668-B - Memorial scholarships for children,spouses and financial dependents of deceased firefighters,volunteer firefighters,police officers,peace officers,and

§ 668-b.  Memorial  scholarships  for  children, spouses and financial  dependents of  deceased  firefighters,  volunteer  firefighters,  police  officers,  peace  officers,  and  emergency  medical service workers. 1.  Notwithstanding subdivision five of section  six  hundred  sixty-one  of  this   article,   children,  spouses  or  the  financial  dependents  of  firefighters, volunteer firefighters, police officers,  peace  officers,  and  emergency  medical  service workers who have died as a result of an  injury sustained in the line of duty, in service to  the  state  of  New  York  shall  be eligible to receive an annual amount determined pursuant  to subdivision two of section six hundred sixty-eight-d of this article.  Any award pursuant to this section shall be inclusive of any amount  the  student  would otherwise be eligible for pursuant to section six hundred  sixty-eight-a or six hundred sixty-eight-d of this article.    2. Awards under this section shall be payable 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 title.