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AL Code § 31-5-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 5 - Department of Veterans' Affairs.|Section 31-5-13 - Offices of Department, State Service Commissioner, Etc.

Section 31-5-13Offices of department, State Service Commissioner, etc. The Department of Veterans' Affairs and State Service Commissioner shall maintain offices in the capital city of the state. In each city of the state wherein the United States Veterans' Administration maintains a regional or branch office, the State Service Commissioner, under authority of the State Board of Veterans' Affairs, in addition to the office of any district service commissioner or county service commissioner, may, if he deems it necessary, set up and maintain a service office staffed by an assistant service commissioner with ample clerical assistants. (Acts 1945, No. 173, p. 304, §11.)
AL Code § 31-5-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 5 - Department of Veterans' Affairs.|Section 31-5-14 - Payment of Salaries and Expenses; Counties to Furnish Offices for District and County Service Commissioners.

Section 31-5-14Payment of salaries and expenses; counties to furnish offices for district and county service commissioners. For the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2012, and for fiscal years thereafter, salaries of officials and employees of the department as provided for under this chapter, and office, travel, and other expenses incidental to the proper establishment, operation, and maintenance of the department, or offices of district or county service commissioners, or other offices established by the State Service Commissioner as provided for under this chapter, may be paid by the State of Alabama, from the State General Fund; provided, however, that each county in the state in which a district service commissioner's office or a county service commissioner's office is established shall furnish suitable office space in the county courthouse, or another suitable location in the county for the use of the district service commissioner or county service commissioner, and the county shall pay all expenses associated with operating the office including, but not limited to, any rental, telephone, facsimile, business-class Internet, janitorial service, power, heating and air conditioning, employee parking, and other operational support or maintenance expenses. (Acts 1945, No. 173, p. 304, §8; Act 2012-406, p. 1110, §1; Act 2021-239, §1.)
AL Code § 31-5A-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 5A - State Veterans' Homes.|Section 31-5A-1 - Legislative Intent.

Section 31-5A-1Legislative intent. The Legislature hereby finds and determines that there currently exists a significant need for health, nursing, medical, rehabilitative and related housing structures for those residents of this state who have served their state and nation in its armed forces. The Legislature further finds and determines that in order to meet this need, it is necessary for there to be established a state veterans' home or homes to be operated by the State Department of Veterans' Affairs, and to vest in such department those powers and authority that may be necessary to enable it to accomplish the establishment and operation of a state veterans' home or homes. This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the purposes expressed. (Acts 1988, 1st. Sp. Sess., No. 88-776, p. 184, §1.)
AL Code § 31-5A-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 5A - State Veterans' Homes.|Section 31-5A-2 - "Veteran" Defined.

Section 31-5A-2"Veteran" defined. As used in this chapter the term "veteran" shall have the same meaning ascribed to such term in Section 31-5-1. (Acts 1988, 1st Sp. Sess., No. 88-776, p. 184, §1.)
AL Code § 31-5A-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 5A - State Veterans' Homes.|Section 31-5A-3 - Authorization to Receive Federal Aid, Private Gifts, etc.; Authorization to Expend Funds.

Section 31-5A-3Authorization to receive federal aid, private gifts, etc.; authorization to expend funds. The State Department of Veterans' Affairs is designated as the agency of this state to receive federal aid under Title 38, U.S.C., Sections 641 and 642, as amended. The department is authorized and directed to receive federal aid from the United States Veterans Administration or any other agency of the United States government authorized to pay federal aid to states for soldiers' homes under Title 38, U.S.C., Sections 641 and 642, as amended, and from any other federal law or act of Congress providing for the payment of funds to states for the care of or support of disabled soldiers and sailors in the state homes. The department is authorized to receive from any source gifts, contributions, bequests, and individual reimbursements, the receipt of which does not exclude any other source of revenue. All funds received by the department shall be deposited in the State Treasury in the Alabama Veterans' Home Trust Fund and such funds shall be expended per authorization of the State Board of Veterans' Affairs. (Acts 1988, 1st Sp. Sess., No. 88-776, p. 184, §2.)
AL Code § 31-5A-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 5A - State Veterans' Homes.|Section 31-5A-4 - Operation of State Veterans' Homes; Award of Contract.

