The MS Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Scholarship; revise definition of "law enforcement officers".

HB 1489 revises the definition of "law enforcement officer" in Mississippi's Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Scholarship program to include constables, National Guard members serving as peace officers during state emergencies, and correctional officers employed by the Mississippi Department of Corrections. This change expands eligibility for the scholarship, which provides eight semesters of tuition-free education at state colleges for the spouse or children of qualifying officers or firefighters injured or killed in the line of duty. The scholarship requires beneficiaries to maintain a 2.5 GPA and meet academic progress standards, but this bill only modifies the eligibility definition, not the scholarship's core requirements.