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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 6 - TEACHER OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM (§§ 6-81-601 — 6-81-610) › Section 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 Dual Licensure Incentive 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 Dual Licensure Incentive Program.
(2)
The number of classroom teacher participants each year shall be determined by the amount of funding available for the Dual Licensure Incentive Program and the limitations set under this section.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2031, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2030, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2029, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2005, No. 2196, § 6; 2009, No. 1214, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 7 - RURAL MEDICAL PRACTICE STUDENT LOANS AND SCHOLARSHIPS (§§ 6-81-701 — 6-81-722) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 132,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1949, No. 131, § 9; 1955, No. 69, § 2; 1963, No. 181, § 1; 1971, No. 133, § 7; 1971, No. 533, § 7; 1972 (Ex. Sess.), No. 62, § 1; 1981, No. 47, § 2; 1983, No. 649, § 1; 1985, No. 797, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2916; Acts 1987, No. 151, § 3; 1991, No. 359, § 2; 1995, No. 1114, § 1; 1995, No. 1257, § 1; 2003, No. 676, § 1; 2007, No. 1058, § 1; 2009, No. 708, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 7 - RURAL MEDICAL PRACTICE STUDENT LOANS AND SCHOLARSHIPS (§§ 6-81-701 — 6-81-722) › Section 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
.
Acts 1949, No. 131, § 4; 1971, No. 133, § 4; 1971, No. 533, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2911; Acts 2007, No. 1058, § 1; 2009, No. 708, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 7 - RURAL MEDICAL PRACTICE STUDENT LOANS AND SCHOLARSHIPS (§§ 6-81-701 — 6-81-722) › Section 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.
Acts 1949, No. 131, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2912; Acts 2007, No. 1058, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 7 - RURAL MEDICAL PRACTICE STUDENT LOANS AND SCHOLARSHIPS (§§ 6-81-701 — 6-81-722) › Section 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.
Acts 1949, No. 131, § 7; 1971, No. 133, § 6; 1971, No. 533, § 6; 1981, No. 47, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2914; Acts 2007, No. 1058, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 7 - RURAL MEDICAL PRACTICE STUDENT LOANS AND SCHOLARSHIPS (§§ 6-81-701 — 6-81-722) › Section 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.
Acts 1949, No. 131, § 6; 1955, No. 69, § 1; 1971, No. 133, § 5; 1971, No. 533, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2913; Acts 1987, No. 151, § 2; 1995, No. 1114, § 3; 2007, No. 1058, § 2; 2009, No. 376, § 55.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 7 - RURAL MEDICAL PRACTICE STUDENT LOANS AND SCHOLARSHIPS (§§ 6-81-701 — 6-81-722) › Section 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 board shall provide one-half (1/2) of the community match income incentive, and the qualified rural community shall provide the other one-half (1/2) 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.
Acts 1949, No. 131, § 7; 1971, No. 133, § 6; 1971, No. 533, § 6; 1981, No. 47, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2914; Acts 1989, No. 22, § 1; 2007, No. 1058, § 2; 2009, No. 708, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 7 - RURAL MEDICAL PRACTICE STUDENT LOANS AND SCHOLARSHIPS (§§ 6-81-701 — 6-81-722) › Section 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 Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship 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.
Acts 1949, No. 131, § 11; 1971, No. 133, § 8; 1971, No. 533, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2918; Acts 1995, No. 1114, § 5; 2007, No. 1058, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 7 - RURAL MEDICAL PRACTICE STUDENT LOANS AND SCHOLARSHIPS (§§ 6-81-701 — 6-81-722) › Section 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.
Acts 1949, No. 131, § 12; 1971, No. 133, § 9; 1971, No. 533, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2919.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 7 - RURAL MEDICAL PRACTICE STUDENT LOANS AND SCHOLARSHIPS (§§ 6-81-701 — 6-81-722) › Section 6-81-714 - Dispute resolution - Determination of breach

