Higher education; creating the Sergeant CJ Nelson Legacy Act; providing fee waiver for children of certain individuals; effective date.

This bill, known as the Sergeant CJ Nelson Legacy Act, provides fee waivers for children of Oklahoma peace officers, firefighters, law enforcement officers, and emergency medical technicians who died while performing their duties. It removes room and board charges at state universities and tuition fees at career technology districts for these children, limiting the benefit to a five-year period. The law defines eligible individuals broadly to include both volunteer and salaried personnel and designates the waiver as a service benefit for the families of fallen first responders.