Title 16 — Title 16

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ReEngage Alabama Grant Program. History: (Act 2023-539, §1.)

The purpose of the ReEngage Alabama Grant Program is to do all of the following: (1) Increase the number of Alabama adults with college degrees. (2) Encourage adults who have earned some college credit hours to return to college, enroll, and complete a college degree program that…

2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-304, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) ACADEMIC TERM. A portion of an academic year, such as a quarter or semester, during which an institution…

(a) The program shall be administered by the commission, which may adopt any rules necessary for the administration of the program. (b) The commission shall adopt standards for awarding grant payments to an eligible adult learner who satisfies all of the following: (1) Is a citiz…

To be eligible for the grant award, an applicant shall satisfy all of the following: (1) Be classified as an undergraduate student with the completion of at least 36 credit hours for an associate degree or at least 72 credit hours for a baccalaureate degree of a college degree pr…

October 1, 2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-304, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) The program shall be used to provide grant award payments for eligible adult learners up to the maximum award amount of three thousand dollars ($3,000) for universities and one…

(a) The commission shall provide an annual report to the Chair of the House Ways and Means Education Committee and the Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee to account for the use of funds and the effectiveness of the grant program established under this ch…