§3042.2. Amount; requirements
A.(1) A loan may be made by the commission pursuant to this Chapter for not in excess of four thousand dollars per undergraduate year for up to eight semesters or the equivalent of eight semesters at schools operating on a different schedule for any approved applicant who intends to acquire a degree in education from a program approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education as provided in R.S. 17:3042.1(C), provided such loan is used to defray the tuition and other expenses of any such applicant at a public or commission-approved independent college or university in Louisiana.
(2) A loan may be made by the commission pursuant to this Chapter for not in excess of six thousand dollars per undergraduate year for up to eight semesters or the equivalent of eight semesters at schools operating on a different schedule for any approved applicant who intends to acquire a degree in either the area of mathematics or chemistry and who intends to pursue an alternative program which leads to regular certification as a teacher as provided in R.S. 17:3042.1(C), provided such loan is used to defray the tuition and other expenses of any such applicant at a public or commission-approved independent college or university in Louisiana.
B. A loan made under the provisions of this Chapter to any applicant shall not exceed the amount provided in this Chapter, and shall be under such terms and conditions as may be provided under rules and regulations of the commission.
C. A student for whom a loan is made by the commission pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall be required to repay the full amount of the loan and interest thereon to the commission. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the commission shall forgive such a loan to the applicant in return for services rendered by the applicant by practicing his or her profession as a classroom teacher in the elementary or secondary schools of the state. One year's funding of the loan together with the interest thereon shall be forgiven by the commission for the applicant for each year of practicing his profession in any elementary or secondary school in Louisiana.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 934, §1, eff. Aug. 2, 1981. Amended by Acts 1983, No. 354, §1; Acts 1984, No. 282, §1, eff. July 1, 1984; Acts 1986, No. 583, §1, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 1988, No. 116, §1; Acts 1991, No. 817, §1, eff. July 23, 1991; Acts 1997, No. 476, §1.
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