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AL SB67
Bill
AI Summary
SB67 Summary
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Limits private tuition reimbursement for Alabama National Guard members to the median tuition cost of public four-year institutions in the state rather than average costs.
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Establishes "Academic Excellence Benefits" providing 100 percent tuition and fee reimbursement to undergraduate students with high school GPA above 3.5 and maintained 3.0 collegiate GPA, with funds usable for tuition, fees, or ancillary costs.
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Clarifies undergraduate benefits are limited to 120 academic hours or first bachelor's degree (whichever comes first), with no more than 72 hours from community colleges; restricts graduate benefits to 60 academic hours or first graduate degree.
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Requires guard members to sign promissory notes for benefit repayment if they become ineligible; exempts members with 40 percent or greater VA disability rating from repayment obligations.
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Repeals supplemental educational assistance benefits program (Article 2, Section 31-10-20 et seq.) and establishes annual appropriation cap of $10,000,000 for the Alabama National Guard Educational Assistance Program.
Legislative Description
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 median tuition of any public institution in the state; to clarify the law relating to undergraduate and graduate 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.
Last Action
Enacted
6/1/2023