§ 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.