Section 36-21-100 – Short Title.

Section 36-21-100 Short title. This article shall be known and cited as the “Police Officer’s and Firefighter’s Survivors Educational Assistance Act.” (Acts 1987, No. 87-609, p. 1058, §1.)

Section 36-21-101 – Definitions.

Section 36-21-101 Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. Tuition Eligibility Board. (2) ELIGIBLE PROGRAM. Any program leading to a diploma, certificate, or undergraduate degree in a state college, state community college, state junior college, state technical college, or state university. […]

Section 36-21-102 – Tuition Benefits; Eligibility.

Section 36-21-102 Tuition benefits; eligibility. When a full-time law enforcement officer or full-time firefighter employed by the state, by any county, or by any municipality, a volunteer firefighter, or a rescue squad member is or was killed or becomes totally disabled in the line of duty, free tuition for undergraduate study at any state college, […]

Section 36-21-103 – Forms and Applications for Implementation.

Section 36-21-103 Forms and applications for implementation. The Alabama Commission on Higher Education shall provide the necessary forms and applications for the implementation of this article, and shall supervise said implementation with the state college, state community college, state junior college, state technical college, or state university concerned. (Acts 1987, No. 87-609, p. 1058, §4.)

Section 36-21-104 – Tuition Eligibility Board.

Section 36-21-104 Tuition Eligibility Board. There is created the Tuition Eligibility Board, which shall determine the eligibility of any persons applying under the provisions of this article. The Tuition Eligibility Board shall certify to the Alabama Commission on Higher Education the eligible persons to receive tuition assistance under the provisions of Section 36-21-102. The Tuition […]

Section 36-21-105 – Appropriation of Funds.

Section 36-21-105 Appropriation of funds. There is hereby appropriated annually from the Education Trust Fund of the State Treasury the amount sufficient to carry out the provisions of this article and the administrative expenses incident thereto. (Acts 1987, No. 87-609, p. 1058, §6; Acts 1990, No. 90-239, p. 297, §1.)