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AL SB10
Bill
Status
2/4/2020
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Whatley
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AI Summary
SB10 Summary
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Extends Alabama National Guard Educational Assistance Program (ANGEAP) tuition reimbursement 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 highest tuition and instructional fee rates of any public institution in the state.
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Clarifies that the program only pays for the first degree obtained, with short certificates, long certificates, and associate degrees classified as "stackable undergraduate credentials" that may lead to a baccalaureate degree as the first degree.
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Establishes a $10,000,000 annual appropriation cap for ANGEAP and requires students to maintain a 2.0 cumulative grade point average to remain eligible.
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Repeals Sections 31-10-20 through 31-10-25 of the Alabama Code 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Guard, to limit amount of private tuition reimbursed to eligible guard members, Secs. 31-10-20 to 31-10-25, inclusive, repealed; Secs. 31-10-2, 31-10-3, 31-10-4.1 am'd.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 Senate committee on Finance and Taxation Education
2/4/2020