WV SB566

Certified law-enforcement officers in West Virginia may receive payment of tuition and fees while enrolled in certificate, undergraduate, master's, or doctorate programs at accredited institutions in the state

Officers may receive payment for only one certificate, one undergraduate degree, and one master's degree; no more than two officers per year may be selected for doctorate degree payment

Payment for state-supported schools covers actual tuition and fees; payment for private schools is capped at the highest tuition rate of any state-supported school in West Virginia

Grants are reduced if combined with other state and federal scholarships the total exceeds actual tuition costs (for public schools) or the maximum state school rate (for private schools)

Recipients must serve one year as a law-enforcement officer for each year of tuition paid, or repay all or a prorated portion of the funds received