AlabamaAlabama Guard members may use education aid for approved job training
Starting October 1, 2026, eligible Alabama Guard members may use education assistance for approved job training if funding is available.
What it does
Eligible Guard members may receive education assistance for approved training that leads to a recognized job credential. Assistance depends on annual funding, capped at $10 million.
The commission may use certain money left in the program fund to send assistance earlier in an academic term.
Argument forGuard members could use education assistance for approved training that leads to a recognized job credential, including training outside degree programs.
Argument againstMembers could receive less assistance if requests exceed available funding, because the law caps annual program funding and prorates payments among institutions.
More detail
The Alabama Commission on Higher Education may pay or reimburse eligible Guard members for approved workforce training. Eligible recipients include active Alabama National Guard members who are high school students taking college courses or postsecondary students. The Adjutant General and the commission’s executive director must agree on which programs qualify and how assistance applies. Each program provider must be registered as a state vendor. Assistance depends on annual funding, capped at $10 million. The law takes effect October 1, 2026. Payments are due within 90 days after an academic period begins, depending on available funding.
The commission may use certain money left in the program fund to send assistance earlier in an academic term. This applies to assistance under the National Guard Educational Assistance Program. This applies to unspent or uncommitted money contributed to or deposited in the fund from sources other than appropriations from other state funds. The law takes effect October 1, 2026. The commission may make earlier payments using qualifying retained funds.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 16EnactedBecame Law
- Apr 9Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1324Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1324. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 9Ready to Enroll
- Apr 9EnrolledTo Governor
- Apr 9Signature Requested
- Apr 9Signature Requested
- Apr 9Signature Requested
- Apr 9Delivered to GovernorMinor
- Mar 19Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Finance and Taxation Education)Minor
- Mar 18Reported Out of Committee Second House
- Mar 10Third Reading in House of Origin
- Vote recorded Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 823. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 822. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Third Reading in House of Origin. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 10Ways and Means Education 1st Substitute Offered (Ways and Means Education)Minor
- Mar 10Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 822Major
- Mar 10Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 823Passed House
- Mar 10Engrossed
- Mar 10Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation EducationMinor
- Mar 10Pending Committee Action in Second House (Finance and Taxation Education)
- Mar 3Ways and Means Education 1st Substitute (Ways and Means Education)
- Mar 3Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Mar 3Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Ways and Means Education)Minor
- Jan 14Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means EducationMinor
- Jan 14Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Ways and Means Education)Introduced
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