SB79 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Bryan Taylor

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Phillip W. WilliamsBill HoltzclawTom WhatleyGerald O. DialScott BeasonDick BrewbakerClay ScofieldRusty Glover

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Veterans benefits, wife, widow, or child, postsecondary education, scholarships, requirement for veteran's service to have been during war or hazardous duty, deleted, Sec. 31-6-11 am'd.

Summary

SB79 would remove the wartime/extrahazardous service requirement for dependents’ postsecondary scholarship eligibility and apply the change retroactively to January 2011.

What This Bill Does

It broadens eligibility for wives, widows, or children of veterans by removing the rule that the veteran’s service must have been during wartime or extra hazardous conditions. The change would apply retroactively to educational programs begun after January 1, 2011. Applicants would still need to provide standard eligibility proofs (such as identification, Alabama residency, and honorable discharge or approved alternative), and the benefits would apply to dependents of veterans, including those of disabled or deceased veterans.

Who It Affects

• Wives, widows, or children of veterans who seek postsecondary education scholarships in Alabama
• Dependents of disabled or deceased veterans, whose eligibility could be affected by the removal of the wartime/extrahazardous service requirement

Key Provisions

• Deletes the requirement that a veteran's service had to be during wartime or extrahazardous conditions for dependent scholarship eligibility
• Retroactively applies the change to educational programs commenced after January 1, 2011
• Amends Section 31-6-11 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to reflect the new eligibility rule
• Maintains existing application proofs (identification, Alabama residency, and honorable discharge or equivalent) as part of the eligibility process

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 25, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Veterans