(a)
Any applicant for a loan or income incentive issued by the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board, any person who has been granted a loan or has been granted income incentives by the board, or any party to a rural medical practice or community match loan or income incentive may appeal any decision or action by the board relating to the application for a loan or income incentive or relating to a loan or income incentive granted by the board under the dispute resolution procedure established under this subchapter.
(b)
(1)
The board, under §
6-81-702(b)(1)
, shall promulgate rules establishing a procedure that may be used by a loan or income incentive recipient, the board, or a qualified rural community to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating to a rural practice or community match loan or income incentive contract, including the validity or interpretation of a contract term, contract enforcement or defenses, the occurrence of an event of default or breach, loan repayment, the assessment or imposition of contract damages or civil money penalties, or other related disputes.
(2)
The rules may provide for alternative dispute resolution, such as mediation, as appropriate.
(3)
The dispute resolution procedure established by the board shall be followed before the initiation of any litigation related to a rural practice or community match loan or income incentive contract.
(c)
Nothing in this subchapter shall prohibit informal disposition by stipulation, settlement, or consent.
Acts 1989, No. 823, § 2; 2007, No. 1058, § 4; 2009, No. 708, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 7 - RURAL MEDICAL PRACTICE STUDENT LOANS AND SCHOLARSHIPS (§§ 6-81-701 — 6-81-722) › Section 6-81-715 - Medical school graduates - Community match contract - Eligibility

(a)
(1)
The Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board shall administer the Community Match Rural Physician Recruitment Program.
(2)
(A)
Interested rural communities may apply to the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board to participate in the program as a qualified rural community.
(B)
The Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board shall approve a designated representative or representatives of the qualified rural community to assist the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board in matters relating to any community match contracts entered into by the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board and the qualified rural community.
(b)
The Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board, in conjunction with a qualified rural community, may grant community match income incentives to applicants, each incentive being expressly made subject to §
6-81-716
, if it finds that:
(1)
The applicant is a graduate of:
(A)
The University of Arkansas College of Medicine or any accredited medical school in the United States; or
(B)
A foreign medical school if the applicant:
(i)
Was a resident of Arkansas and citizen of the United States prior to enrollment in the foreign medical school; and
(ii)
Has been licensed by the Arkansas State Medical Board;
(2)
The applicant satisfies one (1) of the following criteria:
(A)
He or she is enrolled in a residency or other training program in an area of primary care medicine; or
(B)
No more than two (2) years before the date of the application, he or she completed a residency or other training program in an area of primary care medicine;
(3)
The applicant desires to practice medicine in the qualified rural community; and
(4)
The designated representative or representatives of the qualified rural community approve the applicant.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 132,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1995, No. 1114, § 6; 2007, No. 1058, § 6; 2009, No. 708, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 7 - RURAL MEDICAL PRACTICE STUDENT LOANS AND SCHOLARSHIPS (§§ 6-81-701 — 6-81-722) › Section 6-81-718 - Medical school alternates - Rural medical practice loans

(a)
(1)
If an alternate on the waiting list for acceptance to the College of Medicine of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences demonstrates a willingness to enter into a rural medical practice loan contract and meets the requirements of §
6-81-706
, the applicant shall be moved to the top of the waiting list upon entering into a rural medical practice loan contract.
(2)
The priority on the waiting list for those alternates who enter into a rural medical practice loan contract shall be determined by the date and time such alternate enters into the rural medical practice loan contract.
(b)
The college shall meet the requirements set forth at §
6-64-406
for allocation of enrollment positions for medical students among congressional districts before accepting for admission an alternate who has entered into a rural medical practice loan contract with the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board.
Acts 1995, No. 1114, § 6; 2007, No. 1058, § 8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 7 - RURAL MEDICAL PRACTICE STUDENT LOANS AND SCHOLARSHIPS (§§ 6-81-701 — 6-81-722) › Section 6-81-719 - Tracking loan contract compliance

The College of Medicine of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences shall track graduates who were recipients of rural medical practice loans for the length of their contractual obligations and shall report to the Legislative Council by October 1 of each even-numbered year regarding the compliance of those graduates with the terms of their contracts.
Acts 1995, No. 1257, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 7 - RURAL MEDICAL PRACTICE STUDENT LOANS AND SCHOLARSHIPS (§§ 6-81-701 — 6-81-722) › Section 6-81-720 - Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Program administrator

(a)
There is established a Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Program administrator.
(b)
The administrator shall:
(1)
Be employed by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences;
(2)
Serve as liaison between loan recipients and rural communities by:
(A)
Working with the communities to identify their unique needs, to develop profiles of their ideal candidates, and to prepare for recruitment visits; and
(B)
Assisting medical students and residents to identify medically underserved and other rural communities that suit their personal and medical practice needs and to meet their contractual obligations;
(3)
Collect and monitor program data, including demographic data of participants and communities, service completion rates, retention rates beyond service completion, satisfaction of obligated physicians and communities, and other information;
(4)
Prepare annual program evaluations and present the evaluations to the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board;
(5)
Assist with preparation and submission of program reports;
(6)
Attend board meetings in a nonvoting capacity; and
(7)
Perform other functions assigned by the board.
Acts 2007, No. 1058, § 9.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 7 - RURAL MEDICAL PRACTICE STUDENT LOANS AND SCHOLARSHIPS (§§ 6-81-701 — 6-81-722) › Section 6-81-721 - Noninterference with pending litigation

