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2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 30A - Alabama Safe at Schools Act. › Section 16-30A-3 - Training of School Employees for Care of Students With Diabetic Medical Needs.

Section 16-30A-3
Training of school employees for care of students with diabetic medical needs.
(a) No later than the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year, the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Alabama Board of Nursing, shall develop guidelines for the training of school employees in the care needed for students with diabetic medical needs according to the student's Individual Health Plan, the medical authorizations of which are limited to permitting the administration of injectable medications specific to his or her diabetes. No other delegation of injectable medications shall be allowed under this chapter. These guidelines shall be developed in consideration of the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Diabetes Education Program, and any other appropriate published medical guidelines. Each local board of education shall ensure that diabetes training programs are provided for all school nurses and unlicensed medication assistants at schools under its jurisdiction.
(b) Each local school system shall ensure that the training outlined in subsection (a) is provided to unlicensed medication assistants. In consultation with the local school superintendent and in consideration of a student's Individual Health Plan related to his or her diabetic condition, the lead nurse of the school system may recommend the placement of a school nurse based on the overall health needs of that student.
(c) School employees shall not be required to serve as unlicensed medication assistants, nor be subject to any penalty or disciplinary action for refusing to serve as an unlicensed medication assistant. It shall be unlawful to consider a school employee's decision to serve or not to serve as an unlicensed medication assistant in any employment decision, including, but not limited to, termination, non-renewal of contract, reduction-in-force, or transfer. Furthermore, no school administrator or supervisor shall threaten, harass, or otherwise coerce a school employee into serving as an unlicensed medication assistant.
(d) The medical authorization allowed under this chapter shall be limited to permitting the use of injectable medications specific to diabetes.
(Act 2014-437, p. 1618, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 30A - Alabama Safe at Schools Act. › Section 16-30A-4 - Submission of Medical Order for Development of Individual Health Plan.

Section 16-30A-4
Submission of medical order for development of Individual Health Plan.
The parent or guardian of each student with an identified diabetic medical condition who seeks care while at school shall submit the order from a physician, certified registered nurse practitioner operating under a valid collaborative agreement, or physician assistant operating under a valid supervisory agreement according to the timeline established by the local education agency to be considered in the development of the student's Individual Health Plan.
(Act 2014-437, p. 1618, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 30A - Alabama Safe at Schools Act. › Section 16-30A-5 - Appropriate Care for Students Under Individual Health Plan; Availability of Nurse or Medication Assistant.

Section 16-30A-5
Appropriate care for students under Individual Health Plan; availability of nurse or medication assistant.
(a) The local board of education shall ensure that each student in the school or system with a diabetic condition receives appropriate care as specified in his or her Individual Health Plan.
(b) The school nurse or a trained unlicensed medication assistant, to the extent required by the student's Individual Health Plan, shall be on site and available to provide care to each student with diabetes during regular school hours and school-sponsored before school and after school care programs, during field trips, extended off-site excursions, extracurricular activities in which the student is a direct participant, and on buses when the bus driver is not a trained unlicensed medication assistant.
(Act 2014-437, p. 1618, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 30A - Alabama Safe at Schools Act. › Section 16-30A-6 - Training and Supervision of School Employees Becoming Unlicensed Medication Assistants.

Section 16-30A-6
Training and supervision of school employees becoming unlicensed medication assistants.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a licensed health care professional may provide training and supervise school employees becoming unlicensed medication assistants who may also be providing care and performing tasks pursuant to this chapter in the activities set forth in Section 16-30A-5.
(Act 2014-437, p. 1618, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 30A - Alabama Safe at Schools Act. › Section 16-30A-7 - Attendance and Activities of Students With Diabetes.

Section 16-30A-7
Attendance and activities of students with diabetes.
A student with diabetes in public school may attend the school the student would otherwise attend if the student did not have diabetes, and the diabetes care specified in Section 16-30A-5 shall be provided at the school. A school system may not restrict a student who has diabetes from attending any school on the basis that the student has diabetes, that the school does not have a full-time school nurse, or that the school does not have trained unlicensed medication assistants. A student with diabetes may participate in extracurricular and co-curricular activities to the same extent as a student without diabetes. In addition, a school shall not require or pressure parents or guardians to provide care for a student with diabetes at school or at school-sponsored activities in which the student is a direct participant as set forth in Section 16-30A-5. However, if the parent or guardian of a student with diabetes does not supply the medication, the order from a physician, certified registered nurse practitioner operating under a valid collaborative agreement, or physician assistant operating under a valid supervisory agreement, supplies, or a signed parental and prescriber authorization, the parent or guardian shall be responsible for providing diabetic medical care to the student at school or at school-sponsored activities in which the student is a direct participant.
(Act 2014-437, p. 1618, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 30A - Alabama Safe at Schools Act. › Section 16-30A-8 - Other Medical Conditions Requiring Supervision or Specialized Services.

