As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) ACADEMIC PERIOD. A semester or quarter. (2) APPROVED POSTSECONDARY PROGRAM. Any for-credit or noncredit workforce or career training program or course of study at the undergraduate level directed toward a vocational certification, an associate degree, or a bachelor’s degree offered by a participating institution. The term includes an academic major. (3) COMMISSION. The Alabama Commission on Higher Education, including the commission’s Office of Student Assistance. (4) ELIGIBLE DEPENDENT. An individual who, on the date of applying for the scholarship provided under this article, is: a. Not eligible for the police officers’ survivors educational assistance provided under Article 5; and b. Either of the following: 1. A natural or adopted child of a qualifying law enforcement officer, who is under 24 years of age and who has resided in the state for at least the five preceding years. 2. The current or surviving spouse of a qualifying law enforcement officer who has resided in the state for at least the five preceding years. (5) LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. Any law enforcement department or agency that serves the state, a municipality, a county, or a postsecondary educational institution. (6) PARTICIPATING INSTITUTION. An accredited public postsecondary vocational school, technical school, community or junior college, college, or university that enters into a contract with the commission to accept reimbursement for a scholarship awarded to an eligible dependent. (7) QUALIFYING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. The term includes any law enforcement officer, as defined in Section 13A-11-38: a. Who, on or after January 1, 2026, is employed full-time for at least 15 years by a law enforcement agency in the state; or b. Who, having been employed full-time for at least 15 years by a law enforcement agency in the state, has been separated for no more than 10 years from full-time employment as a law enforcement officer due to resignation, retirement, or death, unless the individual was terminated from final employment as a law enforcement officer pursuant to a disciplinary action. (8) TUITION AND MANDATORY FEES. Costs charged for tuition and mandatory fees which are assessed for all students at the participating institution. The term does not include differential tuition or department-specific or course-specific fees, or books, equipment, or supplies.
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