Alabama § 36-21-222

§ 36-21-222.

(a) The Alabama Law Enforcement Officers’ Family Scholarship is established to pay on behalf of eligible dependents the cost of tuition and mandatory fees for up to eight semesters or 12 quarters in an approved postsecondary program.

(b)(1) The scholarship shall pay tuition and mandatory fees after any other amounts from public or private scholarships, grants, aid, or gifts awarded by third parties to the eligible dependent for the academic period have been applied.

(2)a. The amount for each recipient shall be capped at two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each academic period.

b. Notwithstanding paragraph a., if the recipient qualifies for a discount on tuition and mandatory fees because the recipient’s eligibility is based upon the qualifying law enforcement officer’s employment by a law enforcement agency that serves a postsecondary institution, the amount shall be capped at one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for each academic period. This amount may be used for tuition and mandatory fees at any participating institution.

(c) The scholarship may be granted to as many dependents of one qualifying law enforcement officer as are eligible and who comply with the requirements of this article.

(d) The scholarship shall be administered by the commission.

(e)(1) Availability of the scholarship to eligible dependents is conditioned, pursuant to Section 36-21-227, on funds available in the Alabama Law Enforcement Officers’ Family Scholarship Fund.

(2) Reimbursement from the Alabama Law Enforcement Officers’ Family Scholarship Fund shall be made at the end of each academic period by the commission to a participating institution by certified invoice submitted by the institution which is substantiated by the name of each student receiving a scholarship, with the amount claimed for each student.

(f) Participating institutions shall enter into a contract with the commission and agree to provide any records to the commission upon request.