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2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 2. University of Alaska Scholarships for Natives. › Sec. 14.43.075. Definition of Native.

In AS 14.43.050 - 14.43.075, “Native” means a person between the ages of 17 and 25 who is a descendant of a member of the aboriginal races inhabiting the state when annexed to the United States, or who is a descendant of an Indian or Eskimo who, since the year 1867 and prior to June 30, 1952, migrated into the state from Canada, and who is a descendant having at least one-quarter blood derived from these ancestors.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 3. Free Tuition and Fees for Spouse and Children of Certain Police, Fire, or Military Personnel. › Sec. 14.43.085. Free tuition and fees for a spouse or dependent of a peace officer or members of the armed services or a fire department.

(a) A person enrolled as a student in good standing in a state supported educational institution in this state is entitled to a waiver of undergraduate tuition and fees if the person was the spouse or dependent child of a bona fide resident of the state who was
(1) a member of the armed services and who died in the line of duty or who died as a result of injuries sustained while in the line of duty for the state or federal government or who was listed by the United States Department of Defense as a prisoner of war or as missing in action; or
(2) a peace officer or a member of a fire department who died from an act arising out of and in the course of
(A) employment as a peace officer or a firefighter; or
(B) duties as a volunteer firefighter.
(b) In this section,
(1) “armed services” means the Alaska National Guard, Alaska Naval Militia, and the armed services of the United States;
(2) “dependent child” means a person who was a dependent of a peace officer or of a member of the armed services or a fire department at the time of the peace officer's or member's death, and who is
(A) the peace officer's or member's natural or adopted child;
(B) a child in relation to whom the deceased armed services member, firefighter, or peace officer stood in loco parentis for at least three years before the peace officer's or member's death;
(C) the peace officer's or member's stepchild; or
(D) the peace officer's or member's acknowledged illegitimate child;
(3) “fire department” means a federal, state, or municipal fire department or a regularly organized volunteer fire department registered with the state fire marshal;
(4) “line of duty” has the meaning given under federal law;
(5) “peace officer” has the meaning given in AS 01.10.060 and includes a correctional officer;
(6) “resident” means a person who resided in the state for at least one year before serving in the armed services and who lists Alaska as the home state for purposes of military records, or a person who was employed as a peace officer in this state or was a member of a fire department located in this state;
(7) “spouse” means a person who was married to a peace officer or to a member of the armed services or a fire department at the time of the peace officer's or member's death.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 4. Education Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.091. Education loan program.

(a) There is created the education loan program to provide loans to individuals who are students to assist in paying the costs of postsecondary education. The provisions of this section, AS 14.43.100 - 14.43.160, 14.43.910, 14.43.920, and 14.43.990 apply to the loans.
(b) Upon approval by the commission of an education loan, the corporation shall finance a loan disbursement, subject to any limit that the corporation sets on the total amount of loans that the corporation will finance in a school year. A loan financed under this section becomes an asset of the corporation.
(c) Repayments of principal and interest on a loan are paid into the education loan fund established in AS 14.42.210. If money made available by the corporation is inadequate to fully finance eligible loan applications, additional financing from the general fund may be requested and appropriated for that year.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 4. Education Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.100. Applications.

(a) Applications shall be submitted to the executive director of the commission.
(b) A person whose loan application is not approved by the executive director of the commission may appeal to the commission and the commission shall consider the application.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 4. Education Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.105. Administration of program.

The executive director shall administer the programs subject to review by the commission and in accordance with the regulations adopted by the commission. The adoption of these regulations is subject to AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act). A summary of the regulations shall be distributed to each applicant.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 4. Education Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.110. Education loans.

(a) In a school year, the commission may make a loan not to exceed
(1) $8,500 to a full-time undergraduate student or $5,000 to a half-time undergraduate student attending a college or university if the full- or half-time student is otherwise eligible under AS 14.43.125;
(2) $9,500 to a full-time graduate student or $4,500 to a half-time graduate student attending a college or university if the full- or half-time graduate student is otherwise eligible under AS 14.43.125;
(3) $5,500 to a full-time student or $2,000 to a half-time student if the full- or half-time student is attending a career education program that is at least six weeks in length and is otherwise eligible under AS 14.43.125.
(b) The commission may make a loan for a summer term, even if the total loan for the school year exceeds the limit imposed under (a) of this section if the loan for the summer term is counted against the limit imposed under (a) of this section for the following school year.
(c) The commission shall adopt regulations establishing a minimum amount for which a loan may be made.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 4. Education Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.122. Consolidation of loans.

