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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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