Section 31-5A-4Operation of state veterans' homes; award of contract. The department shall contract with a non-governmental entity to operate a state veterans' home or homes for the care and support of elderly or disabled veterans in the State of Alabama. Contracts for the procurement of services required to manage, administer, and operate a state veterans' home shall be awarded on a competitive basis through the solicitation of proposals. The contract may be awarded to the vendor whose proposal is most advantageous to the state, taking into consideration cost factors, program suitability factors, management plan, excellence of program design, key personnel, corporate or company resources, financial condition of the vendor, corporate experience and past performance, and any other requirements deemed necessary by the State Board of Veterans' Affairs and expressed in its solicitation for proposals. Any contract awarded under this section shall be for a period not to exceed five years. The State Board of Veterans' Affairs is not required to select the vendor offering the lowest cost proposal but shall select the vendor who, in the board's discretion, offers the proposal most advantageous to the State of Alabama. Sections 41-16-20, et seq., are not applicable to the award of contracts provided for herein. (Acts 1988, 1st Sp. Sess., No. 88-776, p. 184, §3.)
AL Code § 31-5A-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 5A - State Veterans' Homes.|Section 31-5A-5 - Administration of Veterans' Homes; Appointment of Department Representative; Duties; Compensation; Annual Report.

Section 31-5A-5Administration of veterans' homes; appointment of department representative; duties; compensation; annual report. It shall be the duty of the State Service Commissioner to appoint a department representative for any Alabama state veterans' home, subject to approval of the State Board of Veterans' Affairs. The department representative position herein provided for shall be exempt status (non-merit), and shall be subject to guidelines as established herein. Each department representative will be appointed on the basis of education, ability, and experience in the administration of medical facilities and/or nursing homes, without regard to political affiliations. Each department representative shall perform his duties in accordance with the rules, guidelines, and general policies as may be established by the State Board of Veterans' Affairs and as provided in this chapter. Each department representative shall serve at the pleasure of the State Board of Veterans' Affairs, and shall receive such compensation as shall be determined by the board with the approval of the Governor of the state. Each department representative shall publish annually a full report of the operations and administration of the state veterans' home that is under his administration, together with recommendations and suggestions for improvements in facilities and services, and submit such report to the State Board of Veterans' Affairs. (Acts 1988, 1st Sp. Sess., No. 88-776, p. 184, §4.)
AL Code § 31-5A-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 5A - State Veterans' Homes.|Section 31-5A-6 - Duties and Powers of Board, in Conference With Commissioner.

Section 31-5A-6Duties and powers of board, in conference with commissioner. The State Board of Veterans' Affairs, in conference with the State Service Commissioner of Veterans' Affairs, shall have the authority exclusively: (a) To provide for the operation of a state veterans' home or homes for the care of and support of elderly and disabled veterans in the State of Alabama as prescribed in this chapter; (b) To make necessary rules and regulations for the creation and operation of any state veterans' homes; (c) To apply for and accept gifts, grants, and other contributions from the federal government or from any other governmental unit; (d) To use the funds received from the federal government or from any other governmental unit for the purposes authorized and directed by the federal government or such other governmental unit in making the funds available; (e) To accept and use gifts, grants, donations, and contributions of real estate, both vacant and improved, facilities, services, or other property from individuals, firms, corporations, organizations, and associations and from county and municipal corporations and their subdivisions, plus any other sources of revenue for any state veterans' homes. All expenditures from the trust fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the state Comptroller drawn on account held by the State Treasury based upon claims, approved by the State Board of Veterans' Affairs, as provided in this section. (Acts 1988, 1st Sp. Sess., No. 88-776, p. 184, §5.)
AL Code § 31-5A-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 5A - State Veterans' Homes.|Section 31-5A-7 - State Veterans' Home Trust Fund; Deposits; Expenditures.