Nothing in this subchapter is intended to affect pending litigation existing as of April 4, 2007.
Acts 2007, No. 1058, § 9.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 7 - RURAL MEDICAL PRACTICE STUDENT LOANS AND SCHOLARSHIPS (§§ 6-81-701 — 6-81-722) › Section 6-81-722 - Sunset clause

(a)
Loan recipients enrolled in the Community Match Rural Physician Recruitment Program on or before the day before April 4, 2007, shall not have their loan contracts impaired by the amendments to the community match program.
(b)
(1)
Subject to the availability of funds, the loan for the 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 sixteen thousand five hundred dollars ($16,500).
(2)
However, all subsequent loans shall be granted only upon application by the recipient and a finding by the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board that the applicant:
(A)
Has completed successfully the medical studies of the preceding academic year and remains in good standing as an enrolled student in the college;
(B)
Is enrolled or participating in a medically underserved and rural practice curriculum; and
(C)
Continues to be a resident of Arkansas.
(c)
This section expires on August 31, 2014.
Acts 2007, No. 1058, § 9.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 11 - FINANCING POSTSECONDARY OUT-OF-STATE EDUCATION (§§ 6-81-1101 — 6-81-1106) › Section 6-81-1103 - Repayment of out-of-state tuition paid by the State of Arkansas

(a)
The Division of Higher Education may provide loans from the Budget Stabilization Trust Fund in excess of the Southern Regional Education Board grant funds to dental students enrolled in professional programs outside the state for whom any part of the out-of-state tuition is paid by the State of Arkansas if the tuition paid to the out-of-state institution exceeds the board-contracted rate.
(b)
The amount of the loans in excess of the board grant funds may be the amount of the out-of-state tuition paid by the student, but the amount of the loan may not exceed the amount by which the tuition exceeds the rate established by the board.
(c)
The loans shall be made on an annual basis not to exceed the combined total of four (4) years.
(d)
The loans may be forgiven at the rate of one (1) year's loan for one (1) year's practice in Arkansas.
(e)
Repayment of the loan may be deferred but for no longer than five (5) years, for the following reasons:
(1)
Military service;
(2)
Specialty training; or
(3)
Extraordinary circumstances as determined by the division.
(f)
The loans shall be made at a rate of interest determined by the division but not to exceed four percent (4%).
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2040, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2039, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2038, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2003, No. 1715, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 11 - FINANCING POSTSECONDARY OUT-OF-STATE EDUCATION (§§ 6-81-1101 — 6-81-1106) › Section 6-81-1104 - Applicability

The provisions of §
6-81-1103
shall not apply to Board of Control for Southern Regional Education grant funds.
Acts 2003, No. 1715, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 11 - FINANCING POSTSECONDARY OUT-OF-STATE EDUCATION (§§ 6-81-1101 — 6-81-1106) › Section 6-81-1106 - Student loan repayment - Definitions

(a)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Food animal" means bovine, porcine, ovine, camelid, cervid, poultry, and any other species determined by the State Veterinarian;
(2)
"Food supply veterinary medicine" means all aspects of veterinary medicine's involvement in food supply systems, from traditional agricultural production to consumption; and
(3)
"Practice of food supply veterinary medicine" means a corporate or private veterinary practice with a minimum of thirty percent (30%) of the practice devoted to food animal medicine or mixed animal medicine located in rural areas.
(b)
The Division of Higher Education shall repay federal student loans yearly for a maximum of five (5) consecutive years if the recipient:
(1)
Practices food supply veterinary medicine in Arkansas within ninety (90) days after completion of:
(A)
The professional degree program for which the loan was made;
(B)
An internship program; or
(C)
The professional degree program for which the loan was made and an internship program; and
(2)
Maintains the practice of food supply veterinary medicine in Arkansas for a minimum of one (1) year for each year of loan repayment up to five (5) years with all five (5) years consecutive.
(c)
A recipient who fails to satisfy the obligation to engage in the practice of food supply veterinary medicine for one (1) year in a five-consecutive-year period shall not receive the loan repayment amount.
(d)
The obligation to engage in the practice of food supply veterinary medicine for a five-consecutive-year period shall be postponed during any:
(1)
Period of temporary medical disability if the recipient is unable to practice veterinary medicine;
(2)
Period of military service under §
6-61-112
; or
(3)
Other period of postponement agreed to by the division.
(e)
The division shall adopt rules to administer this section.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2049, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2048, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2047, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2011, No. 881, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 12 - GRADUATE NURSING PRACTICE AND NURSE EDUCATOR STUDENT LOANS AND SCHOLARSHIPS (§§ 6-81-1201 — 6-81-1209) › Section 6-81-1203 - Graduate nursing students - Eligibility for rural advanced nursing practice and nurse educator loans

