Scholarships for spouses of firefighters killed or disabled in performance of duty; scholarships for disabled firefighters

A. The spouse of a firefighter who is injured in the course and scope of the performance of his duties and the injury causes death or serious injury resulting in an inability to be employed, which spouse is otherwise eligible and meets all of the entrance requirements of a college or university, shall be admitted to such college or university without the payment of any fees, tuition, or other charges, including room and board charges. As long as such spouse meets the academic requirements and maintains a "C" average for each semester and complies with the rules and regulations of such college or university required for attendance therein as a full-time student such spouse shall receive the exemption. Such exemption shall exist for such spouse for the number of semesters required of a full-time student to obtain one bachelor degree offered by such college or university. In addition thereto, such spouse shall be entitled to a cash grant of two hundred fifty dollars per semester from such college or university as an allowance for books and all of the above sums shall be paid out of funds appropriated from the general fund of the state of Louisiana. B. In no event shall any spouse be allowed more than ten semesters under the provisions of this Section. C. Any firefighter who is injured in the performance of duties as a firefighter and such injury results in an inability to be employed, and the firefighter is otherwise eligible and meets all of the entrance requirements of a college or university, such firefighter shall be admitted to such college or university without the payment of any fees, tuition, or other charges, including room and board charges, as long as such firefighter meets the academic requirements and maintains a "C" average for each semester and complies with the rules and regulations of such college or university required for attendance therein as a full-time student. Such exemption shall exist for such firefighter for the number of semesters required of a full-time student to obtain one bachelor degree offered by such college or university. In addition thereto, such firefighter shall be entitled to a cash grant of two hundred fifty dollars per semester from such college or university as an allowance for books and all of the above sums shall be paid out of funds appropriated from the general fund of the state of Louisiana. D. In no event shall any injured firefighter be allowed more than ten semesters under the provisions of this Section.