Section 31-5A-7State Veterans' Home Trust Fund; deposits; expenditures. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a trust fund for the Alabama Department of Veterans' Affairs, to be known as the Alabama Veterans' Home Trust Fund. The trust fund shall consist of all funds and monies received by the State Board of Veterans' Affairs and/or the Alabama Department of Veterans' Affairs from the United States, any federal agency or institution, gifts, contributions, bequests, any individual reimbursements, and any other source, for the care or support of veterans, discharged other than under dishonorable conditions, who have been admitted and cared for at an Alabama Department of Veterans' Affairs state veterans' home. Nothing contained herein prohibits the establishment and utilization of special agency accounts by the Department of Veterans' Affairs and its constituent institutions, as may be approved by the State Board of Veterans' Affairs, for receipt and disbursement of the personal funds of state veterans' home residents and members and/or for receipt and disbursement of charitable contributions and donations for use by and for residents and members. The trust fund herein created shall be used by the Alabama Department of Veterans' Affairs to pay for the care of veterans, discharged other than under dishonorable conditions, in the state veterans' home and to pay the general operating expenses of the state veterans' home, including the payment of salaries and wages of officials and employees. Further provided, that funds in said trust fund may be used to remodel, repair, construct, build additions, modernize, or add improvements of domiciliary or hospital buildings necessary for the care of veterans, plus architectural plans, specifications, or other costs pertinent thereto as approved by appropriate state agencies. All funds deposited plus income earned on the investment or reinvestment shall be credited to the trust fund created herein. Any money remaining in the fund at the end of each fiscal year shall remain on deposit in the State Treasury to the credit of the Alabama Veterans' Home Trust Fund. No funds shall be withdrawn or expended for any purpose whatsoever unless the same shall have been allotted and budgeted in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 41, and only in the amounts and for the purposes provided by the Legislature in the General Appropriation Act. (Acts 1988, 1st Sp. Sess., No. 88-776, p. 184, §6.)
AL Code § 31-5A-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 5A - State Veterans' Homes.|Section 31-5A-8 - Admissions and Discharges; Rules and Regulations.

Section 31-5A-8Admissions and discharges; rules and regulations. Admissions to and discharges from any Alabama state veterans' home shall be in accordance with the policies and procedures as established by the State Board of Veterans' Affairs at the time application for admission or for discharge is presented; provided, however, that the State Board of Veterans' Affairs may admit and discharge veterans to any Alabama veterans' home who qualify for care and treatment under Title 38, U.S.C., Section 101 (19) and Section 641, and may adopt appropriate rules consistent with accepted medical considerations to carry out this function. (Acts 1988, 1st Sp. Sess., No. 88-776, p. 184, §7.)
AL Code § 31-5A-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 5A - State Veterans' Homes.|Section 31-5A-9 - Annual Reports and Budget Requests.

Section 31-5A-9Annual reports and budget requests. The State Board of Veterans' Affairs shall report to the Governor annually respecting the activities of the State Department of Veterans' Affairs in connection with operation of the state veterans' homes. This report shall contain an accounting for all moneys received and expended, statistics on veterans who resided in the homes during the year, recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature and such other matters as the board shall deem pertinent. The State Service Commissioner, with the approval of the State Board of Veterans' Affairs, shall compile an annual budget request, as necessary, respecting needs for state funding for anticipated costs of such homes, which request shall be submitted to the Department of Finance in conjunction with the State Department of Veterans' Affairs annual budget requests. (Acts 1988, 1st Sp. Sess., No. 88-776, p. 184, §8.)
AL Code § 31-5A-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 5A - State Veterans' Homes.|Section 31-5A-10 - Reimbursement Policies.

Section 31-5A-10Reimbursement policies. Each resident of any state veterans' home shall pay directly to the contracted service operator of the home the cost of maintaining his or her residence at the home. The cost shall be as prescribed by the State Board of Veterans' Affairs in conference with the State Service Commissioner. The cost of the care shall be paid by the 10th of each month. (Acts 1988, 1st Sp. Sess., No. 88-776, p. 184, §9; Act 2009-282, p. 482, §1.)
AL Code § 31-5A-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 5A - State Veterans' Homes.|Section 31-5A-11 - Certification Process.

Section 31-5A-11Certification process. Any home in addition to the one located in Alexander City, Alabama, or any proposed new service or proposed change of service or any requirement then deemed applicable shall be subject to the certificate of need process, the Department of Public Health Division of Licensure and Certification and any and all review and approval processes, criteria, statutory, and administrative rules and regulations then applicable to any proposed privately-owned and/or operated nursing home facility or health care provider seeking to operate in Alabama. All state veterans' nursing homes, domiciliaries, hospitals, or any other health related activities shall be subject to all the rules and regulations governing and controlling the operation of a privately-owned facility or provider of health services in the State of Alabama. (Acts 1988, 1st Sp. Sess., No. 88-776, p. 184, §10.)
AL Code § 31-6-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 6 - Veterans' and Dependents' Educational Benefits.|Section 31-6-1 - Short Title.

Section 31-6-1Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "Alabama G.I. and Dependents' Educational Benefit Act." (Acts 1951, No. 47, p. 259, §14.)
AL Code § 31-6-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 6 - Veterans' and Dependents' Educational Benefits.|Section 31-6-2 - Definitions.

