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SB83 Alabama 2021 Session

Updated May 13, 2021
SB83 Alabama 2021 Session
Senate Bill
Enacted
Current Status
Regular Session 2021
Session
2
Sponsors

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Tom Whatley
Republican
Co-Sponsor
Tom Butler
Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
Higher education, public institutions, provides resident student status to minor children of military service members stationed in Ala., provides that resident student status is valid even if the parent is reassigned out of state, so long as the student maintains continuous enrollment at the institution, Sec. 16-64-2 am'd.
Description

Existing law provides requirements for establishing residency for purposes of admission and tuition at public institutions of higher education.

This bill would provide that a student who is the minor child of a military service member stationed in Alabama may register for enrollment at an Alabama public institution of higher education as a resident student, and shall continue to be considered as an in-state resident for purposes of matriculation at the institution even if that military service member receives orders for transfer to an out-of-state duty station, provided the student maintains continuous enrollment at that institution.

This bill would also require public institutions of higher education to consider a military service member stationed in Alabama, as well as his or her spouse and minor children, to be resident students regardless of whether the military service member is under orders to attend schooling.

Subjects
Higher Education

Bill Actions

S

Assigned Act No. 2021-81.

S

Enrolled

H

Signature Requested

S

Passed Second House

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 272

H

Third Reading Passed

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 52

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Veterans and Military Affairs

Bill Text

Votes

SBIR: Whatley motion to Adopt Roll Call 51

February 4, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 29
Absent 6

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 52

February 4, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 29
Absent 6

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature