Alabama legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Alabama HB233: National Guard Educational Assistance Program, applied to workforce development programs, amount of benefits revised
Status: Signed into law, April 16, 2026
What the bill says
An Act, Relating to the National Guard; to amend Sections 31-10-2, 31-10-3, and 31-10-4, Code of Alabama 1975; to authorize tuition assistance for workforce development programs through the National Guard Educational Assistance Program; to authorize assistance payments through the program earlier in the academic term; to authorize the State Military Department and Alabama Commission on Higher Education to jointly administer the program; and to repeal Section 31-10-4.1, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to qualifications for the National Guard Educational Assistance Program.
From the enrolled text:
An Act, Relating to the National Guard; to amend Sections 31-10-2, 31-10-3, and 31-10-4, Code of Alabama 1975; to authorize tuition assistance for workforce development programs through the National Guard Educational Assistance Program; to authorize assistance payments through the program earlier in the academic term; to authorize the State Military Department and Alabama Commission on Higher Education to jointly administer the program; and to repeal Section 31-10-4.1, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to qualifications for the National Guard Educational Assistance Program. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. Sections 31-10-2, 31-10-3, and 31-10-4, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: "§31-10-2 The following words used in this article have the following meanings: (1) ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE BENEFITS. Additional funds for guard members who are enrolled undergraduate students who graduated from high school with a cumulative GPA greater than 3.5 and, while enrolled in an institution of higher education in this state, have maintained a 3.0 collegiate cumulative GPA. These funds may be used for tuition, fees, or ancillary costs. (2)(1) ACTIVE MEMBER. A member of a federally recognized unit of the Alabama National Guard meeting the minimum requirements for satisfactory membership as defined in Page minimum requirements for satisfactory membership as defined in HB233 Enrolled the Department of the Army and Department of the Air …