Terms Used In Alabama Code 16-33B-2

  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

The Legislature declares that there exists within the State of Alabama a lack of sufficient availability of loans to residents of Alabama who choose to attend a postsecondary educational institution and who have a financial need in order to pay a portion or all of such residents’ educationally related expenses at the postsecondary educational institution.

This chapter establishes a guaranteed student loan program which is intended to provide increased access to educational loans for Alabama residents.