An Act amending the act of December 16, 1998 (P.L.980, No.129), known as the Police Officer, Firefighter, Correction Employee and National Guard Member Child Beneficiary Education Act, further providing for definitions and for Postsecondary Educational Gratuity Program; and repealing provisions relating to retroactivity.

This bill updates the definitions of eligible workers for Pennsylvania's Postsecondary Educational Gratuity Program, which provides tuition waivers for the children of deceased first responders and correction employees. It broadens the scope to include full-time and part-time police officers, firefighters, sheriffs, and deputy sheriffs, as well as members of rescue squads and ambulance services, regardless of whether they work inside or outside the state. The legislation also clarifies residency requirements for those employed outside Pennsylvania and repeals a previous provision that allowed benefits to be applied retroactively to 1976, instead setting a new effective date of January 1, 2004, for the updated definitions.