher Education</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></strong></span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><img border="0" width="20" height="20" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CFA5BB.D7562C50" alt="http://www.oscn.net/Images/Applications/search/WDDocument.gif"></span></b><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Section 3218.7
- General Enrollment Fee or Nonresident Tuition not Charged to Children of Certain Oklahoma Professionals</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">A. Within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, no resident tuition or nonresident tuition shall be charged to the:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">1. Children of Oklahoma peace officers as defined by Section 648 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes who have given their lives in the line of duty;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2. Children of Oklahoma firefighters who have given their lives in the line of duty;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">3. Children of members of the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System who have given their lives in the line of duty or whose disability is by means of personal and traumatic injury of a
catastrophic nature, as defined by Section 2-300 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and occurred in the line of duty; and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">4. Children of Oklahoma emergency medical technicians who have given their lives in the line of duty.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">B. Such waiver of resident tuition and nonresident tuition shall be limited to a period of five (5) years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">C. Such waiver of resident tuition or nonresident tuition to the children of deceased peace officers and to the children of deceased firefighters as provided for in this section shall be a service
benefit of each Oklahoma peace officer and Oklahoma firefighter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">D. For purposes of this section:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">1. "Firefighter" means a volunteer firefighter or a permanent salaried professional member of any fire department within the State of Oklahoma; and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2. "Emergency medical technician" means a person volunteering or employed as an emergency medical technician and who is licensed as an emergency medical technician pursuant to Section 1-2505
of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></strong><![endif]><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Section 3218.7-1 - Waiver of Room and Board Fees for Children of Commissioned Members of Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">A. Within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education,
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">no room and board shall be charged to the children of commissioned members of the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System who have given their lives in the line of duty.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">B. Such waiver of room and board shall be limited to a period of five (5) years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">C. Such waiver of room and board shall be a service benefit of a commissioned member of the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:black">Mike Chambless<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:black">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:black">655 Research Parkway, Suite 200</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:black">Oklahoma City, OK 73104-3603</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:black">Phone (405) 225-9139</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:black">Fax (405) 225-9230</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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