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Section 31-12A-1 – Legislative Findings.

Section 31-12A-1 Legislative findings. The Legislature recognizes the importance of active military personnel, veterans, and military facilities to the well-being, safety, and economic development of the State of Alabama. The Legislature further recognizes and finds that discharged service members leave the military with documented training and experience that can prepare them for civilian employment; however, […]

Section 31-12A-2 – Occupational Licenses Based on Military Education, Training, or Service.

Section 31-12A-2 Occupational licenses based on military education, training, or service. Each of the examining boards, licensing boards, and departments described in Chapters 1 through 43 of Title 34 shall, upon presentation of satisfactory evidence by an applicant for certification or licensure, accept education, training, or service completed by an individual as a member of […]

Section 31-12A-3 – Academic Credits Based on Military Education, Training, or Service.

Section 31-12A-3 Academic credits based on military education, training, or service. Each board of a state public educational institution, community college, or technical school shall adopt, by December 31, 2013, a policy requiring each institution under the board’s supervision and management to award educational credits to a student, who is also a veteran, enrolled in […]

Section 31-12A-4 – Extension of Licensing for Military Service Members.

Section 31-12A-4 Extension of licensing for military service members. (a) Notwithstanding any other statute to the contrary, except as provided in subsection (c), any member of the Armed Forces of the United States shall be left in good standing until, at a minimum, December 31, of the first year following the end of his or […]

Section 31-12A-5 – Determiination of Number of Accepted Credits.

Section 31-12A-5 Determiination of number of accepted credits. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to infringe on the ability or decision of a public institution of higher education to determine the number of credits accepted by the institution that may be counted toward graduation. (Act 2013-350, p. 1255, §5.)