(1) Beginning in the Fall 2025 semester, eligible licensed athletic trainers in the State of Alabama will be eligible to receive student loan assistance of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) per year worked or three thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($3,750) per semester worked for a maximum of four consecutive years. To be an eligible applicant, an applicant shall satisfy all of the following:
- (a) Is a citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the U.S.
- (b) Holds an approved degree from an approved institution.
- (c) Is licensed and in good standing with the Alabama
Board of Athletic Trainers pursuant to Chapter 40 of Title 34. - (d) Provides an average of at least 20 hours of athletic training services per week at qualifying institutions throughout the year in this state.
- (e) Has outstanding subsidized or unsubsidized federal student loans.
- (f) Satisfies additional continuing eligibility criteria established by the Commission in consultation with the Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers.
- (g) Is not receiving a grant from the Athletic Trainer Secondary School Incentive Program.
Author: Artcola Pettway, Stephanie C. Dolan
Statutory Authority: Code of Alabama 1975, Alabama Act 2025-337
History: New Rule: Published September 30, 2025; effective November 14, 2025.