Section 16-30A-8
Other medical conditions requiring supervision or specialized services.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a student with a medical condition, other than or in addition to diabetes, requiring supervision or other specialized services may be assigned to a school in accordance with the student's Individual Health Plan.
(Act 2014-437, p. 1618, §8.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 30A - Alabama Safe at Schools Act. › Section 16-30A-9 - Liability of School Employees.

Section 16-30A-9
Liability of school employees.
A school employee shall be immune from suit and not liable for any civil damages as a result of his or her acts or omissions in the supervision or rendering of services, care, or assistance to a student under this chapter, nor shall he or she be liable for any civil damages as a result of any act, or failure to act, to provide or arrange for further treatment, care, or assistance.
(Act 2014-437, p. 1618, §9.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 30A - Alabama Safe at Schools Act. › Section 16-30A-10 - Liability of Physicians.

Section 16-30A-10
Liability of physicians.
A physician has no supervisory authority over the school's execution of the Individual Health Plan, and therefore shall be immune from civil liability for any orders, acts or omissions directly related to this chapter, including any vicarious liability for the acts and omissions of school employees and officials in carrying out the Individual Health Plan.
(Act 2014-437, p. 1618, §10.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 30A - Alabama Safe at Schools Act. › Section 16-30A-11 - Training and Diabetes Care for Students.

Section 16-30A-11
Training and diabetes care for students.
A private school may provide training and diabetes care for its students in accordance with the provisions set forth in this chapter.
(Act 2014-437, p. 1618, §11.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 30B - Alex Hoover Palliative and End of Life Care Act. › Section 16-30B-1 - Development and Administration of Plans.

Section 16-30B-1
Development and administration of plans.
A Palliative and End of Life Individual Health Plan shall be developed and administered in accordance with this chapter in order to provide guidance to schools, school nurses, a terminally ill or injured student to whom the plan applies, and the student's parents or guardians, with regard to the care provided to that student and expectations for attendance or participation in school-sponsored activities.
(Act 2018-460, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 30B - Alex Hoover Palliative and End of Life Care Act. › Section 16-30B-2 - Definitions.

Section 16-30B-2
Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE INDIVIDUAL HEALTH PLAN or PLAN. A document that outlines activities of which a qualified minor may partake in the school setting or in selected school situations as prescribed in the plan. A plan shall be developed by the school nurse in conjunction with the representative of the qualified minor, as provided under this chapter, and shall outline the health care to be provided, including an Order for Pediatric Palliative and End of Life Care, as defined in Section 22-8A-3, to a qualified minor in a school setting.
(2) QUALIFIED MINOR. The term as it is defined in Section 22-8A-3.
(3) REPRESENTATIVE OF A QUALIFIED MINOR. The term as it is defined in Section 22-8A-3.
(4) SCHOOL. Any primary or secondary public school located in the state.
(5) SCHOOL EMPLOYEE. Any individual employed by a public school system located in the state.
(6) SCHOOL NURSE. A nurse licensed by the Alabama Board of Nursing and employed as a school nurse by a public school system located in the state.
(Act 2018-460, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 30B - Alex Hoover Palliative and End of Life Care Act. › Section 16-30B-3 - Rulemaking Authority; School Nurse Requirements; Training Guidelines.

Section 16-30B-3
Rulemaking authority; school nurse requirements; training guidelines.
(a) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules regarding the administration of Palliative and End of Life Individual Health Plans in the school setting; provided, however, the board may not propose rules without approval from the task force created pursuant to Section 16-30B-6. For purposes of this subsection, approval requires an affirmative vote from at least three-fifths of the task force members. The rules shall include, but are not limited to, the contents of a plan and procedures for the execution and termination of a plan. The final rules shall be certified to the Legislative Services Agency not later than June 1, 2019.
(b) A Palliative and End of Life Individual Health Plan administered under this chapter shall be developed by the school nurse, in conjunction with the representative of the qualified minor.
(c) A plan shall include an Order for Pediatric Palliative and End of Life Care established pursuant to Chapter 8A of Title 22; provided, however, the only individual in a school setting subject to the requirements or restrictions of an Order for PPEL Care is a school nurse.
(d) The Department of Education, in consultation with the Alabama Board of Nursing and the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners, may develop guidelines for the training of school employees in the care needed for qualified minors who have an executed Palliative and End of Life Individual Health Plan in place.
(Act 2018-460, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 30B - Alex Hoover Palliative and End of Life Care Act. › Section 16-30B-4 - Liability of School Employees.

Section 16-30B-4
Liability of school employees.
A school employee shall be immune from suit and not liable for any civil damages as a result of his or her acts or omissions in the supervision or rendering of services, care, or assistance to a student under this chapter, nor shall he or she be liable for any civil damages as a result of any act, or failure to act, to provide or arrange for further treatment, care, or assistance.
(Act 2018-460, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 30B - Alex Hoover Palliative and End of Life Care Act. › Section 16-30B-5 - Liability of Attending Physician.

Section 16-30B-5
Liability of attending physician.
An attending physician, as defined in Section 22-8A-3, has no supervisory authority over the school's execution of the Palliative and End of Life Individual Health Plan and shall be immune from civil liability for any orders, acts, or omissions directly related to this chapter, including any vicarious liability for the acts and omissions of school employees and officials in carrying out the Palliative and End of Life Individual Health Plan.
(Act 2018-460, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 30B - Alex Hoover Palliative and End of Life Care Act. › Section 16-30B-6 - Temporary Task Force.

Section 16-30B-6
Temporary task force.
(a) A task force is created to serve under the supervision of the Alabama Department of Education to approve proposed rules of the State Board of Education regarding the administration of Palliative and End of Life Individual Health Plans in the school setting, in accordance with Section 16-30B-3. The task force shall include all of the following representatives:
(1) The Department of Education Nurse Administrator.
(2) The Department of Education Nurse Manager.
(3) One member appointed by the Special Education Services Division of the Department of Education.
(4) Two registered nurses currently working in a public school setting, appointed by the Department of Education Nurse Administrator.
(5) One member appointed by the Alabama Association of School Nurses.
(6) One member appointed by the Alabama Board of Nursing.
(7) One member appointed by the Children's of Alabama Palliative Care Team.
(8) One member appointed by the University of South Alabama Children's and Women's Hospital Palliative Care Team.
(9) One member appointed by the Alabama Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
(10) One member appointed by the School Superintendents of Alabama.
(11) One member appointed by the Alabama Education Association.
(12) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(13) One member appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
(b) The appointing authorities shall coordinate their appointments to assure the task force membership is inclusive and reflects the racial, gender, geographic, urban, rural, and economic diversity of the state.
(c) The Department of Education Nurse Administrator, or his or her designee, shall serve as chair of the task force.
(d) The first meeting of the task force shall be held not later than August 1, 2018, at which time the task force may appoint or elect a vice chair.
(e) The task force shall automatically terminate on the date the rules for implementing the Palliative and End of Life Individual Health Plans are certified, but not later than June 1, 2019.
(Act 2018-460, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 30C - Seizure Safe School Act. › Section 16-30C-2 - Seizure Management and Treatment Plans.

Section 16-30C-2
Seizure management and treatment plans.
(a) Commencing with the 2022-2023 school year, the parent or guardian of a student who has a seizure disorder and is enrolled in and attending a public K-12 school may seek care for the student's seizures while the student is at school or is participating in a school-sponsored activity by collaborating with school personnel and the applicable local board of education to ensure a seizure management and treatment plan is included in the student's individual health plan. The seizure management and treatment plan shall be submitted to and reviewed by the lead nurse employed by the local board of education at all of the following times:
(1) Before or at the beginning of the school year.
(2) Upon enrollment of the student, if the student enrolls in a school after the beginning of the school year.
(3) As soon as practicable following a diagnosis of a seizure disorder for the student.
(b) A seizure management and treatment plan shall include all of the following:
(1) A list of the health care services the student may receive at school or while participating in a school sponsored activity.
(2) A list of prescribed medications the student may receive including the name and purpose of the medication, the prescribed dosage, the route of administration, the frequency that the medication may be administered, and the circumstances under which the medication may be administered.
(3) An evaluation of the student's level of understanding and ability to manage his or her seizures.
(4) The signature of the student's parent or guardian.
(5) The name and address of the physician responsible for the student's seizure treatment.
(Act 2021-519, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 30C - Seizure Safe School Act. › Section 16-30C-3 - Administration of Seizure Disorder Medication by Unlicensed Medication Assistant.

Section 16-30C-3
Administration of seizure disorder medication by unlicensed medication assistant.
With consent of the parent or guardian, a local board of education may provide for an unlicensed medication assistant, who is a school employee trained in accordance with this chapter, but not required to be a health care professional, to administer to a student seizure disorder medication provided for in the student's individual health plan.
(Act 2021-519, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 30C - Seizure Safe School Act. › Section 16-30C-5 - Liability of School Employees.

Section 16-30C-5
Liability of school employees.
(a) A school employee shall be immune from civil liability or criminal liability as a result of his or her acts or omissions in the supervision or rendering of services, care, or assistance to a student pursuant to this chapter or for any act, failure to act, or in the provision or arrangement for further treatment, care, or assistance unless the school employee acts willfully, maliciously, fraudulently, in bad faith, beyond his or her authority, or under a mistaken interpretation of the law.
(b)(1) This chapter does not create any supervisory authority between physicians creating seizure management and treatment plans and the school's execution of those plans. A physician shall not be subject to criminal or civil liability for the acts or omissions of school employees and officials in carrying out a seizure management and treatment plan, and shall also not be subject to vicarious liability.
(2) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to establish a standard of care for physicians or otherwise modify, amend, or supersede any provision of the Alabama Medical Liability Act of 1987, the Alabama Medical Liability Act of 1996, or any amendment or judicial interpretation thereof.
(Act 2021-519, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 30C - Seizure Safe School Act. › Section 16-30C-6 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2021 Regular Session, Effective August 1, 2021. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement.

Section 16-30C-6
Rulemaking authority.
Not later than March 1, 2022, the State Department of Education and the State Board of Nursing shall adopt rules to implement and administer this chapter.
(Act 2021-519, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 31 - American Legion Scholarships. › Section 16-31-1 - Established; Amount; Use.

Section 16-31-1
Established; amount; use.
Whenever the American Legion or the American Legion Auxiliary of the State of Alabama shall donate to the State of Alabama, and actually pay in cash to the Treasurer of said state, a sum of money amounting to $1,250.00, there shall be considered as established a free scholarship of the value of $750.00 per year in board and such fees or other charges as that amount would cover or include over and above board for the benefit of the student receiving the benefit of the same or appointed to such scholarship at any public institutions of higher learning, that such scholarship shall be and is hereby established for each sum of $1,250.00 so donated to the state.
(Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 50, p. 34, §1; Code 1940, T. 52, §620; Acts 1959, No. 635, p. 1548, §1; Acts 1984, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 84-784, p. 167, §1; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-843, p. 318, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 31 - American Legion Scholarships. › Section 16-31-2 - Fund Paid to Institution Designated.

Section 16-31-2
Fund paid to institution designated.
At the time such sum or sums of money amounting to $1,250.00 shall be donated to the state and paid over to the Treasurer, the said American Legion or American Legion Auxiliary donating the same shall designate in writing signed by its commander or president and countersigned by its chairman of the scholarship committee, and filed with the Comptroller, the particular institutions of learning, among those enumerated in Section 16-31-1, in which the scholarship is desired. Thereupon it shall be the duty of the Comptroller to issue a warrant drawn upon the treasurer, in due form, and to deliver the same to the treasurer of such institution of learning for the said sum of $1,250.00, or for such several sums of $1,250.00 which shall be donated in this manner to the state, which warrant or warrants the treasurer shall pay on presentation. Such sum or several sums of $1,250.00 shall be received by such treasurer of such institution of learning and added to the sum held by the board or boards legally administering the same for the support of such institutions.
(Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 50, p. 34, §2; Code 1940, T. 52, §621.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 31 - American Legion Scholarships. › Section 16-31-3 - Credit to Account of Beneficiary.

Section 16-31-3
Credit to account of beneficiary.
Any person, male or female, otherwise entitled to admission as a student or pupil in such institution of learning, and such only, and who presents to the proper authorities of same a certificate signed by the commander or president and countersigned by the chairman of the scholarship committee of such American Legion or American Legion Auxiliary of Alabama which had donated such $1,250.00 under the provisions of this chapter, granting to him or her a scholarship under the terms of this chapter, shall be entitled to be admitted at such institution as entitled to the benefits of this chapter. And when so admitted, he or she shall be given credit on the books of such institution for the sum of $100.00, to be applied to the end and purpose of defraying his or her board and such fees or other charges as that amount would cover over and above board, for the session during which or for which he or she applies for admission.
(Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 50, p. 34, §3; Code 1940, T. 52, §622.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 31 - American Legion Scholarships. › Section 16-31-4 - Appropriation From Education Trust Fund.

Section 16-31-4
Appropriation from Education Trust Fund.
The sum of $750.00 is hereby appropriated annually to each state institution of higher learning described in Section 16-31-1 for each scholarship awarded by any such institution as provided in this chapter, which appropriation shall be paid from the Education Trust Fund; provided, that in the fall of each school year no more than 150 such scholarships shall be provided under this section.
(Acts 1967, No. 760, p. 1616, §1; Acts 1978, No. 676, p. 975, §1; Acts 1984, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 84-784, p. 167, §1; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-843, p. 318, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 32 - Stonewall Jackson Memorial Fund. › Section 16-32-1 - Establishment; Purpose.

Section 16-32-1
Establishment; purpose.
There is hereby created and established the Alabama Stonewall Jackson Memorial Fund, which fund is to be composed of the money hereinafter appropriated in this chapter, together with any accruals from the income from the fund or repayments thereto.
The purpose of this fund is to memorialize that great American and Confederate general, "Stonewall" Jackson, through a program of education initiated by Stonewall Jackson Memorial, Incorporated, including both essay contests and scholarships. The benefits of this fund shall accrue only to Alabamians.
(Acts 1955, No. 529, p. 1176, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 32 - Stonewall Jackson Memorial Fund. › Section 16-32-2 - Board of Trustees.

Section 16-32-2
Board of trustees.
There is hereby created a board of trustees, who shall serve without pay or personal expenses, to administer the Alabama Stonewall Jackson Memorial Fund. The trustees shall be the Alabama State Superintendent of Education, the Director of the Alabama Department of Archives and History and the President of the Stonewall Jackson Memorial, Incorporated. This board of trustees shall be vested with the power to administer this chapter in its entirety and to prescribe the rules and regulations governing the essay contests and the awarding of scholarships from the Alabama Stonewall Jackson Memorial Fund. It is hereby directed to receive the appropriation hereinafter made, to designate a bank in Alabama as a depository for the fund and is further directed to invest said fund in such sound securities as it deems advisable in line with good business procedure; and it is expressly prohibited from spending any part of the principal of this fund, it being the intent of this chapter that only the income from said fund shall be used in carrying out the purposes of the chapter. The board of trustees shall require, insofar as possible, the repayment of all scholarship funds by the recipients thereof, under such terms as circumstances may justify, and any money so repaid shall become part of the principal of the fund.
(Acts 1955, No. 529, p. 1176, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 32 - Stonewall Jackson Memorial Fund. › Section 16-32-3 - Appropriation.

Section 16-32-3
Appropriation.
There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury the sum of $20,000.00. This appropriation shall be the sole appropriation to this fund, and nothing in this chapter shall be construed so as to make the appropriation an annual one.
(Acts 1955, No. 529, p. 1176, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 33 - Educational Benefits for Dependents of Blind Parents. › Section 16-33-1 - Short Title.

Section 16-33-1
Short title.
This chapter shall be known as the "Alabama Educational Benefits for Dependents of Blind Parents Act."
(Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 281, p. 422, §13.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 33 - Educational Benefits for Dependents of Blind Parents. › Section 16-33-2 - "Tuition and Fees" Defined.

Section 16-33-2
"Tuition and fees" defined.
The phrase "tuition and fees" shall include and mean fees known and classed as instructional fees.
(Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 281, p. 422, §9.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 33 - Educational Benefits for Dependents of Blind Parents. › Section 16-33-3 - Purpose of Chapter; Liberal Construction.

Section 16-33-3
Purpose of chapter; liberal construction.
The purpose of this chapter is to provide educational benefits in institutions of higher learning in Alabama for children from families in which the head of the family is blind and whose family income is insufficient to provide such educational benefits. The terms of this chapter shall be liberally construed in order to accomplish such objective.
(Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 281, p. 422, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 33 - Educational Benefits for Dependents of Blind Parents. › Section 16-33-4 - Certain Children May Attend State Institutions or Trade Schools Without Payment of Fees or Tuition; Provision of Textbooks.

Section 16-33-4
Certain children may attend state institutions or trade schools without payment of fees or tuition; provision of textbooks.
(a) Any child in a family where the head of the household is blind and the family income is not greater than 1.3 times the current poverty income level, as determined by federal poverty guidelines based upon the number of family members, may, without paying any instructional fees or tuition whatsoever, do either of the following:
(1) Attend any Alabama state institution of higher learning, college, or university for a period of four standard academic years of nine months each, not to exceed 36 months total.
(2) Take a prescribed course in any Alabama state trade school or technical college, for the length of the prescribed course of study of his or her choosing.
(b) Training under this section shall:
(1) Be initiated within two years after high school graduation, but in no case after the twenty-third birthday of the child.
(2) Be completed within five years after its initiation, excluding any delays caused by military service.
(3) Not extend beyond the thirtieth birthday of the child.
(c) Any child benefiting from this section shall be provided with all necessary textbooks for the length of his or her prescribed course of study. All costs of such textbooks shall be borne by the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services, which shall be entitled to an appropriation from the Education Trust Fund to cover all costs of providing the textbooks.
(d) The Department of Rehabilitation Services shall promulgate and implement administrative rules and regulations as necessary to make textbooks conveniently available to children who qualify for textbook benefits under this chapter.
(Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 281, p. 422, §2; Acts 1978, No. 772, p. 1129, §1; Acts 1989, No. 89-708, p. 1415, §1; Act 2001-696, p. 1485, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 33 - Educational Benefits for Dependents of Blind Parents. › Section 16-33-5 - Applicant to Present Proof of Residence, Eligibility and Qualifications.

Section 16-33-5
Applicant to present proof of residence, eligibility and qualifications.
Any person who applies for benefits under this chapter must produce sufficient proof of being a permanent resident of this state for at least five years prior to application, sufficient proof of his or her eligibility under the terms and conditions of this chapter and sufficient proof of his or her qualifications and ability to pursue the course for which such application is made.
(Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 281, p. 422, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 33 - Educational Benefits for Dependents of Blind Parents. › Section 16-33-6 - Application to Be Made to State Department of Education; Determination of Eligibility.

Section 16-33-6
Application to be made to State Department of Education; determination of eligibility.
All applications for benefits accruing under this chapter must be made to the State Department of Education. The State Superintendent of Education, 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.
(Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 281, p. 422, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 33 - Educational Benefits for Dependents of Blind Parents. › Section 16-33-7 - Duties of State Department of Education and State Superintendent of Education.

Section 16-33-7
Duties of State Department of Education and State Superintendent of Education.
The State Department of Education shall furnish, and assist in preparing and producing, all necessary blanks, forms and other matters necessary for children to obtain the benefits provided under this chapter. The State Superintendent of Education shall cause to be forwarded to the state institution of higher learning, college or university or state trade school of the applicant's choice a certificate of eligibility and entitlement or other necessary proof for the child to obtain the benefits made available hereby.
(Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 281, p. 422, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 33 - Educational Benefits for Dependents of Blind Parents. › Section 16-33-8 - Duties of Local Superintendents and Teachers.

Section 16-33-8
Duties of local superintendents and teachers.
The county superintendent of education and the city superintendent of schools in each respective county and city must inform the teachers of their county and city of the provisions and benefits of this chapter, who in turn shall inform the children, whose blind parent is the head of the family, as to their rights and benefits under the provisions of this chapter.
(Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 281, p. 422, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 33 - Educational Benefits for Dependents of Blind Parents. › Section 16-33-9 - Standards of Institutions Not Lowered; Applicants to Meet Scholastic and Other Entrance Requirements.

Section 16-33-9
Standards of institutions not lowered; applicants to meet scholastic and other entrance requirements.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as lowering the standards or requirements, or as making any exceptions thereto for entrance into any of the state schools or institutions affected by this chapter. All applicants, in order to obtain the educational benefits of this chapter, must first meet all scholastic and other requirements for entrance into any of the schools or institutions coming within the purview of this chapter.
(Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 281, p. 422, §8.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 33 - Educational Benefits for Dependents of Blind Parents. › Section 16-33-10 - Benefits Not Extended Beyond Lives of Immediate Children of Blind Person.

Section 16-33-10
Benefits not extended beyond lives of immediate children of blind person.
The benefits under this chapter shall not extend beyond the lives of the immediate children of the blind person concerned.
(Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 281, p. 422, §10.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 33 - Educational Benefits for Dependents of Blind Parents. › Section 16-33-11 - Benefits Not Payable if Equal Benefits Available From Federal or State Government.

Section 16-33-11
Benefits not payable if equal benefits available from federal or state government.
No child may obtain any benefits under this chapter if the federal or state government through any legislation provides for payment to any person, institution or organization on behalf of such child for the purpose of providing opportunity for educational training; provided, that such benefits are of equal or greater value than those provided by this chapter.
(Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 281, p. 422, §11.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 33 - Educational Benefits for Dependents of Blind Parents. › Section 16-33-12 - Title of Benefits.

Section 16-33-12
Title of benefits.
Tuition benefits received under the provisions of this chapter shall be called "Alabama Scholarships for Dependents of Blind Parents."
(Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 281, p. 422, §12.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 33A - Alabama Student Grant Program. › Section 16-33A-2 - Legislative Findings; Purpose of Chapter.

