SB54 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Clyde ChamblissSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Veterans, benefits, requiring dependent of a veteran with at least 20 percent but less than 40 percent disability rating to have been born on or before July 31, 2017, to be eligible for benefits under the Alabama G.I. and Dependent's Edu. Benefit Act, Secs. 31-6-4, 31-6-6 am'd.

Summary

The bill changes eligibility rules for Alabama GI Dependent's Educational Benefits by removing the 2023 application deadline for certain dependents and adding a birthdate cutoff.

What This Bill Does

It eliminates the requirement that dependents with 20-39% disability as of July 31, 2017 must apply before July 31, 2023. It also adds a condition that those dependents must have been born on or before July 31, 2017 to be eligible. It maintains the existing benefits framework (tuition, books, and related reimbursements) for those who meet the criteria.

Who It Affects

• Dependents (primarily children) of veterans whose service-connected disability rating was at least 20% but less than 40% as of July 31, 2017, who were born on or before July 31, 2017.
• Alabama colleges/universities and the Alabama Department of Veterans' Affairs that administer and fund the GI Dependent's Educational Benefit Act.

Key Provisions

• Removes the July 31, 2023 application deadline for dependents with a 20–39% disability rating as of July 31, 2017 to qualify for benefits.
• Requires that those dependents be born on or before July 31, 2017 to be eligible.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Veterans