For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them by this section:

(1) ARMED FORCES. Includes the United States Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard.

Terms Used In Alabama Code 31-6-2

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • 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
  • United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(2) COMPREHENSIVE TRANSITION AND POSTSECONDARY PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. Has the same meaning as in 20 U.S.C. § 1140.

(3) QUALIFYING PRIVATE SCHOOL. Any regionally accredited private two-year or four-year institution of higher education physically located in the state that receives a direct appropriation from the state or whose resident students may receive appropriations from the state through the Alabama Student Grant Program.
(4) QUALIFYING SCHOOL. An institution which is either a qualifying state school or a qualifying private school as defined by this chapter.
(5) QUALIFYING STATE SCHOOL. An Alabama public two-year or four-year institution of higher education.
(6) SPOUSE. Husband or wife.
(7) TUITION. Fees for instruction.
(8) TUITION AND FEES. All fees known and classed as instructional fees.
(9) WIDOW . An individual whose spouse is deceased and who has not remarried.

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