2009 Alabama Code
Title 36 — PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.
Chapter 21 — LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS GENERALLY.
Section 36-21-102 Tuition benefits; eligibility.
Section 36-21-102Tuition benefits; eligibility.
Upon the effective date of Act 2009-631, when a full-time law enforcement officer or full-time firefighter employed by the state, by any county, or by any municipality, or a volunteer firefighter is or was killed or becomes totally disabled in the line of duty, free tuition for undergraduate study at any state college, state community college, state junior college, state technical college, in the State of Alabama, and other costs officially prescribed for the classes in the course of study, shall be paid for the following:
(1) Any dependent child, natural or adopted, under 21 years of age at the time of death or total disability of the law enforcement officer or firefighter;
(2) A spouse who has not remarried, provided initial enrollment is within five years of the death or total disability of the law enforcement officer or firefighter or volunteer firefighter.
(Acts 1987, No. 87-609, p. 1058, §3; Act 99-448, p. 1039, §1; Act 2000-808, p. 1920, §1; Act 2009-631, §1.)Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Alabama may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
