Alabama legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Alabama HB98: College tuition; establishing a scholarship program for the dependents of law enforcement officers.
Status: Signed into law, April 9, 2026
What the bill says
An Act, Relating to scholarships; to establish a program to grant tuition money to eligible dependents of law enforcement officers for use in participating public institutions of higher education in the State of Alabama; to provide requirements for scholarship eligibility; to provide scholarship conditions and terms; to provide for administration of the program by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education; to establish the Alabama Law Enforcement Officers' Family Scholarship Fund; and to establish a distinctive blackout license plate to fund the scholarship program.
From the enrolled text:
An Act, Relating to scholarships; to establish a program to grant tuition money to eligible dependents of law enforcement officers for use in participating public institutions of higher education in the State of Alabama; to provide requirements for scholarship eligibility; to provide scholarship conditions and terms; to provide for administration of the program by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education; to establish the Alabama Law Enforcement Officers' Family Scholarship Fund; and to establish a distinctive blackout license plate to fund the scholarship program. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. Article 11, commencing with Section 36-21-220, is added to Chapter 21 of Title 36, Code of Alabama 1975, to read as follows: Article 11. §36-21-220 This article shall be known and cited as the Alabama Law Enforcement Officers' Family Scholarship Program. §36-21-221 As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) ACADEMIC PERIOD. A semester or quarter. (2) APPROVED POSTSECONDARY PROGRAM. Any for-credit or noncredit workforce or career training program or course of Page noncredit workforce or career training program or course of HB98 Enrolled study at the undergraduate level directed toward a vocational certification, an associate degree, or a bachelor's degree offered by a participating institution. The term includes an academic major. (3) COMMISSION. The Alabama Commission on Higher Education, including the …