(a)
The Graduate Nurse Educator Loan and Scholarship Board may make advanced nursing practice or nurse educator loans to an applicant, each advanced nursing practice or nurse educator loan being expressly made subject to the provisions of §
6-81-1204
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 an accredited master's or doctoral nursing program or doctor of philosophy in nursing program in the state leading to a graduate degree in nursing;
(3)
The applicant is or will be a full-time or a part-time graduate student;
(4)
The applicant needs financial assistance to complete his or her nursing studies;
(5)
The applicant desires to practice advanced nursing practice in an Arkansas community or teach nursing in an Arkansas school of nursing; and
(6)
The applicant is a person of good moral character and one who has the talent and capacity to profit by graduate nursing studies.
(b)
(1)
Subject to the availability of funds, an initial rural advanced nursing practice or nurse educator loan for one (1) academic year shall be renewable annually for the number of years required to complete studies leading to a master's in nursing or doctor of philosophy in nursing degree, not to exceed the maximum amount specified in §
6-81-1204
.
(2)
All subsequent rural advanced nursing practice or nurse educator loans shall be granted only upon application by the recipient and a finding by the board that:
(A)
The applicant has completed successfully the advanced nursing studies of the preceding academic year and remains in good standing as an enrolled student in an accredited master's program or a doctor of philosophy in nursing program in the state;
(B)
The applicant continues to be a resident of Arkansas; and
(C)
The applicant's financial situation continues to warrant financial assistance made under the conditions of this section.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 753,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1995, No. 911, § 1; 1999, No. 1311, § 3; 2001, No. 787, § 3; 2005, No. 1468, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 12 - GRADUATE NURSING PRACTICE AND NURSE EDUCATOR STUDENT LOANS AND SCHOLARSHIPS (§§ 6-81-1201 — 6-81-1209) › Section 6-81-1209 - Effect of subchapter

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as establishing minimal requirements for schools of nursing or otherwise affecting the powers and duties of the Arkansas State Board of Nursing regarding schools of nursing.
Acts 1999, No. 1311, § 5; 2001, No. 787, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 14 - NURSING STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (§§ 6-81-1401 — 6-81-1412) › Section 6-81-1401 - Nursing Student Loan Program funding

(a)
Cash funds for the Nursing Student Loan Program shall consist of:
(1)
Funds appropriated for the Nursing Student Loan Program;
(2)
Federal funds;
(3)
Gifts;
(4)
Grants;
(5)
Bequests;
(6)
Devises;
(7)
Donations;
(8)
Moneys received to repay a loan under this subchapter;
(9)
Interest and other income accruing to or earned by the funds; and
(10)
All moneys provided by law.
(b)
The Arkansas State Board of Nursing:
(1)
May invest the principal, interest, and income of the funds;
(2)
Shall use the funds for making loans for nursing scholarships; and
(3)
Shall deposit all loan repayments as a refund to expenditure to be used to make additional loans under this subchapter.
Acts 2003, No. 84, § 2; 2009, No. 9, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 14 - NURSING STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (§§ 6-81-1401 — 6-81-1412) › Section 6-81-1402 - Program established - Administration

There is established a Nursing Student Loan Program, to be administered by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.
Acts 2003, No. 84, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 14 - NURSING STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (§§ 6-81-1401 — 6-81-1412) › Section 6-81-1403 - Arkansas State Board of Nursing - Powers and duties

