MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama State Board of Veterans Affairs voted recently to approve a list of priorities for the 2025 legislative session, with expanding veterans treatment courts and a veterans scholarship program topping the list.
Legislation is currently being considered for the upcoming session to increase the number of veterans treatment courts, which give veterans charged with a crime an alternative pathway through the criminal justice system, and expand the Alabama G.I. Dependent Scholarship Program.
“The great thing is that multiple legislators, both senators and representatives, are looking into this, and they are being very proactive as well,” said ADVA Board member Tony Berenotto. “And we want to make sure that they know we’re supporting them.”…