Section 16-33A-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) ACHE. The Alabama Commission on Higher Education. (2) ALABAMA RESIDENT. A person who has been domiciled in the State of Alabama for a period of at least […]
Section 16-33A-10 False statements and misrepresentations. Any person who knowingly makes or furnishes any false statement or misrepresentation, or who accepts such false statement or misrepresentation knowing the same to be false, for the purpose of wrongfully obtaining a grant under this chapter or enabling an individual student to wrongfully obtain a grant under this […]
Section 16-33A-11 Responsibility for program upon cessation of ACHE. Should ACHE cease to exist or function, the responsibility for the Alabama Student Grant Program shall be placed on its successor agency and, if none, then upon the State Board of Education. (Acts 1978, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 90, p. 1778, §13.)
Section 16-33A-2 Legislative findings; purpose of chapter. The Legislature declares that there exists within the State of Alabama a number of accredited independent colleges and universities whose facilities could be used more effectively in the public interest by the grant of financial assistance to residents of the state who choose to attend such colleges and […]
Section 16-33A-3 Amount of grant for each eligible student; grants payable to institutions on behalf of students. There is granted to each eligible student attending an approved institution the sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000) per academic year, which sum shall be distributed to the institution on behalf of and to the credit of the […]
Section 16-33A-4 Program administration. The Alabama Student Grant Program created under this chapter shall be administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. The Executive Director of the ACHE shall have primary responsibility for the administration of the program, including appropriate staffing, in accordance with rules, regulations, policies and procedures to be promulgated by the […]
Section 16-33A-5 Basic powers and duties of ACHE. (a) Basic powers. ACHE may adopt rules, policies, and procedures as may be reasonable and proper in order to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, ACHE may do all of the following: (1) Adopt reasonable rules and determinations concerning […]
Section 16-33A-6 Grant procedures and requirements. (a) Availability of grants. Grants shall be available to eligible students and shall be paid to approved institutions on behalf of and to the credit of such students, without regard to place of residence within the State of Alabama, age, race, color, creed, sex or national origin, and shall […]
Section 16-33A-7 Nonsectarian use of funds required. (a) In the case of a student enrolled in an institution which has a religious or denominational affiliation, the ACHE shall devise and implement rules, regulations and procedures to insure that the maximum amount of assistance available to a student at a given institution under the program does […]
Section 16-33A-8 Audits of educational institutions; annual reports to Legislature by educational institutions. The Department of Examiners of Public Accounts is hereby authorized and empowered to audit the records of any said institution of postsecondary education which receives any such grants as a result of this chapter to the same extent, degree and scope as […]
Section 16-33A-9 Proration of funds when funds insufficient to provide full grants. Should funds appropriated to the Alabama Student Grant Program be insufficient to provide each eligible student with a full grant for the term or terms requested, each eligible student shall receive a pro rata grant share of the available funds. (Acts 1978, 2nd […]
