AG U98-01.

• Case Date: February 11, 1998
• Court: Rhode Island

Rhode Island Attorney General Opinions 1998. AG U98-01. UNOFFICIAL ADVISORY OPINION U98-01February 11, 1998Leslie Giordano-SingletonCoordinator Office of Bureau of State Fireman's Relief 25 West Independence Way Kingston, Rhode Island 02881 Dear Ms. Giordano-Singleton: I write in response to your February 6, 1998 advisory opinion request regarding whether a disabled firefighter is entitled to tuition payment for a Master's Degree, pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-19-12.3. This Department has previously issued an advisory opinion to the Board of Relief for Policemen concerning this same issue. In U95-01, we advised the Board of Relief for Policemen) that in enacting the tuition benefit statutes, the legislature appears to intend to afford benefits for bachelors' degrees, and not for advanced degrees. (See also U94-29 indicating that the statute limits tuition benefits to degrees which can be earned within four years - associates' and bachelor's degrees as opposed to masters' or doctoral degrees; and U94-03 -...