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16-5-55
Section 16-5-55 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018
REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) The
program shall be used to provide a loan repayment for federal student loans in the following
amounts: (1) Five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year, or two thousand five hundred dollars
($2,500) per semester worked, for a maximum of four consecutive years for a teacher with a
valid Alabama professional educator certificate endorsed in secondary math or science who
graduated from a teacher education program at an approved institution after the 2018 spring
semester term and is teaching in an Alabama public school. (2) An additional two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,500) per year, or one thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($1,250)
per semester worked, for a maximum of four consecutive years for a teacher who satisfies all
criteria listed in Section 16-5-54 and who also is teaching math or science in a public
school in...
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16-23-24
Section 16-23-24 Teacher Education Scholarship Loan Program established; use; subsequent
obligations; funding; rule-making authority; provisions for current scholarship recipients.
(a) Effective October 1, 1993, there is established a Teacher Education Scholarship Loan Program
(hereinafter referred to as "the program") to provide for the education of certified,
employed public school teachers to be trained in the use of integrating technology skills
in the curriculum. First priority shall be given to those certified public school teachers
in the fields of English, science, mathematics, and social science and history and those who
teach pupils in kindergarten to grade six, inclusive. Twenty-five percent of the funds available
through this program shall be targeted for minority teachers. When moneys are available for
scholarship loans for teachers above and beyond the first priority group, the State Board
of Education shall designate other critical needs areas for scholarship loans. (b)...
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16-46B-8
Section 16-46B-8 Incorporation of computer science into Alabama Math and Science Teacher
Education Loan Repayment Program. (a) Subject to appropriations from the Legislature, the
teaching field of computer science shall be added to the list of eligible subject areas identified
within the Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Loan Repayment Program (AMSTEP), Article
3, commencing with Section 16-5-50, Chapter 5 of this title, with the following exceptions:
(1) Computer science recipients shall be eligible to receive a total of three thousand dollars
($3,000) per year or one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) per semester worked. (2) Computer
science teachers are not eligible to receive the acute shortage area supplement, until such
time as the Alabama Commission on Higher Education and the State Department of Education concur
that there is sufficient need or resources, or both, available to allow its inclusion. (b)
The Alabama Commission on Higher Education may adopt any rules...
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16-5-54
Section 16-5-54 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018
REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) To
be eligible for the base program of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per semester,
an applicant shall satisfy all of the following: (1) Be a graduate of a State Board of Education
or State Department of Education approved program in math or science, at the baccalaureate
or master's level, from an approved institution leading to an initial secondary professional
educator certificate endorsed in math or science. A teacher who only earns a passing score
on the Praxis test in math or science to add a certificate endorsement for math or science,
and who has not completed an entire approved program, does not satisfy this requirement. (2)
Holds a valid Alabama professional educator certificate endorsed in secondary math or science,
or both. (3) Teaches math or science full-time in an Alabama public school district....
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16-5-52
Section 16-5-52 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018
REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. For the
purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) APPROVED
INSTITUTION. A state-supported institution of higher education or a private nonprofit institution
of higher education that satisfies all of the following: a. Is accredited by the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. b. Is approved by the State Board
of Education or the State Department of Education to prepare teachers of secondary math or
science, or both. c. Is eligible to receive Title IV federal student aid program funds. d.
Maintains its primary headquarters in Alabama. (2) COMMISSION. The Alabama Commission on Higher
Education. (3) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT. A person who satisfies the criteria set out in this article
and is found to be eligible by rules adopted by the Alabama Commission on...
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13A-9-150
Section 13A-9-150 Public assistance fraud; penalties. (a) For the purposes of this section,
public assistance means money or property provided directly or indirectly to eligible persons
through programs of the federal government, the state, or any political subdivision thereof,
including any program administered by a public housing authority. (b) It shall be unlawful
for an individual or business entity to knowingly do any of the following: (1) Fail, by false
statement, misrepresentation, impersonation, or other fraudulent means, to disclose a material
fact used in making a determination as to the qualification of the person to receive public
assistance. (2) Fail to disclose a change in circumstances in order to obtain or continue
to receive any public assistance to which he or she is not entitled or in an amount larger
than that to which he or she is entitled. (3) Aid and abet another person in the commission
of the prohibitions enumerated in subdivisions (1) and (2). (4) Use,...
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16-47-79
Section 16-47-79 Repayment of loans. (a) Scholarships extended under subdivisions (1)
and (3) of subsection (a) of Section 16-47-78 shall be repaid following graduation
either in cash as is provided under subsection (b) or under the terms of a contract to serve
in a needy area in Alabama for a term to be specified by the board as provided in subsection
(c). Any moneys received from recipients in repayment of a scholarship loan under subsections
(b) and (c) shall upon receipt thereof be retained by the Board of Scholarship Awards to be
used for funding of future scholarships. The board shall establish a separate fund for these
purposes. (b) Scholarship loans to be repaid under this subsection shall be repaid to the
Board of Dental Scholarship Awards in full at an interest rate of six percent per annum from
the date of graduation from dental school. Payments are to be made annually, the first of
which is due one year after the recipient enters the practice of dentistry or one year after...
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16-5-53
Section 16-5-53 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018
REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) The
Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program shall be administered by the commission,
which may adopt any rules necessary for the administration of the program. (b) The commission
shall adopt standards for awarding loan repayments to an Alabama public school teacher who
satisfies all of the following: (1) Has graduated from an approved institution. (2) Holds
a valid Alabama professional educator certificate endorsed in math or science. (3) Is teaching
in an Alabama public school full-time in the field of math or science. (4) Is eligible to
receive additional funds for teaching math or science in a public school in a geographic area
with acute teacher shortages in math or science, or both. (Act 2018-504, ยง4.)...
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16-6A-15
Section 16-6A-15 Tuition grant program for certified teachers; limitations on tuition
reimbursement; letter of commitment; withholding records upon failure to satisfy agreement.
The Alabama Commission on Higher Education shall implement a tuition grant program for certified
teachers. Tuition grants in institutions of higher education for adding mathematics, science,
computer education or other critical needs areas to their certificates shall be provided to
able teachers certified in subject areas not designated critical needs areas. The Alabama
Commission on Higher Education shall adopt rules to implement the mathematics, science, computer
education or other critical needs areas tuition reimbursement program. Any full-time regularly
certified public school teacher in Alabama shall be eligible for this program. Tuition reimbursement
shall be limited to courses in mathematics, science, computer education or other critical
areas as determined by the board. Such courses shall be graduate...
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16-47-127
Section 16-47-127 Agreement by recipients to practice in certain areas; immediate liability
upon default; penalty provisions; proceedings for recovery of amount due; death, disability
may excuse repayment. (a) Each recipient of a loan under this division shall enter into an
agreement with the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards whereby the recipient agrees to practice
in an area as defined in Section 16-47-126. In the event of a default or other breach
of contract by the recipient of loans provided under this division, or other termination of
contract prior to the completion of the period of medical education and training, the individual
shall be liable for immediate repayment of the total principal loan amount plus interest at
the rate of eight percent accruing from the date of default or termination and an additional
penalty as specified: (1) For default or termination of a loan for one scholastic year, a
penalty equal to 20 percent of the total principal amount of the loan. (2) For...
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