Section 16-33A-2
Legislative findings; purpose of chapter.
The Legislature declares that there exists within the State of Alabama a number of accredited independent colleges and universities whose facilities could be used more effectively in the public interest by the grant of financial assistance to residents of the state who choose to attend such colleges and universities, in order to pay a portion of such residents' institutional related expenses at such colleges and universities, thereby reducing the cost to taxpayers of the state below the cost of providing similar instruction to such residents at institutions of higher learning within the state higher education system.
The Legislature finds and declares that there is an apparent need to narrow the gap in student charges between public universities and colleges and independent institutions of higher education in Alabama in order to provide students with true economic and academic freedom of choice in selecting a college; and to help assure that independent colleges will continue to contribute to the overall quality and diversity of postsecondary education in Alabama.
This chapter is intended to provide higher educational opportunities to bona fide residents of the state by utilizing the facilities and resources of independent colleges and universities in the state more effectively.
(Acts 1978, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 90, p. 1778, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 33A - Alabama Student Grant Program. › Section 16-33A-3 - Amount of Grant for Each Eligible Student; Grants Payable to Institutions on Behalf of Students.

Section 16-33A-3
Amount of grant for each eligible student; grants payable to institutions on behalf of students.
There is granted to each eligible student attending an approved institution the sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000) per academic year, which sum shall be distributed to the institution on behalf of and to the credit of the student in accordance with rules adopted by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education.
(Acts 1978, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 90, p. 1778, §3; Acts 1989, No. 89-399, p. 779, §1; Act 2021-442, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 33A - Alabama Student Grant Program. › Section 16-33A-4 - Program Administration.

Section 16-33A-4
Program administration.
The Alabama Student Grant Program created under this chapter shall be administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. The Executive Director of the ACHE shall have primary responsibility for the administration of the program, including appropriate staffing, in accordance with rules, regulations, policies and procedures to be promulgated by the ACHE.
(Acts 1978, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 90, p. 1778, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 33A - Alabama Student Grant Program. › Section 16-33A-5 - Basic Powers and Duties of Ache.

Section 16-33A-5
Basic powers and duties of ACHE.
(a) Basic powers. ACHE may adopt rules, policies, and procedures as may be reasonable and proper in order to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, ACHE may do all of the following:
(1) Adopt reasonable rules and determinations concerning the qualification of applicants as Alabama residents or as eligible students and the qualification of institutions as approved institutions.
(2) Alter or amend the definition of "eligible student" in order to enable the program to meet the requirements of the state or federal constitutions or any applicable statute, administrative rule, or judicial decision, if the alteration is deemed both necessary and reasonable.
(3) Determine the extent to which applicants, including part-time students, shall be eligible for grants under this chapter.
(4) Adopt reasonable rules and determinations concerning the method of payment of grants to approved institutions on behalf of and to the credit of eligible students.
(5) Request submission of and obtain all information reasonably needed for the effective administration of the program from individual applicants for grants or from institutions which enroll eligible students.
(6) Accept grants and contributions, which are intended to provide financial assistance to Alabama students, and to use those grants and contributions for the purpose or purposes for which the same are made.
(b) Basic duties. ACHE shall be responsible for the effective implementation and administration of the program. ACHE shall do all of the following:
(1) Issue public information, design all forms needed for the effective administration of the program, process all applications, certifications of eligibility, approvals, awards, renewals, revocations, and disbursements of grants, ensure against the utilization of grants for religious or sectarian purposes as provided in Section 16-33A-7, and adopt and implement all rules, policies, and procedures reasonably needed for the effective administration of the program.
(2) Provide information including, but not limited to, brochures, pamphlets, and signage explaining the program and the process for applying for grants under the program, to high school guidance counselors and student counselors employed by approved institutions for publication and distribution to students.
(Acts 1978, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 90, p. 1778, §5; Act 2021-442, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 33A - Alabama Student Grant Program. › Section 16-33A-6 - Grant Procedures and Requirements.

