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AR Code § 6-81-405 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 81 - Student Loans|Subchapter 4 - University of Arkansas Revolving Loan Fund|§ 6-81-405. Maximum loan amount

 Not more than the full cost of tuition shall be loaned to any one (1) person in any one (1) academic year under the provisions of this subchapter.
AR Code § 6-81-406 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 81 - Student Loans|Subchapter 4 - University of Arkansas Revolving Loan Fund|§ 6-81-406. Rules as to repayment

 The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas shall establish rules regarding the manner and time of the repayment of the note.
AR Code § 6-81-407 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 81 - Student Loans|Subchapter 4 - University of Arkansas Revolving Loan Fund|§ 6-81-407. Defenses invalid

 The statute of limitations shall not run against notes made pursuant to this subchapter, nor shall the fact that the maker of the note may be a minor when the note is executed impair its validity.
AR Code § 6-81-408 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 81 - Student Loans|Subchapter 4 - University of Arkansas Revolving Loan Fund|§ 6-81-408. Interest added to revolving perpetual fund

 The interest on the notes when paid in shall be added to the revolving loan fund and the whole sum shall be used as a revolving perpetual fund to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
AR Code § 6-81-409 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 81 - Student Loans|Subchapter 4 - University of Arkansas Revolving Loan Fund|§ 6-81-409. Disbursement of funds

 The disbursing agent of the University of Arkansas is authorized to draw the sums referred to in this subchapter in cash from the State Treasury as they may be needed, but not exceeding forty thousand dollars ($40,000) at any one (1) time.
AR Code § 6-81-601 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 81 - Student Loans|Subchapter 6 - Teacher Opportunity Program|§ 6-81-601. Purpose

 There is an existing need in the state to enhance the academic expertise of employed teachers in Arkansas by providing opportunities for them to pursue additional college instruction related to their employment.
AR Code § 6-81-602 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 81 - Student Loans|Subchapter 6 - Teacher Opportunity Program|§ 6-81-602. Establishment

 There is established a program to be known as the “Teacher Opportunity Program”.
AR Code § 6-81-603 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 81 - Student Loans|Subchapter 6 - Teacher Opportunity Program|§ 6-81-603. Administration

 (a) The Teacher Opportunity Program shall be administered by the Division of Higher Education, which shall have the authority to establish necessary rules, procedures, and selection criteria for the administration of the program and to designate necessary forms and schedules.  (b) The division may utilize an appropriate advisory committee to assist it in its responsibilities in this program.
AR Code § 6-81-604 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 81 - Student Loans|Subchapter 6 - Teacher Opportunity Program|§ 6-81-604. Conditions

 The Division of Higher Education may make initial and continuing grants to students under the following conditions:   (1) Grant recipients shall be bona fide residents of the State of Arkansas, as defined by the Division of Higher Education;  (2) Grant recipients shall maintain current certification with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, allowing them to be employed by the public schools in Arkansas;  (3) Grant recipients shall be currently employed as teachers or administrators in Arkansas and declare an intention to continue that employment in Arkansas;  (4) Grant recipients shall be enrolled in an eligible accredited college or university in Arkansas;  (5) Grant recipients shall be enrolled in college-level courses directly related to their employment as certified by the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education; and  (6) Grant recipients shall maintain a grade point average in their college work of no less than 2.5 on a 4.0 scale or maintain an appropriate equivalent as determined by the Division of Higher Education.
AR Code § 6-81-605 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 81 - Student Loans|Subchapter 6 - Teacher Opportunity Program|§ 6-81-605. Grants — Priority

 (a)  (1) The first priority for the award of funds under the Teacher Opportunity Program is the award of reimbursements for additional education in:  (A) Science, technology, engineering, or mathematics fields;  (B) Computer science;  (C) Literacy or reading;  (D) Prekindergarten education; or  (E) Special education.    (2) If funds are available after all awards are made under subdivision (a)(1) of this section, then additional reimbursements may be made in accordance with the following:  (A) A student may receive reimbursements up to but not in excess of the cost of his or her student fees, books, and instructional supplies at the public institution of higher education in this state assessing the highest rate of student fees;  (B) The reimbursements made to one (1) student within one (1) fiscal year may not exceed the costs associated with six (6) semester credit hours or the equivalent of six (6) semester credit hours; and  (C) All other requirements established by the Division of Higher Education are met.      (b)  (1) The Division of Higher Education shall determine priorities for awarding reimbursements if there are more applicants than funds available.  (2) Priorities shall be determined in coordination with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and shall be based on the needs of the state.
AR Code § 6-81-606 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 81 - Student Loans|Subchapter 6 - Teacher Opportunity Program|§ 6-81-606. Discrimination prohibited