(a) The corporation may offer a borrower who has received more than one education loan the option of consolidating the multiple loans into a single loan as provided in this section.
(b) For a borrower to be eligible for consolidation of a loan under this section, the borrower must apply on a form approved by the corporation and must
(1) physically reside in the state and have maintained a domicile in the state for not less than 12 consecutive months before submitting an application for consolidation;
(2) be a previous borrower, cosigner, or beneficiary of an education loan made under AS 14.43 or AS 14.44; or
(3) be a graduate of a high school or postsecondary institution physically located in the state.
(c) In this section, “education loan” means a loan to finance the cost of attendance at a postsecondary institution in or outside the state.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 4. Education Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.135. Discrimination prohibited.

The programs established under this chapter shall be carried out without regard to the applicant's or participant's race, creed, sex, color, ancestry, national origin, or membership in fraternal or political organizations.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 4. Education Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.140. Enforceability of certain contracts with minors.

A written obligation entered into by a minor at least 16 years of age, evidencing a loan or other assistance received by the minor from any person for the purpose of furthering the minor's education in a career education program or an institution of higher learning, is enforceable against the minor with the same effect as if the minor were, at the time of its execution, 18 years of age, if the person making the loan has before making the loan a certification from the institution that the minor is enrolled in the institution or has been accepted for enrollment.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 4. Education Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.145. Default.

(a) For the purposes of this chapter, a loan is in default after a loan payment has become 180 or more days past due or, for a loan under AS 14.43.161 - 14.43.168 or 14.43.170 - 14.43.175, the default requirements established by the commission have been met. Upon default,
(1) repayment of the remaining balance is accelerated and due;
(2) the commission may take the borrower's permanent fund dividend under AS 43.23.160;
(3) the commission may issue an order to withhold and deliver under AS 14.43.147;
(4) [Repealed, § 34 ch 23 SLA 2018.]
(5) the commission may record the lien created under AS 14.43.149; and
(6) the commission may establish an administrative collection order under AS 14.43.151 - 14.43.155.
(b) The commission shall notify the borrower of the default, and the consequences of default imposed under (a) of this section, by mailing a notice to the borrower's most recent address provided to the commission by the borrower or obtained by the commission.
(c) A borrower may appeal a notice of default by filing a statement with the executive director, within 30 days after the date of the notice, requesting that the loan status be reviewed. AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) does not apply to the review of default under this section. The borrower has the burden to show that, at the time of the notice of default, (1) no loan payment was more than 180 days past due or, for a loan under AS 14.43.161 - 14.43.168 or 14.43.170 - 14.43.175, the default requirements established by the commission had not yet been met; or (2) that the borrower entered into, and was in compliance with, a default forbearance agreement with the commission. Within 40 days after receiving a written request for review, the director shall inform the borrower in writing of the executive director's decision. The decision of the executive director is a final decision that may be appealed to the superior court under the Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 4. Education Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.149. Lien.

(a) The amount owing on a loan that is in default under this chapter, including principal, interest, and collection costs, is a lien upon all property and right to property, real or personal, belonging to the borrower. The lien arises at the time that the commission mails or otherwise delivers a notice of default under AS 14.43.145(b) and continues until the balance of the loan, including principal, interest, and collection costs, is paid in full.
(b) A lien created under (a) of this section is
(1) not valid against a mortgagee or other lienholder, pledgee, purchaser, or judgment creditor until notice of the lien is recorded in the records of the recording district where the property subject to the lien is situated; and
(2) subject to AS 40.19.040(d).
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 4. Education Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.150. Order to assign wages for defaulted loan.

