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FISCAL NOTE
Senate Bill 67
Committee: Veterans and Military AffairsSponsor: Senator Clyde Chambliss
Analyst: John Friedenreich Date: 04/12/2023
Senate Bill 67 as introduced amends the Alabama National Guard Education Assistance
Program (ANGEAP) to: (1) clarify that ANGEAP funds may be used to pay the costs of tuition
and fees of active members of the Alabama National Guard while enrolled in a high school dual
enrollment program at a community or technical college; (2) clarify that payments under the
ANGEAP shall not exceed 100% of qualified tuition and fees; (3) provide that payments to
private institutions of higher education shall not exceed the tuition and fee rates for the
state-supported public institution with the highest tuition and instructional fee rates; (4) clarify
that education benefits shall be applied in a manner to maximize all of a member's education
assistance benefits; (5) provide that any Alabama National Guard member that is disqualified
from serving due solely to medical reasons with a Veteran's Administration disability rating of
at least 40% is exempt from repaying ANGEAP benefits; and (6) require a member receiving
ANGEAP benefits to sign a promissory note detailing provisions for the collection and
recoupment of benefits in the event the member is disqualified or become ineligible to continue
receiving benefits. The provisions of this bill would increase the obligations of the Education
Trust Fund, by an undetermined amount, dependent on the number of Alabama National Guard
members that seek tuition reimbursement for attending a private institution of higher education
in the state under the expanded provisions of this bill, which provides that the payments for
these students shall not exceed the rate of the state supported public institutions with the highest
tuition and instruction fee rates, and the extent to which ANGEAP funds would be used to
maximize all of a member's education assistance benefit.