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HB 487 Alabama House · 2025 Regular Session

Alabama G.I. Dependent Scholarship Program, veterans, dependents, tuition assistance, disability requirements revised

HB 487 revises the Alabama G.I. Dependent Scholarship Program, which provides tuition assistance. The bill establishes a pilot program to admit additional dependents of veterans into the scholarship program. This is achieved by adding Section 31-6-11.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, which appears to include revisions to the disability requirements for eligibility.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationExpands educational access for veterans' dependents through revised tuition assistance program, increasing funding and eligibility for higher education95% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransExpands veterans' dependent scholarship eligibility by adding pilot program and revising disability requirements to admit more dependents.95% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 1, 2025 Last action Apr 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 5 edits · Apr 22, 2025
MODERATE
This bill amends the Alabama G.I. Dependent Scholarship Program to lower the minimum disability rating required for veterans from 40% to 20%, expand eligibility for certain disabled veterans, and establish a pilot program to admit additional dependents of eligible veterans. The changes aim to provide more educational support to dependents of veterans with lower disability ratings.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of the scholarship program by lowering the disability threshold and adding new eligibility categories for veterans killed or disabled while on state active duty.
ELIGIBILITY

Lowered the minimum disability rating for veterans from 40% to 20% to qualify for the scholarship program.

Added eligibility for veterans killed or disabled while on state active duty status, including those whose death results from injuries received during such service.

Established a pilot program to admit additional dependents of certain disabled veterans into the scholarship program.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the disability rating range for eligible veterans from 40-90% to 20-90% and adjusted related age limits for children applying for benefits.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and numbering changes throughout the document, including page headers and section numbering.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
3
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Pending Committee Action in Second House (Finance and Taxation Education)
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 928
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 927
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Introduced
Ways and Means Education Engrossed Substitute Offered (Ways and Means Education)
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Ways and Means Education)
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Introduced
Ways and Means Education 2nd Amendment (Ways and Means Education)
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Introduced
Ways and Means Education 1st Amendment (Ways and Means Education)
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Ways and Means Education)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Parker Moore
Parker Moore
RRepublican
AL
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