 This subchapter shall in no way discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, or area of teacher education.
AR Code § 6-81-607 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 81 - Student Loans|Subchapter 6 - Teacher Opportunity Program|§ 6-81-607. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Classroom teacher” means an individual who is required to hold a teaching license from the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and who is:  (A) Engaged directly in instruction with students in a classroom setting for more than seventy percent (70%) of the individual's contracted time;  (B) A media specialist or librarian;  (C) A guidance counselor; or  (D) An administrator;    (2) “Dual licensure” means licensure to teach in more than one (1) subject area; and  (3) “Student” means a classroom teacher who is attending an institution of higher education for additional education in:  (A) Science, technology, engineering, or mathematics fields;  (B) Computer science;  (C) Literacy or reading;  (D) Prekindergarten education; or  (E) Special education.
AR Code § 6-81-608 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 81 - Student Loans|Subchapter 6 - Teacher Opportunity Program|§ 6-81-608. Dual Licensure Incentive Program

 (a) There is created the Dual Licensure Incentive Program to encourage classroom teachers currently employed by school districts in the state to return to college to obtain licensure in one (1) or more additional subject areas.  (b) The program shall be administered by the Division of Higher Education.  (c)  (1) A classroom teacher returning to college as a student may receive a reimbursement not to exceed the cost of student fees, books, and instructional supplies.  (2) The student fee reimbursement amount shall be based on the student fees of the state-supported institution of higher education that assesses the highest rate of student fees in this state.    (d) The reimbursement made to a classroom teacher returning to college as a student in one (1) fiscal year may not exceed the cost associated with six (6) semester credit hours or the equivalent of six (6) semester credit hours.
AR Code § 6-81-609 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 81 - Student Loans|Subchapter 6 - Teacher Opportunity Program|§ 6-81-609. Dual licensure funding

 (a)  (1)  (A) A classroom teacher employed by a school district in the state may receive a reimbursement from the Dual Licensure Incentive Program if the classroom teacher returns to an approved institution of higher education to obtain licensure in an additional subject area:  (i) Declared to be a shortage area by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education;  (ii) That the classroom teacher is currently teaching but for which he or she does not have a licensure; or  (iii) And grade level in which the school district has requested a waiver under § 6-17-309.    (B)  (i) A reimbursement from the Dual Licensure Incentive Program shall include funding for the cost of tuition, books, and fees not to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000) each college year.  (ii) The amount of the reimbursement and the number of reimbursement recipients selected by the Division of Higher Education is contingent on the appropriation and availability of funding for such a purpose.      (2) To be eligible for a reimbursement under the program, the person shall be:  (A) Employed as a classroom teacher for no less than three (3) years of teaching immediately preceding the application; and  (B) Accepted for enrollment in a classroom teacher education program that will lead to a licensure to teach in a subject area that:  (i) Is different from the classroom teacher's current area of licensure; and  (ii) Either:  (a) Has been identified as a subject area with a shortage of classroom teachers as declared by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; or  (b) Is in the grade level and subject matter area for which the school district has requested a waiver under § 6-17-309.          (b)  (1) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall promulgate rules as necessary to implement the program.  (2) The number of classroom teacher participants each year shall be determined by the amount of funding available for the program and the limitations set under this section.
AR Code § 6-81-701 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 81 - Student Loans|Subchapter 7 - Rural Medical Practice Student Loans and Scholarships|§ 6-81-701. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Medically underserved” means an area in Arkansas that the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board determines has unmet needs for medical services due to factors, including without limitation:  (A) The ratio of primary care physicians to population;  (B) The infant mortality rate;  (C) The percentage of:  (i) Population with incomes below the federal poverty level, as it existed on January 1, 2017;  (ii) Resident individuals sixty (60) years of age and older; and  (iii) Physicians sixty (60) years of age and older;    (D) Accessibility within the area to primary care medicine; and  (E) Other relevant criteria the board may deem necessary for a determination of unmet needs for medical services;    (2) “Primary care medicine” means health care provided in one (1) of the following areas of practice:  (A) Family medicine;  (B) General internal medicine;  (C) General internal medicine and pediatrics;  (D) General pediatrics;  (E) General obstetrics and gynecology;  (F) General surgery;  (G) Emergency medicine; and  (H) Geriatrics; and    (3) “Qualified rural community” means an area:  (A) With a population below twenty thousand (20,000) according to the most recent federal census;  (B) That is at least twenty (20) miles from a city or town with a population of more than twenty thousand (20,000) according to the most recent federal census; and  (C) That is reasonably determined by the board to be medically underserved.
AR Code § 6-81-702 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 81 - Student Loans|Subchapter 7 - Rural Medical Practice Student Loans and Scholarships|§ 6-81-702. Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board