(a)
The Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall:
(1)
Prescribe forms to be used in the Nursing Student Loan Program;
(2)
Regulate the submission of applications for loans;
(3)
Determine eligibility of applicants;
(4)
Allow or disallow applications for financial assistance;
(5)
Contract for, increase, decrease, terminate, and otherwise regulate all loans made under this subchapter and the repayment of these loans;
(6)
Forgive loans and portions of loans as provided for; and
(7)
Manage, operate, and control all funds and property appropriated or otherwise contributed for purposes of funding this program.
(b)
The board may:
(1)
Accept gifts, grants, bequests, devises, donations, and any federal funds available for the program, to be used together with funds appropriated for the program for making loans under this subchapter; and
(2)
Hire a qualified person or entity to administer any aspect of the program.
Acts 2003, No. 84, § 5; 2009, No. 9, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 14 - NURSING STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (§§ 6-81-1401 — 6-81-1412) › Section 6-81-1404 - Eligibility and requirements for loans

(a)
Any person who is enrolled in or has been accepted for admission to an approved school of nursing in this state or a nationally accredited school outside the state in a course of study leading to qualification as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nursing educator shall be eligible to make application to the Arkansas State Board of Nursing for a loan under this subchapter.
(b)
The board may, depending upon available funds, make a loan to an applicant under this subchapter when it determines that the applicant:
(1)
Is enrolled in or has been accepted for admission to an approved school of nursing in this state or a nationally accredited school outside the state in studies leading to qualification as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nursing educator;
(2)
Warrants financial assistance to complete his or her nursing studies;
(3)
Has signed a written agreement to:
(A)
Upon graduation and licensure and for the period of time specified by rule promulgated by the board:
(i)
Teach in a nursing education program in the State of Arkansas; or
(ii)
Engage in practice as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse in the State of Arkansas; and
(B)
Repay each loan with interest at the maximum legal rate if the applicant fails to fulfill the requirements of the board under this subchapter; and
(4)
Is a lawful resident of the State of Arkansas.
Acts 2003, No. 84, § 6; 2009, No. 9, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 14 - NURSING STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (§§ 6-81-1401 — 6-81-1412) › Section 6-81-1405 - Amount of loans - Maximum

(a)
The Arkansas State Board of Nursing may make a loan to any applicant in an amount calculated to pay the applicant's tuition, maintenance, and other education expenses while he or she is enrolled in a program of nursing education as described in this subchapter.
(b)
The total of the loans made to any one (1) student under this subchapter shall not exceed forty thousand dollars ($40,000).
Amended by Act 2021, No. 769,§ 55, eff. 7/1/2021.
Acts 2003, No. 84, § 8; 2009, No. 9, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 14 - NURSING STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (§§ 6-81-1401 — 6-81-1412) › Section 6-81-1406 - Term of loans

Each loan made to an applicant under this subchapter shall be for one (1) academic year.
Acts 2003, No. 84, § 9.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 14 - NURSING STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (§§ 6-81-1401 — 6-81-1412) › Section 6-81-1407 - Renewal

(a)
Subject to the availability of funds, each loan made to an applicant under this subchapter shall be renewable annually for the number of years required to complete studies leading to qualification as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nursing educator.
(b)
Any loan made to an applicant subsequent to an initial loan shall be made only upon application of the recipient and upon finding by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing that the applicant:
(1)
Has successfully completed the nursing studies of the preceding academic year and remains in good standing as an enrolled student in the appropriate school of nursing;
(2)
Warrants financial assistance to complete his or her nursing studies;
(3)
Has signed a written agreement to:
(A)
Upon graduation and licensure and for the period of time specified by rule promulgated by the board:
(i)
Teach in a nursing education program in the State of Arkansas; or
(ii)
Engage in practice as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse in the State of Arkansas; and
(B)
Repay each loan with interest at the maximum legal rate if the applicant fails to fulfill the requirements of the board under this subchapter; and
(4)
Continues to be a lawful resident of the State of Arkansas.
Acts 2003, No. 84, § 10; 2009, No. 9, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 14 - NURSING STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (§§ 6-81-1401 — 6-81-1412) › Section 6-81-1408 - Written contract required

Each recipient of a loan under the provisions of this subchapter shall execute a written loan contract with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing for the repayment of the loan under such terms as are provided in this subchapter and as the board shall prescribe.
Acts 2003, No. 84, § 7.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 14 - NURSING STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (§§ 6-81-1401 — 6-81-1412) › Section 6-81-1409 - Cancellation of principal and interest

