Section 31-10-4

Minimum requirements to be eligible; repayment of benefits if service terminated; final authority for determining applicants.

In order to be eligible to receive tuition grants under this article, the member must meet the following minimum requirements:

(1) Be an active member of the Alabama National Guard and must have completed basic training and advanced individual training.

(2) The member must be a member in good standing with the Alabama National Guard as prescribed by regulations promulgated by the Department of the Army, Department of the Air Force, and the Military Department of the State of Alabama, at the time of application and during the entire semester or quarter for which benefits are received.

(3) In the event the individual's service in the Alabama National Guard is terminated or his service becomes unsatisfactory while receiving or for four years after receiving the benefits afforded by this program, the benefits will be terminated and repaid by the individual on a pro rata basis. After termination for the above causes, an individual will be ineligible for any further benefits under this article. If for any reason an individual is dismissed from any school for academic or disciplinary reasons, he is ineligible for further benefits from this program. The Alabama Commission on Higher Education shall be the final authority for making such determinations.

(4) The Alabama Commission on Higher Education of the state of Alabama shall be responsible for the promulgation of rules and regulations for the administration and implementation of this article including rules and regulations providing for the selection of persons to receive benefits under this article. The Alabama Commission on Higher Education of the State of Alabama shall be the final authority in determining eligible applicants.

(5) The Adjutant General of the State of Alabama shall serve as an advisor to the Alabama Commission on Higher Education for the purpose of determining the eligibility of members of the Alabama National Guard to receive benefits under this article.

(Acts 1984, No. 84-288, p. 498, §4; Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-925, p. 211.)