 (a)  (1) There is established the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board composed of:  (A) The Dean of the College of Medicine of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences as chair;  (B) One (1) representative of the Arkansas Medical Society as vice chair;  (C) The Chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences;  (D) One (1) representative of the College of Medicine of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, named by the dean of that school;  (E) Two (2) physician members appointed by the Arkansas Medical Society, giving preference to physicians who have received rural medical practice loans, community match loans, or income incentives; and  (F) Two (2) representatives appointed by the Arkansas Hospital Association.    (2) Vacancies shall be filled in a similar manner.    (b) The board shall:  (1) Promulgate reasonable rules necessary to execute the provisions of this subchapter, including rules addressing the requirements and in conformance with the requirements of the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., and other appropriate state laws in promulgating and placing rules into effect:  (A) For a health professions shortage area;  (B) To become a qualified rural community eligible to participate in the Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Program or the Community Match Rural Physician Recruitment Program; and  (C) For a procedure to resolve disputes arising out of or relating to a rural practice or community match loan or income incentive contract;    (2) Prescribe forms for and regulate the submission of loan applications;  (3) Determine eligibility of applicants;  (4) Allow or disallow loan or income incentive applications;  (5) Contract, increase, decrease, terminate, and otherwise regulate all loan and income incentive disbursements for these purposes, receipts for their repayment, and convert loans to scholarships or grants, as applicable;  (6) Manage, operate, and control all funds and property appropriated or otherwise contributed for this purpose;  (7) Accept gifts, grants, bequests, or devises and apply them as a part of this program;  (8) Sue and be sued as the board; and  (9) Accept moneys from federal programs that may be used for furtherance of the purposes of this subchapter.    (c) The members of the board may receive expense reimbursement and stipends in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.  (d) The Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board shall administer the Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Program and the Community Match Rural Physician Recruitment Program.
AR Code § 6-81-703 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 81 - Student Loans|Subchapter 7 - Rural Medical Practice Student Loans and Scholarships|§ 6-81-703. Loan applications — Medical students and medical school graduates

 (a) Any student accepted for admission to or enrolled in good standing in the College of Medicine of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in studies leading to the degree of Doctor of Medicine who is a bona fide resident of Arkansas may apply for a loan under this subchapter on forms prescribed by the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board.  (b) A graduate of the College of Medicine of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences or any accredited medical school in the United States may apply for the community match income incentive program under this subchapter on forms prescribed by the board so long as the applicant satisfies the criteria set forth in § 6-81-715.
AR Code § 6-81-704 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 81 - Student Loans|Subchapter 7 - Rural Medical Practice Student Loans and Scholarships|§ 6-81-704. Medical students — Investigation after application

 When a rural medical practice loan application is filed with the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board, the board shall examine the application, investigate the ability, character, and qualifications of the applicant, and investigate the financial standing of the applicant or his or her parents to determine whether the applicant is in need of a loan to advance his or her medical education.
AR Code § 6-81-705 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 81 - Student Loans|Subchapter 7 - Rural Medical Practice Student Loans and Scholarships|§ 6-81-705. Medical students — Purpose of loan

