SB94 Alabama 2018 Session

Under existing law, a nonresident member of the Alabama National Guard that is enrolled at an institution of higher education within the state must be a member of the Alabama National Guard for a period of at least two years immediately preceding qualifying for resident tuition and must continue to be a member of the Alabama National Guard in order to qualify for educational benefits for his or her service

Under existing law, an active member of the Alabama National Guard enrolled in a program leading to a degree at an accredited institution of higher education in the state must be a resident of Alabama in order for the Alabama Commission on Higher Education to pay or reimburse the qualifying tuition for that person

Under existing law, the authorization for the Alabama Commission on Higher Education to pay or reimburse the qualifying tuition for an active member of the Alabama National Guard enrolled in a program leading to a degree at an accredited institution of higher education in the state does not include high school students simultaneously enrolled at institutions of higher education while attending high school

Also under existing law, federal funds that are paid directly to the student enrolled in a program leading to a degree at an accredited institution of higher education may be considered in the determination of tuition benefits provided under the Educational Trust Fund Appropriation Act

This bill would provide that a member of the Alabama National Guard is not required to reside in the state for at least two years before he or she can qualify as a resident student

This bill would provide that a person is not required to be a resident of Alabama in order for the Alabama Commission on Higher Education to pay or reimburse the qualifying tuition for that person as an active member of the Alabama National Guard

This bill would provide that the Alabama Commission on Higher Education may pay or reimburse the qualifying tuition for an active member of the Alabama National Guard enrolled in a program leading to the associate, baccalaureate, masters, or doctorate degree, including high school students simultaneously enrolled at institutions of higher education while attending high school

This bill would also provide that federal funds that are paid directly to the student may not be considered in the determination of tuition benefits provided under the Educational Trust Fund Appropriation Act

Relating to higher education and the Alabama National Guard; to amend Section 16-64-2 and Section 31-10-3, as last amended by Act 2017-349 of the 2017 Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that a member of the Alabama National Guard does is not required to reside in the state for at least two years before he or she can qualify as a resident student to receive state educational benefits associated with his or her service; to provide that an active member of the Alabama National Guard does is not required to be a resident of Alabama in order for the Alabama Commission on Higher Education to pay or reimburse the qualifying tuition for that person; to provide that the Alabama Commission on Higher Education may pay or reimburse the qualifying tuition for an active member of the Alabama National Guard, including high school students simultaneously enrolled at institutions of higher education while simultaneously attending high school in the state; and to provide that federal funds that are paid directly to the student may not be considered in the determination of tuition benefits provided under the Educational Trust Fund Appropriation Act.