Section 31-6-2Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them by this section: (1) ARMED FORCES. The term includes the United States Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. The term also includes the units of those branches of the services having women troops and the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Nurse Corps. (2) COMPREHENSIVE TRANSITION AND POSTSECONDARY PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. Has the same meaning as in 20 U.S.C. § 1140. (3) HUSBAND. Spouse. (4) TUITION. Fees for instruction. (5) TUITION AND FEES. All fees known and classed as instructional fees. (6) WIDOW or WIDOWER. An individual whose spouse is deceased. (7) WIFE. Spouse. (Acts 1951, No. 47, p. 259, §§11-A, 15; Acts 1985, No. 85-758, p. 1262, §1; Act 2014-177, p. 509, §1; Act 2021-444, §1.)
AL Code § 31-6-2.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 6 - Veterans' and Dependents' Educational Benefits.|Section 31-6-2.1 - Educational Benefits for Children of Disabled and Deceased Veterans, Etc.

Section 31-6-2.1Educational benefits for children of disabled and deceased veterans, etc. For the purposes of this chapter, in addition to any other benefits granted under this chapter, any child of a disabled or deceased veteran or otherwise eligible for educational benefits under this chapter who is admitted to attend and attends a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students with intellectual disabilities at a state four-year college or university shall be eligible to receive benefits equal to the benefits provided pursuant to this chapter to any other child eligible for educational benefits in an undergraduate course of study at a state four-year college or university under this chapter without regard as to whether the program is a degree, certificate, or non-degree program. (Act 2021-444, §2.)
AL Code § 31-6-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 6 - Veterans' and Dependents' Educational Benefits.|Section 31-6-3 - Designation of Benefits.

Section 31-6-3Designation of benefits. Tuition benefits received pursuant to Sections 31-6-4 through 31-6-6 shall be called "Alabama G.I. Dependents' Scholarships." Tuition benefits received under Section 31-6-8 shall be called "Alabama G.I. Scholarships." (Acts 1951, No. 47, p. 259, §13.)
AL Code § 31-6-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 6 - Veterans' and Dependents' Educational Benefits.|Section 31-6-7 - Benefits Limited to Lives of Veterans' Immediate Children.

Section 31-6-7Benefits limited to lives of veterans' immediate children. The benefits under this chapter shall not extend beyond the lives of the immediate children of the veteran concerned. (Acts 1951, No. 47, p. 259, §11-C.)
AL Code § 31-6-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 6 - Veterans' and Dependents' Educational Benefits.|Section 31-6-8 - Entitlement of Veterans to Educational Benefits for Extension or Correspondence Courses; Benefits Provided Not to Be in Addition to Federal Benefits.

Section 31-6-8Entitlement of veterans to educational benefits for extension or correspondence courses; benefits provided not to be in addition to federal benefits. Every bona fide permanent resident of at least one year's residence in the State of Alabama immediately prior to entrance into service, who serves in the Armed Forces of the United States at least 24 months at any time after August 4, 1964, but before the end of the Vietnam War period as determined by the President or the Congress of the United States, or who is or was released or discharged from such service, under conditions other than dishonorable, by reason of wartime service-connected disability after serving less than 24 months, shall be entitled to take any extension or correspondence course from any state college or university offering same, without the payment of any fees or charge for such extension or correspondence course. The veteran taking advantage of this provision of this chapter must do so within four years from the date of his or her discharge; provided, however, no veteran shall be entitled to such correspondence or extension course during the time he or she is receiving educational benefits under any federal statute, or if he or she has already received maximum benefits to which he or she was entitled under any federal statute. (Acts 1951, No. 47, p. 259, §4; Acts 1965, No. 767, p. 1378, §1; Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 206, p. 250, §4; Acts 1969, No. 418, p. 816, §3.)
AL Code § 31-6-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 6 - Veterans' and Dependents' Educational Benefits.|Section 31-6-10 - Application for Benefits; Determination and Certification of Eligibility.

Section 31-6-10Application for benefits; determination and certification of eligibility. All applications for benefits accruing under this chapter must be made to the State Department of Veterans' Affairs. The State Service Commissioner, or any official of the department designated by him, is hereby charged with the responsibility and duty of determining the eligibility of each applicant for the benefits under this chapter; provided, however, that such determination of eligibility shall be based upon the findings of the United States Veterans' Administration in addition to other proofs and records required under this chapter. The State Service Commissioner shall cause the State Department of Veterans' Affairs to issue a certificate of eligibility and entitlement in behalf of each applicant who may be determined by him to be entitled to the benefits. (Acts 1951, No. 47, p. 259, §6; Acts 1957, No. 617, p. 883, §5.)