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.
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 793
Dial motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 792
Dial first Substitute Offered
Third Reading Passed
Dial motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation Education
Source: Alabama Legislature