(a) In a court proceeding regarding a defaulted loan under this chapter in which the court has entered judgment in favor of the commission, the court may, on its own motion or motion of the commission, after notice and an opportunity for hearing, order the loan recipient to assign to the commission that portion of salary or wages due the loan recipient currently and in the future in an amount sufficient to pay the amount ordered by the court to be repaid to the commission.
(b) The order of assignment is binding upon an employer upon service of a copy of the order upon the employer and until further order of the court or until the employment of the obligee is terminated. The employer may, for each payment made under the order, deduct $1 from other wages or salary owed to the employee.
(c) An employer may not terminate an employee's employment because wages of the employee are subject to an order under this section.
(d) An assignment of wages authorized under this section that is made under court order has priority as against an attachment, execution, or other assignment, except for an assignment for payment of child support under AS 25.27.070, restitution to a crime victim authorized under AS 12.55.045, or as otherwise ordered by the court.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 4. Education Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.151. Authority and procedure to administratively establish and enforce a collection order.

If a judgment in favor of the commission has not been entered by the court regarding a defaulted loan awarded under this chapter, the commission may establish a duty to repay the defaulted loan through a collection order using the procedures prescribed in AS 14.43.152 - 14.43.155 and may enforce the collection order. Action under this section may be undertaken at the commission's discretion if the borrower is in default under AS 14.43.145.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 4. Education Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.152. Initiation of administrative action to establish a collection order; required notice.

(a) An action to establish a collection order authorized under AS 14.43.151 is initiated by the commission's serving on the borrower a notice of establishment of collection order. The notice shall be served by mailing the notice to the borrower at
(1) the borrower's most recent address provided to the commission by the borrower; or
(2) another address known to the commission.
(b) The notice served under (a) of this section must state
(1) the amount of the liability for default under AS 14.43.145 for which the borrower is found to be responsible; the amount stated under this paragraph shall include all principal, interest, and collection fees;
(2) that a lien may be recorded against the borrower's property as authorized under AS 14.43.145(a)(5);
(3) that the borrower may appear at a hearing held by the commission and show cause that a collection order should not be entered because, at the time of the notice,
(A) no loan payment was more than 180 days past due or, for a loan under AS 14.43.161 - 14.43.168 or 14.43.170 - 14.43.175, the default requirements established by the commission had not yet been met; or
(B) the borrower had entered into, or was in compliance with, an agreement to forbear default with the commission; and
(4) that, if the borrower served with the notice does not request a hearing within 30 days after the date of mailing of the notice, a collection order will be entered and the property of the borrower will be subject to a lien under AS 14.43.149 in the amount stated in the collection order without further notice or hearing.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 4. Education Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.153. Hearings in administrative action to establish a collection order; burden of proof.

(a) A borrower served with a notice of establishment of collection order under AS 14.43.152 is entitled to a hearing before the commission if the request for a hearing is served on the commission by registered mail, return receipt requested, within 30 days after the date the notice is mailed to the borrower.
(b) If a request for a hearing in accordance with (a) of this section is made, the issuance of a collection order is automatically stayed pending the decision of the hearing officer for the commission. If a request for a hearing is not made, the collection order is final at the expiration of the 30-day period specified in (a) of this section.
(c) A borrower claiming that the notice is incorrect has the burden at hearing to document the existence of one of the conditions described in AS 14.43.152(b)(3)(A) and (B).
(d) Within 60 days after the date of the hearing, the hearing officer shall enter a decision determining whether default has occurred and, if default has occurred, specifying the amount of the collection order and declaring that the property of the borrower is subject to a lien under AS 14.43.149 in the amount of the collection order.
(e) If the borrower who requested the hearing fails to appear at the hearing, the hearing officer shall enter a decision
(1) confirming that a default has occurred;
(2) confirming the amount of the collection order;
(3) declaring that the property of the borrower is subject to a lien under AS 14.43.149 in the amount stated under (2) of this subsection.
(f) The decision of the hearing officer is a final decision that may be appealed to the superior court under the Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 4. Education Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.154. Collection orders as judgments.

A collection order is equivalent to a judgment and becomes vested
(1) at the expiration of the 30-day period described in AS 14.43.153(b) if a hearing is not requested; or
(2) on the date the hearing officer enters a decision in favor of the commission if a hearing was requested by the borrower.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 4. