SB119 Alabama 2022 Session

Signed by Governor

Bill Summary

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Colleges and Universities, Alabama G.I. and Dependents' Educational Benefit Act, use of scholarship benefits at 2 year or 4 year public or private institutions of higher education physically located in state provided, Sec. 31-6-8 repealed; Secs. 31-6-2, 31-6-2.1, 31-6-3, 31-6-4, 31-6-5, 31-6-6, 31-6-9, 31-6-11, 31-6-12, 31-6-13, 31-6-14, 31-6-15, 31-6-15.1, 31-6-16 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, the Alabama G.I. and Dependents' Educational Benefit Act provides scholarship benefits for postsecondary education to the dependents of veterans based on certain conditions.

This bill would provide that the scholarship benefits are provided for instruction at any public or private two-year or four-year institution of higher education that is physically located in the state and receives state funds.

Relating to the Alabama G.I. and Dependents' Educational Benefit Act; to amend Sections 31-6-2 and 31-6-4, as last amended by Act 2021-444, 2021 Regular Session, and Sections 31-6-5, 31-6-6, 31-6-8, 31-6-9, 31-6-11, 31-6-12, 31-6-13, 31-6-15, 31-6-15.1, and 31-6-16, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that scholarship benefits may be used for instruction at any public or private two-year or four-year institution of higher education located in the state that receives state funds; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

Subjects

Alabama G.I. and Dependents' Educational Benefit Act

Bill Actions

Action Date	Chamber	Action
March 1, 2022	S	Assigned Act No. 2022-91.
March 1, 2022	H	Signature Requested
March 1, 2022	S	Enrolled
February 24, 2022	S	Passed Second House
February 24, 2022	H	Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 316
February 24, 2022	H	Third Reading Passed
February 23, 2022	H	Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
February 22, 2022	H	Rereferred from W&ME to M&VA
February 16, 2022	H	Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education
February 16, 2022	S	Engrossed
February 15, 2022	S	Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 246
February 15, 2022	S	Barfoot motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 245
February 15, 2022	S	Veterans and Military Affairs first Substitute Offered
February 15, 2022	S	Third Reading Passed
February 2, 2022	S	Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
January 18, 2022	S	Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Veterans and Military Affairs