1. (1) All documents of 300-4-16-.04 provided by the eligible student's local board of education and signed by the eligible student and the student's parent or guardian shall be submitted along with all other admission requirements to the participating eligible institution.

2. (2) The amount paid shall be the lesser of the following, reduced by a records fee of two hundred dollars ($200) to cover the administrative costs of the local board of education, which is to be used as follows:

   1. (a) The actual cost of tuition, materials, and course-related fees, minus $200 that goes to the local school board for handling paperwork and administration; or

   2. (b) The amount of money the student's local board of education would have received from the state if the student had stayed in regular high school classes.

      1. 1. In a student's second year in the program, the amount that is paid to the local board of education will be reduced by the amount paid to the eligible institution from the fund.
      2. 2. The $200 records fee can be increased each year by up to 4%, if ALSDE decides to do so.
      3. 3. All money in the fund must be budgeted and spent according to Alabama's Budget Management Act and only in amounts approved by the Legislature through the normal budgeting process.

3. (3) The total amount of Move On When Ready funds for each eligible student for the academic year will be split into two equal portions, with one portion distributed to a single eligible institution per academic period. A separate application must be submitted for each academic period of enrollment for every participating student by each participating institution.

   1. (a) The parent or guardian of a participating student is responsible for paying any remaining costs owed to the eligible institution after the Move On When Ready funds have been applied for that academic period.
4. (4) A student may transfer to another eligible institution, subject to and in compliance with the transfer policies and agreements governing both institutions, while continuing enrollment in courses under the Move On When Ready program in order to preserve program eligibility.
5. (5) In the event that a student voluntarily withdraws from a participating institution, or is dismissed from enrollment due to a violation of institutional rules or policies, the participating student shall be permitted to re-enroll in the high school previously attended in Alabama in accordance with guidelines established by ALSDE.

6. (6) Each participating institution shall maintain a Certified Participation List provided by ACHE to submit for request of Move On When Ready funds each academic period.

   1. (a) The deadlines for the Certified Participation List for each academic period are as follows:

      1. 1. The fall academic period Certified Participation List must be received by November 1.
      2. 2. The spring academic period Certified Participation List must be received by April 1.

Author: Stephanie C. Dolan

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §16-5-1; Alabama Act 2025-412.

History: New Rule: Published March 31, 2026; effective May 15, 2026.