Title 31 — Title 31
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Ala. Code § 31-6-1 Short Title
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This chapter shall be known as the “Alabama G.I. and Dependents’ Educational Benefit Act.” History: (Acts 1951, No. 47, p. 259, §14.)
Ala. Code § 31-6-10 Application for Benefits; Determination and Certification of Eligibility
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All applications for benefits accruing under this chapter must be made to the State Department of Veterans’ Affairs. The State Service Commissioner, or any official of the department designated by him, is hereby charged with the responsibility and duty of determining the eligibil…
Ala. Code § 31-6-11 Proof to Be Submitted by Applicants for Benefits
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(a) Before the application of a spouse, widow, or child of a disabled veteran or a deceased veteran or serviceman for educational benefits under this chapter is approved, proof, satisfactory to the State Department of Veterans’ Affairs, must be submitted of all of the following: …
Ala. Code § 31-6-12 Duties of Department of Veterans’ Affairs
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The State Department of Veterans’ Affairs is hereby charged with the duty of informing the veterans and their dependents in this state, through its county service commissioners and all other sources at its command, of the provisions of this chapter in order that those veterans an…
Ala. Code § 31-6-13 Faculties of Qualifying Schools to Be Informed and to Inform Veterans’
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Dependents of Benefits Provided. The president or head of each qualifying school must inform the faculty members of each respective institution of the provisions and benefits of this chapter, who in turn shall inform the spouses, widows, and children of veterans attending such in…
Ala. Code § 31-6-14 County and City Teachers to Be Informed and to Inform Veterans’
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Dependents of Benefits Provided. The county superintendent of education and the city superintendent of schools in each respective county and city shall inform the teachers of their county and city of the provisions and benefits of this chapter, who in turn shall inform the childr…
Ala. Code § 31-6-15 Reimbursement of Qualifying Schools Providing Benefits to Veterans
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and Dependents; Audit of Records; Accounting of Resources. (a) The benefits provided in this chapter shall be paid from an annual appropriation from the Education Trust Fund to reimburse every qualifying school in which benefits are given to veterans and their spouses, widows, or…
Ala. Code § 31-6-15.1 Annual Report
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The State Department of Veterans’ Affairs shall report to the Legislature, by January 1st of each year, the number of applicants approved in the previous fiscal year and those approved as of the reporting date for the current fiscal year, the number of students by years of remain…
Ala. Code § 31-6-16 Entrance Requirements of Qualifying Schools Not Affected by Chapter
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as lowering the standards or requirements, or as to making any exceptions for entrance into any of the qualifying schools affected by this chapter. All applicants, in order to obtain the educational benefits of this chapter, must first m…
Ala. Code § 31-6-17 Prior Statutes Superseded; Rights Under Prior Statutes Preserved
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This chapter shall supersede the provisions of Act No. 633, approved September 19, 1949, and Act No. 44, approved October 31, 1950; provided, however, that no substantive rights, privileges, or benefits which have presently accrued or been conferred under the provisions of such a…
Ala. Code § 31-6-2 Definitions
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For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the meanings ascribed to them by this section: (1) ARMED FORCES. Includes the United States Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. (2) COMPREHENSIVE TRANSITION AND POSTSECONDARY PROGRAM FOR STU…
Ala. Code § 31-6-2.1 Educational Benefits for Children of Disabled and Deceased Veterans,
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Etc. For the purposes of this chapter, in addition to any other benefits granted under this chapter, any child of a disabled or deceased veteran or otherwise eligible for educational benefits under this chapter who is admitted to attend and attends a comprehensive transition and …
Ala. Code § 31-6-3 Designation of Benefits
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Tuition benefits received pursuant to Sections 31-6-4 through 31-6-6 shall be called “Alabama G.I. Dependents’ Scholarships.” History: (Acts 1951, No. 47, p. 259, §13; Act 2022-91, §1.)
Ala. Code § 31-6-4 Educational Benefits for Children of Deceased or Disabled Veterans or
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Prisoners of War. (a)(1) Any child whose father or mother meets any of the following criteria may attend any qualifying school for a period of five standard academic years, not to exceed 45 months or the equivalent of 45 months if enrolled part-time, pursuant to the tuition reimb…
Ala. Code § 31-6-5 Educational Benefits for Spouses of Deceased or Totally Disabled
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Veterans or Prisoners of War. (a)(1) Any spouse or widow whose spouse, during their marriage, meets any of the following criteria shall be entitled to training in any qualifying school for a period of five standard academic years, not to exceed 45 months, or to training for the e…
Ala. Code § 31-6-6 Educational Benefits for Spouses and Children of Partially Disabled
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Veterans. (a) The spouse and children of any veteran who is suffering from 40 to 90 percent service-connected disability brought about from service in the Armed Forces of the United States, or the widow and children of a deceased veteran who was suffering from 40 percent or more …
Ala. Code § 31-6-7 Benefits Limited to Lives of Veterans’ Immediate Children
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The benefits under this chapter shall not extend beyond the lives of the immediate children of the veteran concerned. History: (Acts 1951, No. 47, p. 259, §11-C.)
Ala. Code § 31-6-8 Entitlement of Veterans to Educational Benefits for Extension or
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Correspondence Courses; Benefits Provided Not to Be in Addition to Federal Benefits. THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2022-91 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Acts 1951, No. 47, p. 259, §4; Acts 1965, No. 76…
Ala. Code § 31-6-9 Benefits for Dependents in Addition to Other Benefits; Requirements;
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Interruption of Benefits. (a) For those dependents who first file for benefits under this chapter prior to July 31, 2017, the benefits provided under this chapter shall be in addition to any other state or federal benefits to which that dependent may be entitled. (b) For dependen…