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16-5-1
Section 16-5-1 Definitions. The following terms shall have the meanings respectively prescribed
for them, except when the context otherwise requires: (1) PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Those public educational institutions in Alabama which have been authorized by the Legislature
or by the constitution to provide formal education, including vocational, technical, collegiate,
professional or any other form of education, above the secondary school level. (2) COMMISSION.
The Alabama Commission on Higher Education created by this article. (3) INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM.
A series of courses at any one location which culminates in a degree, certificate or other
formal recognition of academic credit. (4) UNIT. A school, college, division or institute
and includes the establishment of any new branch or campus. The term does not include reasonable
extension or alterations of existing curricula or programs which have a direct relationship
to existing programs previously approved by the...
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16-47A-3
Section 16-47A-3 Programs, facilities, and services; mission and objectives of the university.
(a) Athens State University shall provide, maintain, and operate public higher education programs
and facilities dedicated to the preparation of students. The university shall provide educational
services for the greater community including advanced education for mature students, private
citizens, and service men and women, in a manner that does not violate or cause a violation
of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or the United States Constitution. The university
shall provide an academic, cultural, and social environment that fosters individuality and
develops productive members of society. The mission of the university shall be accomplished
by providing services to students and the greater community through the utilization of university
staff and facilities and through superior teaching, scholarship, creative activities, and
public service. (b) The overriding mission of the...
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16-5-10
Section 16-5-10 Additional powers and duties of commission. The commission shall exercise the
following powers and duties in addition to those otherwise specified in this article: (1)
To cause to be made such surveys and evaluations of higher education as are believed necessary
for the purpose of providing appropriate information to carry out its powers and duties. (2)
To recommend to the Legislature of Alabama the enactment of such legislation as it deems necessary
or desirable to insure the highest quality of higher education in this state taking into consideration
the orderly development and maintenance of the state system of public higher education to
meet trends in population and the change in social and technical requirements of the economy.
(3) To advise and counsel the Governor, at his request, regarding any area of, or matter pertaining
to, postsecondary education. (4) To establish definitions of a junior college, a community
college, a technical college or institute, a senior...
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38-12B-8
Section 38-12B-8 Priority of funding. Fostering Hope scholarship funds shall be applied to
tuition and mandatory fees before any other grant, loan, voucher, or scholarship the student
may be awarded to attend a public two-year or four-year institution of higher education in
the state or publicly funded state training program. (Act 2015-121, ยง8.)...
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16-33B-1
Section 16-33B-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires
a different meaning, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ACHE. The
Alabama Commission on Higher Education. (2) APPROVED LENDER. Any eligible institution, or
any bank, trust company, savings and loan association, credit union, pension fund, or insurance
company, whose primary consumer credit function is not the making of insured student loans
and which is examined and supervised by the appropriate state or federal regulatory agency
or any other institution or agency defined as an eligible lender in accordance with the Federal
Student Loan Law. (3) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION. Any postsecondary educational institution which
is approved by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education for the purposes of this program.
However, an institution offering exclusively correspondence, independent study, or home study
courses is not an eligible institution. (4) FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN LAW. Title...
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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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17-8-14
Section 17-8-14 Student interns. (a) The judge of probate in each county may appoint not more
than two students for each precinct to serve as unpaid student interns during elections. To
be appointed a student intern, a student must meet all of the following qualifications: (1)
Be recommended by a principal or other school official, or by the individual responsible for
the student's home instruction program. (2) Be at least 16 years of age at the time of the
election for which the appointment is made. (3) Be a resident of the county or municipality
for which the appointment is made. (4) Be enrolled in a public high school, an accredited
private high school, or a home instruction program and be classified as a junior or senior
or the equivalent, or be enrolled in a two-year or four-year institution of higher education.
(b) The duties of the student interns appointed pursuant to this section shall be determined
by the officials in charge of the election in the county or municipality;...
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38-12B-6
Section 38-12B-6 Eligibility; disbursement of funds. (a) To be eligible to participate in the
program, a scholarship applicant shall satisfy all of the following: (1) Be in the legal custody
of the foster care program of the department at the time of graduation from high school or
earning a General Educational Development (GED) high school equivalency certification; or
in the permanent legal custody of the foster care program of the department when his or her
adoption is finalized, at 14 years of age or older, and has graduated from high school or
earned a GED certification. (2) Have net personal assets worth less than thirty thousand dollars
($30,000), subject to adjustment by the Commissioner of the Department of Human Resources
to account for inflation. (3) Is younger than 26 years of age at the start of the semester,
training program, or certification program for which tuition or fees are requested from the
program. (4) Is accepted for enrollment in a degree-granting, training, or...
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16-33B-4
Section 16-33B-4 Basic powers and duties of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education for
the Alabama Guaranteed Student Loan Program. (a) Basic powers. The Alabama Commission on Higher
Education (ACHE) is authorized to administer the Alabama Guaranteed Student Loan Program in
accordance with the Federal Student Loan Law, and empowered to promulgate such rules, regulations,
policies, and procedures as may be reasonable and proper in order to carry out the provisions
and purposes of this chapter. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the ACHE is
authorized and empowered: (1) To establish regulations deemed necessary to comply with federal
regulations and legislation relative to guaranteed student loans and the Federal Student Loan
Law. (2) To establish eligibility criteria for participating postsecondary educational institutions.
(3) To establish reasonable eligibility criteria for the initial and continuing participation
of approved lenders in the student loan program. (4)...
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16-64-3
Section 16-64-3 Certification of residency; evaluation of connections with State of Alabama.
(a) An individual claiming to be a resident for purposes of this chapter shall certify by
a signed statement each of the following: (1) A specific address or location within the State
of Alabama as his or her residence. (2) An intention to remain at this address indefinitely.
(3) Possession of more substantial connections with the State of Alabama than with any other
state. (b) Though certification of an address and an intent to remain in the state indefinitely
shall be prerequisites to establishing status as a resident, ultimate determination of that
status shall be made by the institution by evaluating the presence or absence of connections
with the State of Alabama. This evaluation shall include the consideration of all of the following
connections. (1) Consideration of the location of high school graduation. (2) Payment of Alabama
state income taxes as a resident. (3) Ownership of a...
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