,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajeea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bd1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,figures 7= himself1 ,mrs4    
,hayes1 & ,mr4 ,ezell7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ,work=ce1 & 9
 addition to ! ,committee on ,ways &    
,means1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly     
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (       
,education to e/abli% a ,public ,s]vice 
,educational ,assi/ance ,program to     
provide educational assi/ance to !      
dep5d5ts ( public s]vice employees1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,public ,s]vice        
,educational ,assi/ance ,act4  #b4      
,e/abli%m5t ( ! ,public ,s]vice         
,educational ,assi/ance ,program  7a7   
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a 
,public ,s]vice ,educational ,assi/ance 
,program to provide educational         

assi/ance to ea* dep5d5t ( ea* public   
s]vice employee :o1 on or aft] !        
effective date ( ?is ,act1 has at lea/  
#bj ye>s ( s]vice z a public s]vice     
employee1 9 ! aggregate1 & :o 0 a public
 s]vice employee on ! date ( enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 or began s]vice z a public    
s]vice employee aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act4  7b7 ,educational assi/ance  
,educational assi/ance provid$ to a     
dep5d5t "u ?is ,act-- 7#a7 %all be 9 an 
am\nt t cov]s ! co/ ( tuition1 fees1 &  
books = a program ( /udy at an          
applicable po/second>y educational      
in/itution locat$ 9 a ,/ate :]e a       
dep5d5t is eligible to receive 9-,/ate  
tuition2 &  7#b7 may be provid$ = n     
long] ?an #d academic ye>s4  #c4        
,coord9ation ) o!r ,f$]al b5efits  7a7  
,concurr5t b5efits ,a dep5d5t may       
receive educational assi/ance "u ?is    
,act concurr5tly ) o!r =ms ( ,f$]al     
/ud5t aid1 includ+ grants & loans "u    
title ,,iv ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj et seq471 &  

o!r po/second>y education b5efits "u    
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local law4  7b7 ,no    
effect on retirem5t or o!r b5efits      
,educational assi/ance provid$ "u ?is   
,act %all n be consid]$ wages or        
comp5sation = purposes ( det]m9+        
eligibility =1 or ! am\nt (1 any        
retirem5t or o!r employm5t-relat$       
b5efit1 except z o!rwise provid$ by law4
  7c7 ,tax treatm5t ,educational        
assi/ance provid$ "u ?is ,act %all be   
exempt f taxation "u ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue 
,code ( #aihf4  #d4 ,regulations ,!     
,secret>y %all promulgate su*           
regulations z are necess>y to c>ry out  
?is ,act4  #e4 ,effective date ,?is ,act
 %all take effect on ! date t is #a ye> 
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #f4 
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,applicable po/second>y educational     
in/itution ,! t]m applicable po/second>y
 educational in/itution means-- 7,a7 a  
public in/itution ( high] education2 or 
7,b7 a public education or tra9+ program
 t leads to a recogniz$ po/second>y     

cr$5tial4  7#b7 ,dep5d5t ,! t]m dep5d5t 
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aeb 
( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf      
7det]m9$ by sub/itut+ #bf = #ai 9       
subsection 7c77#c77;,a77i7 !re( & )\t   
reg>d to subsection 7c77#c77;,a77ii7    
!re(74  7#c7 ,educator or tea*] ,! t]m  
educator or tea*] means an individual :o
 is n an elect$ (ficial & :o is employ$ 
at a public elem5t>y s*ool1 a public    
second>y s*ool1 a public s*ool sy/em1 a 
,/ate educational ag5cy1 or a local     
educational ag5cy4  7#d7 ,elem5t>y      
s*ool2 local educational ag5cy2 second>y
 s*ool2 ,/ate educational ag5cy ,! t]ms 
elem5t>y s*ool2 local educational ag5cy2
 second>y s*ool2 ,/ate educational ag5cy
 h ! mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9 section     
#haja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y         
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghja74  7#e7 ,fir/ respond] ,! t]m fir/
 respond] includes a law en=cem5t (fic] 
or firefight]1 includ+-- 7,a7 an        
employee ( a gov]nm5t prosecutorial     
ag5cy or a public def5d]2  7,b7 a public

 safety telecommunicator1 includ+ a #iaa
 op]ator or a fire dispat*]2  7,c7 an   
em]g5cy m$ical s]vices memb]2  7,d7 an  
employee ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t 
,ag5cy2  7,e7 an employee ( a ,/ate1    
local1 or tribal em]g5cy managem5t      
ag5cy2 or  7,f7 a ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy    
nucle> c\ri] or em]g5cy response team   
memb]4  7#f7 ,full-"t ,! t]m full-"t    
means an employee :o is employ$ at lea/ 
#dj h\rs 9 a workweek4  7#g7 ,in/itution
 ( high] education ,! t]m in/itution (  
high] education has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m
 9 section #ajb ( ! ,high] ,education   
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb74     
7#h7 ,public s]vice employee ,! t]m     
public s]vice employee means an employee
 :o works full-"t-- 7,a7 z a fir/       
respond]2  7,b7 z an educator or tea*]2 
or  7,c7 z a social work]4  7#i7        
,recogniz$ po/second>y cr$5tial ,! t]m  
recogniz$ po/second>y cr$5tial has !    
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #c ( !     
,work=ce ,innovation & ,opportunity ,act
 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cajb74  7#aj7 ,secret>y

 ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (   
,education4  7#aa7 ,social work] ,! t]m 
social work] means an employee ( a      
gov]nm5t entity t provides m5tal heal?  
s]vices or *ild welf>e s]vices4