HB392 Alabama 2020 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2020
Title
Education, providing for an education assistamce program for the children of service persons, Sec. 16-64-6, 36-21-102 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the Alabama Commission
on Higher Education (ACHE) or the Examiners of
Public Accounts is required to perform certain
functions related to resident and non-resident
tuition practices</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require ACHE to annually
collect tuition and fee information and post the
results on its website</p><p class="bill_description">
Under existing law, the Police Officer's and
Firefighter's Survivor Educational Assistance
Program provides scholarships for spouses and
dependants of police officers, firefighters, and
rescue squad members who were either killed or
permanently disabled in the line of duty</p><p class="bill_description">
Under existing law, any dependent child,
natural or adopted, under 21 years of age at the
time of death or total disability of the law
enforcement officer, firefighter, or rescue squad
member is eligible for a scholarship</p><p class="bill_description">
The bill would allow a dependant natural
child under the age of 21 born after death or any
dependant natural child under the age of 21 who is
adopted after total disability was declared to be
eligible for a scholarship</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to education; to amend Section 16-64-6,
Code of Alabama 1975, relating to public institution tuition
practices, to require annual reports tuition practices be
posted on the website of the Alabama Commission on Higher
Education; and to amend Section 36-21-102, Code of Alabama
1975, relating to the administration of the Police Officer's
and Firefighter's Survivors Educational Assistance Program, to
include any dependant natural child of a law enforcement
officer, firefighter, or rescue squad member born after the
death of, or any dependent child born or adopted after the
total disability of, the law enforcement officer, firefighter,
or rescue squad member.
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Subjects
Education
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 5, 2020 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB392 Alabama 2020 Session - Introduced |