SB263 Alabama 2022 Session

Existing law provides educational tuition reimbursement for qualified active members of the Alabama National Guard

This bill would extend tuition reimbursement for dually or concurrently enrolled high school and college students

This bill would set the cap for private college tuition reimbursement at the rate of the public institution with the highest tuition and instructional fee rates

This bill would also clarify that the Alabama National Guard Education Assistance Program may only pay for the first degree obtained and that short certificates, long certificates, and associate degrees are considered stackable undergraduate credentials which may be used to obtain a baccalaureate degree, with the first degree obtained being considered a baccalaureate degree

Relating to the Alabama National Guard; to amend Sections 31-10-2, 31-10-3, and 31-10-4.1, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to educational benefits for qualified active members; to limit the amount of private tuition reimbursed to eligible guard members to the highest tuition of any public institution in the state; to clarify the law relating to stackable undergraduate credentials; and to repeal Article 2, commencing with Section 31-10-20, of Chapter 10, Title 31, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to supplemental educational assistance benefits.