Section 34-22-60 Establishment; composition. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-388 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a)(1) There is established the Board of Optometric Scholarship and Loan Awards which shall establish and award scholarships for academic excellence to provide for and further optometric […]
Section 34-22-61 Powers and duties of board. (a) The Board of Optometric Scholarship Awards shall have power and authority to make reasonable rules and regulations not inconsistent with the laws of this state, as may be necessary for the regulation of its proceedings and for the discharge of the duties imposed upon it. The board […]
Section 34-22-62 Types of scholarships. The Board of Optometric Scholarship Awards shall establish two types of scholarships as follows: (1) A number of loans not exceeding 25 percent of the number of students enrolled in the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry based on the economic need and scholastic ability of the applicant, […]
Section 34-22-63 Repayment of loans; service contracts. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-388 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) Annual loans extended under subdivision (1) of Section 34-22-62 shall be repaid following graduation, either in cash as is provided in subdivision (1) […]
Section 34-22-64 Contractual agreement of recipients; penalties for breach; institution of legal proceedings. Each recipient of a scholarship loan under the provisions of this article shall enter into a contract with the Board of Optometric Scholarship Awards whereby he/she agrees to repay the scholarship loan in a manner prescribed by the board not inconsistent with […]
Section 34-22-65 Localities in need of optometrists. Any incorporated or unincorporated municipality or locality in the state having a population of less than 100,000 desiring additional optometrists and wishing to be designated as a locality needing additional optometrists, may apply to the Board of Optometric Scholarship Awards to be placed on a list of localities […]
