Alabama Code 31-12A-3. Academic credits based on military education, training, or service
Terms Used In Alabama Code 31-12A-3
- 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
- year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Each board of a state public educational institution, community college, or technical school shall adopt, by December 31, 2013, a policy requiring each institution under the board’s supervision and management to award educational credits to a student, who is also a veteran, enrolled in the institution for courses that are part of the student’s military training or service and that meet the standards of the American Council on Education or equivalent standards for awarding academic credit if the award of education credit is based upon the institution’s admission standards and its role, scope, and mission. Each board shall adopt necessary rules, regulations, and procedures to implement the provisions of this section, effective beginning with the 2014-2015 academic year and continuing thereafter.