Section 16-33A-6
Grant procedures and requirements.
(a) Availability of grants. Grants shall be available to eligible students and shall be paid to approved institutions on behalf of and to the credit of such students, without regard to place of residence within the State of Alabama, age, race, color, creed, sex or national origin, and shall be paid out of funds appropriated in the annual budget.
(b) Application for grants. Grants may be applied for by any eligible student wishing to receive same, through an approved institution in which he is enrolled or plans to enroll, pursuant to procedures to be devised and implemented by the ACHE.
(c) Approval and award of grants. The ACHE shall not approve any grant until there has been received from an appropriate officer of an approved institution in which an applicant is enrolled, a certification that the applicant is an eligible student. Upon receipt of a proper certification of eligibility, the ACHE shall remit, within a reasonable time, such grant to the approved institution in which an applicant is enrolled on behalf of and to the credit of the applicant. Upon awarding a grant, the ACHE shall issue a certificate evidencing the award to the student involved and shall forward a copy to the institution that is to receive the grant on behalf of and to the credit of the student.
(d) Renewal of grants. Each grant shall be renewable annually for the number of semesters or quarters (or their equivalent) normally required by the institution for the course of study in which the individual student is enrolled, not to exceed five academic years or until such earlier time as the student receives a baccalaureate degree, or has expended 10 semesters or 15 quarters (or their equivalent) of enrollment. The ACHE shall grant a renewal only upon the student's annual application and upon verification that the student remains an eligible student as defined in this chapter.
(e) Revocation of grants. If a student on whose behalf and to whose credit a grant has been made shall fail to comply with the established rules and regulations in respect to such grant, or shall fail to obtain the minimum level of achievement prescribed for the retention of such grant, or shall for any reason fail to enroll in or be expelled or suspended from an approved institution, the ACHE may, upon appropriate evidence, revoke such grant. In such case, the institution shall reimburse the program for the amount of such grant. A student may again become eligible for a grant when all requirements for eligibility have been met.
(Acts 1978, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 90, p. 1778, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 33A - Alabama Student Grant Program. › Section 16-33A-7 - Nonsectarian Use of Funds Required.

Section 16-33A-7
Nonsectarian use of funds required.
(a) In the case of a student enrolled in an institution which has a religious or denominational affiliation, the ACHE shall devise and implement rules, regulations and procedures to insure that the maximum amount of assistance available to a student at a given institution under the program does not exceed the per student operating expenditures of the institution for nonsectarian, secular educational purposes.
(b) Under no circumstances shall any funds paid pursuant to this chapter be utilized by an institution for religious, sectarian or denominational purposes, and the ACHE shall devise and implement such regulations and procedures as may be appropriate to insure that such funds are used solely for nonsectarian, secular educational purposes. Any institution receiving grant funds on behalf of and to the credit of eligible students shall segregate such funds in a special revenue account and shall identify nonsectarian expenditures of such funds in its budget. Each institution shall maintain documentation acceptable to ACHE of its expenditure of grant funds to permit verification by ACHE, the chief examiner of public accounts or the state auditor.
(c) Under no circumstances shall this chapter be construed as authorizing money raised for the support of public schools in the State of Alabama to be appropriated or used for the support of any sectarian or denominational school. All grants permitted by this chapter are strictly limited to eligible students enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an approved institution as defined in this chapter.
(Acts 1978, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 90, p. 1778, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 33A - Alabama Student Grant Program. › Section 16-33A-8 - Audits of Educational Institutions; Annual Reports to Legislature by Educational Institutions.

Section 16-33A-8
Audits of educational institutions; annual reports to Legislature by educational institutions.
The Department of Examiners of Public Accounts is hereby authorized and empowered to audit the records of any said institution of postsecondary education which receives any such grants as a result of this chapter to the same extent, degree and scope as its audits of other public educational institutions, and said institution of postsecondary education shall submit to the Legislature each year, before any subsequent grants may be applied for or considered, a full accounting of its receipts, disbursements, assets, liabilities and other resources as of the date of the close of its immediately preceding academic year.
(Acts 1978, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 90, p. 1778, §8.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 33A - Alabama Student Grant Program. › Section 16-33A-9 - Proration of Funds When Funds Insufficient to Provide Full Grants.

Section 16-33A-9
Proration of funds when funds insufficient to provide full grants.
Should funds appropriated to the Alabama Student Grant Program be insufficient to provide each eligible student with a full grant for the term or terms requested, each eligible student shall receive a pro rata grant share of the available funds.
(Acts 1978, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 90, p. 1778, §9.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 33A - Alabama Student Grant Program. › Section 16-33A-10 - False Statements and Misrepresentations.

Section 16-33A-10
False statements and misrepresentations.
Any person who knowingly makes or furnishes any false statement or misrepresentation, or who accepts such false statement or misrepresentation knowing the same to be false, for the purpose of wrongfully obtaining a grant under this chapter or enabling an individual student to wrongfully obtain a grant under this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as by law provided for a misdemeanor.
(Acts 1978, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 90, p. 1778, §10.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 33A - Alabama Student Grant Program. › Section 16-33A-11 - Responsibility for Program Upon Cessation of Ache.

Section 16-33A-11
Responsibility for program upon cessation of ACHE.
Should ACHE cease to exist or function, the responsibility for the Alabama Student Grant Program shall be placed on its successor agency and, if none, then upon the State Board of Education.
(Acts 1978, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 90, p. 1778, §13.)