 Rural medical practice loans provided for in this subchapter shall be made for the sole purpose of paying the applicant's tuition, maintenance, and educational expenses and the necessary living expenses of his or her dependents while the applicant is enrolled in a program of medical education as described in this subchapter.
AR Code § 6-81-706 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 81 - Student Loans|Subchapter 7 - Rural Medical Practice Student Loans and Scholarships|§ 6-81-706. Medical students — Eligibility for initial and renewal loans

 (a) The Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board may make rural medical practice loans to the applicant, each rural medical practice loan being expressly made subject to the provisions of §§ 6-81-708(c) and 6-81-710, if it finds that:  (1) The applicant is a bona fide resident of Arkansas;  (2) The applicant has been accepted for admission to or is enrolled in good standing in the College of Medicine of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in studies leading to the degree of Doctor of Medicine;  (3) The applicant is enrolled in a medically underserved and rural practice curriculum;  (4) The applicant needs financial assistance to complete his or her medical studies;  (5) The applicant desires to practice medicine in an eligible qualified rural community; and  (6) The applicant is a person of good moral character and one who has the talent and capacity to profit by medical studies.    (b) Subject to the availability of funds, an initial rural medical practice loan for one (1) academic year shall be renewable annually for the number of years required to complete studies leading to the Doctor of Medicine degree or for additional amounts, not to exceed the maximum amounts specified in § 6-81-707, but all subsequent rural medical practice loans shall be granted only upon application by the recipient and a finding by the board that:  (1) The applicant has completed successfully the medical studies of the preceding academic year and remains in good standing as an enrolled student in the college;  (2) The applicant is enrolled or participating in a medically underserved and rural practice curriculum;  (3) The applicant continues to be a resident of Arkansas; and  (4) The applicant's financial situation continues to warrant financial assistance made under the conditions of this section.
AR Code § 6-81-707 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 81 - Student Loans|Subchapter 7 - Rural Medical Practice Student Loans and Scholarships|§ 6-81-707. Maximum amount of loans

 (a) The maximum amount of each rural practice loan for medical students shall not exceed sixteen thousand five hundred dollars ($ 16,500) per academic year or those costs that are reasonable and necessary for the student's attendance as determined by the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board.  (b)  (1) The maximum amount of each community match income incentive shall not exceed eighty thousand dollars ($80,000) or as the board otherwise shall determine payable under § 6-81-716.  (2) The Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board shall provide one-half (½) of the community match income incentive, and the qualified rural community shall provide the other one-half (½) of the income incentive.  (3) However, if the board does not have sufficient funds to match the community's portion of the income incentive, nothing precludes a qualified rural community from providing the total income incentive amount.
AR Code § 6-81-710 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 81 - Student Loans|Subchapter 7 - Rural Medical Practice Student Loans and Scholarships|§ 6-81-710. Funding of loans

 (a)  (1) All payments for rural practice loans and community match loans under this subchapter shall be made on requisitions signed by the Chair of the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board drawn against the funds held for the purpose of this subchapter.  (2) These funds, consisting of state appropriations so designated, revolving amounts received from repayment of loans and interest, and all funds and property and income therefrom received by the board under its authority to accept and apply gifts, bequests, and devises shall be held in trust and disbursed by the fiscal officers of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for the aforesaid purposes.    (b) Funds collected as a result of a recipient's breach of a rural practice loan contract or community match loan contract shall be held in trust for the use of the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Program and the Community Match Rural Physician Recruitment Program, or as otherwise deemed appropriate by the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board in its discretion, and disbursed by the fiscal officer of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences under this subchapter.
AR Code § 6-81-711 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 81 - Student Loans|Subchapter 7 - Rural Medical Practice Student Loans and Scholarships|§ 6-81-711. Annual report

 (a) The Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board shall make an annual report to the Governor concerning the activities of the board and shall file a copy of its report with the Legislative Council.  (b)  (1) This report shall include:  (A) The names of the recipients of the loans;  (B) The amount of each loan;  (C) An accounting of the funds granted, on hand, and expended for necessary expenses;  (D) The total amount of funds received during the year from gifts, federal grants, bequests, and devises; and  (E) The amount of loans which, during the year, become scholarships through compliance with the conditions of the loan contracts.    (2) This report shall include the names and addresses, and amount of loans to each person, of those recipients who are in default of repayment obligations.