HB96 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Duwayne Bridges

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Higher education, veterans classified as residents for purposes of instate tuition, Sec. 16-64-2 am'd.

Summary

HB96 would classify military veterans as residents eligible for in-state tuition at Alabama public colleges and universities.

What This Bill Does

The bill amends the residency rules for tuition to include military veterans as resident students. It adds active-duty military stationed in Alabama and their spouses to the resident category, and it creates a new provision that individuals with at least one year of active duty who were honorably discharged or medically discharged can be considered residents. It also allows students who were already classified as residents at the time of passage to maintain that status if they keep continuous enrollment. The act becomes effective immediately after passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects

• Military veterans and active-duty service members stationed in Alabama (and their spouses) would become eligible for in-state tuition at public colleges and universities.
• Students who are already classified as residents for tuition and maintain continuous enrollment would keep their resident status.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 16-64-2 to include military veterans and active-duty members stationed in Alabama, plus their spouses, in the resident for tuition definitions.
• Adds a provision that individuals who have served one or more years on active military duty and were honorably discharged or medically discharged are eligible to be considered residents for tuition purposes.
• Allows students currently classified as residents to retain that status if they maintain continuous enrollment.
• Effective date is immediate upon passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Colleges and Universities