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SB 94

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  • 1 Bill Summary
  • 2 Bill Actions
  • 3 Bill Calendar
  • 4 Bill Text
  • 5 Bill Votes
  • 6 Bill Documents

Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Gerald O. Dial
Session
Regular Session 2018
Title
Education, National Guard, a person does not have to be a resident for Alabama Commission on Higher Education to reimburse if in National Guard, include high school students simultaneously enrolled, Federal funds paid to the student may not be considered to determine benefits under Education Trust Fund Appropriation Act, Secs. 16-64-2, 31-10-3 am'd.
Description

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.

Subjects
Education

Bill Actions

Action Date Chamber Action
March 13, 2018 H Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education
March 13, 2018 S Engrossed
March 13, 2018 S Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 793
March 13, 2018 S Dial motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 792
March 13, 2018 S Dial first Substitute Offered
March 13, 2018 S Third Reading Passed
February 6, 2018 S Dial motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
February 6, 2018 S Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
February 1, 2018 S Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
January 9, 2018 S Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation Education

Bill Calendar

Type Date Location Description
Hearing January 31, 2018 Room 727 **Public Hearing & Vote** at 10:30 Senate F&TE Hearing
Hearing April 5, 2017 Room 410 at 10:30 House INS Hearing

Bill Text

Download SB 94 PDF

Bill Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2018-03-13
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Dial motion to Adopt
2018-03-13
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed

Bill Documents

Type Link
Bill Text SB 94 - Introduced
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