Individuals Eligible for Benefits; Eligibility Criteria

Beginning in the fall semester of 2021, the benefits outlined in Section 16-5-54(a) and the criteria outlined in Section 16-5-54(b) and (c) shall also apply to eligible individuals who are authorized to be educators in Alabama and are subsequently employed in an Alabama public K-12 school or school system, who graduated from a regionally accredited college or university in another state at the baccalaureate or master’s level after the 2021 spring semester term, and who may or may not reside within Alabama, notwithstanding Section 16-5-54(b)(2). (Act 2021-389, §2; Act 2026-303, §1.)