Regents awards for children of deceased police officers, peace officers, firefighters and volunteer firefighters

§ 668-a. Regents awards for children of deceased police officers, peace officers, firefighters and volunteer firefighters. 1. Eligible students. Awards shall be made to resident children of police officers and peace officers as defined in the criminal procedure law, firefighters and volunteer firefighters and correction officers of the state or any political subdivision thereof, or volunteer firefighters of fire departments or companies under contract to provide fire protection to a municipality or fire district who have died as a result of an injury sustained in the line of duty.

2. Amount and duration. Every recipient shall receive an annual award of four hundred fifty dollars for each of not more than four academic years of undergraduate study or five academic years if a program normally requires five years, as defined by the commissioner pursuant to article thirteen of this chapter.

3. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this chapter, no child of a correction officer of the state who is receiving an award under the provisions of section six hundred sixty-nine of this article shall receive an award under the provisions of this section.