Each loan contract shall include a provision that if the recipient completes his or her nursing education and qualification as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nursing educator, the Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall cancel the full amount of one (1) year's loan, plus accrued interest, under this subchapter for each year that the recipient practices or teaches in this state.
Acts 2003, No. 84, § 11; 2009, No. 9, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 14 - NURSING STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (§§ 6-81-1401 — 6-81-1412) › Section 6-81-1410 - Borrower's loss of good standing - Acceleration of due date

If the recipient of a loan under this subchapter ceases to be enrolled in good standing in a recognized school of nursing before completing the education requirements to qualify as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nursing educator, the principal and interest of all loans made under this subchapter to the recipient shall become due and payable immediately or as provided in the loan agreement.
Acts 2003, No. 84, § 13; 2009, No. 9, § 7.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 14 - NURSING STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (§§ 6-81-1401 — 6-81-1412) › Section 6-81-1411 - Repayment - Interest

(a)
A recipient of a loan under this subchapter shall repay each loan together with interest at the maximum rate allowed by Arkansas law if the recipient:
(1)
Ceases to be enrolled in good standing in a recognized school of nursing before completing the education requirements to qualify as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nursing educator;
(2)
For the period specified by rule of the Arkansas State Board of Nursing upon completion of the education requirements to qualify as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nursing educator does not:
(A)
Teach in a nursing education program in the State of Arkansas; or
(B)
Engage in practice as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse in the State of Arkansas; or
(3)
Fails to comply with any other requirement of this subchapter.
(b)
Interest shall accrue from the date each payment of funds was received by the recipient.
(c)
No interest shall accrue and no obligation to repay a loan exists during any period of time that the recipient of the loan serves on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or state active duty in the Arkansas National Guard.
(d)
If repayment of a loan is required, upon the death of the recipient of the loan all unpaid principal and interest is due and payable.
(e)
The failure to repay a loan as specified in this section may be considered unprofessional conduct for disciplinary purposes.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 462,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 2003, No. 84, § 12; 2009, No. 9, § 8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 14 - NURSING STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (§§ 6-81-1401 — 6-81-1412) › Section 6-81-1412 - Rules

The Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall adopt reasonable rules consistent with this subchapter to effectively and efficiently carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
Acts 2003, No. 84, § 4; 2009, No. 9, § 9.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 16 - STATE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM (§§ 6-81-1601 — 6-81-1606) › Section 6-81-1601 - Title

This subchapter shall be known as the "State Teacher Education Program".
Acts 2009, No. 1215, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 16 - STATE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM (§§ 6-81-1601 — 6-81-1606) › Section 6-81-1602 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Approved institution" means a state-supported institution of higher education, a nursing school, or a private nonprofit institution of higher education that:
(A)
Maintains its primary headquarters in the state;
(B)
Is eligible to receive Title IV federal student aid program funds; and
(C)
Is approved by the Division of Higher Education as eligible to participate in the State Teacher Education Program;
(2)
"Eligible student" means a student who:
(A)
Meets the criteria set out in this subchapter; and
(B)
Is found to be eligible by rules promulgated by the Division of Higher Education; and
(3)
"Teacher education program" means a program administered by the Division of Higher Education that provides loan repayments to a licensed teacher who teaches in a subject area or a geographic area with teacher shortage as determined by the Division of Higher Education in consultation with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2056, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2009, No. 1215, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 16 - STATE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM (§§ 6-81-1601 — 6-81-1606) › Section 6-81-1603 - Purpose

The purpose of the State Teacher Education Program is to improve the educational system in the state by encouraging students to teach in subject areas and geographic areas with teacher shortages.
Acts 2009, No. 1215, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 6 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (§§ 6-80-101 — 6-85-604) › Chapter 81 - STUDENT LOANS (§§ 6-81-101 — 6-81-2008) › Subchapter 16 - STATE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM (§§ 6-81-1601 — 6-81-1606) › Section 6-81-1604 - Administration of program

(a)
The State Teacher Education Program shall be administered by the Division of Higher Education.
(b)
The division shall adopt standards for awarding the loan repayments to a public school teacher with an Arkansas teacher's license teaching in a:
(1)
Subject area with a teacher shortage; or
(2)
Geographic area with teacher shortage.
(c)
The requirements of this subchapter are contingent on the funding available for the program.
(d)
The division may determine the necessary procedures for awarding the loan repayments if the number of eligible applicants and recipients exceeds available funding.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2057, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2009, No. 1215, § 3.