(1) This section creates the Public Safety Officer Career Advancement Grant Program. (2) Subject to legislative appropriations and Subsection (7), the board shall award a grant to an applicant who: (a) is a certified peace officer, currently employed by a law enforcement agency within the state; and (b) is seeking a post-secondary degree in the area of criminal justice from a degree-granting institution described in Section 53H-1-102. (3) (a) Subject to Subsection (3)(b), the board may award a qualified applicant up to the cost of tuition and fees. (b) A grant award under Subsection (3)(a) is limited to: (i) a maximum of $5,000 each academic year; and (ii) a maximum of four academic years. (4) The board shall design the program to ensure that degree-granting institutions combine loans, grants, employment, and family and individual contributions toward financing the cost of attendance. (5) Notwithstanding Subsection (4), the board may not award a scholarship described in Section
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