Bill
HB 448
STUDENT/LOANS-SCHOLARSHP: Authorizes scholarships provided for firefighters and police officers injured in the line of duty and spouses of firefighters and police officers injured or killed in the line of duty to be used for any postgraduate degree (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
2026 Regular Session
Introduced by Roy Adams and 8 co-sponsors
HB 448 allows injured firefighters and deceased firefighters' spouses to use existing scholarships toward master's degrees instead of only undergraduate education.
Effective date: 08/01/2026.