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AL HB32
Bill
Status
2/4/2020
Primary Sponsor
Joe Lovvorn
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AI Summary
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Extends tuition reimbursement under the Alabama National Guard Education Assistance Program (ANGEAP) to active members who are dually or concurrently enrolled in high school and college.
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Caps private college tuition reimbursement at the rate of the public institution in Alabama with the highest tuition and instructional fee rates.
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Clarifies that ANGEAP will only pay for the first degree obtained, treating short certificates, long certificates, and associate degrees as "stackable undergraduate credentials" that count toward a baccalaureate degree as the first degree.
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Maintains annual appropriation cap of $10,000,000 for the program and requires members to maintain at least a 2.0 cumulative grade point average and good standing in the Alabama National Guard.
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Repeals Article 2 (Sections 31-10-20 through 31-10-25) relating to supplemental educational assistance benefits for National Guard members.
Legislative Description
Education, National Guard, to limit amount of private tuition reimbursed to eligible guard members, Secs. 31-10-20 to 31-10-25, inclusive, repealed; Secs. 31-10-2, 31-10-3, 31-10-4.1 am'd.
Education
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education
2/4/2020