HB392 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Joe LovvornRepresentative

Republican

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.

Summary

HB392 would require the Alabama Commission on Higher Education to publish annual tuition information and expand survivor education scholarships to cover more dependent children of public safety officers.

What This Bill Does

It requires ACHE to annually collect and post tuition and fee information on its website. It expands the Police Officer's and Firefighter's Survivors Educational Assistance Program to allow additional dependent natural children born after death or adopted after total disability to receive scholarships. It maintains existing scholarship eligibility for spouses and other dependents, with conditions on remarriage and enrollment timing.

Who It Affects

• Dependents (natural or adopted) of police officers, firefighters, and rescue squad members who are under 21 (including those born after death or adopted after total disability) and would become eligible for scholarships.
• Spouses of police officers, firefighters, and rescue squad members who have not remarried and enroll within five years of death or total disability; they maintain eligibility for scholarships.

Key Provisions

• Annual collection and posting of institutional tuition and fee information by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education.
• Amendment to expand eligibility in the survivor education program to include dependent natural children born after death or adopted after total disability.
• Preservation of existing spouse and dependent scholarship provisions (not remarried and enrollment within five years) under the program.
• Scholarships apply to undergraduate study at state colleges, community colleges, junior colleges, and technical colleges in Alabama, covering tuition and related costs.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Education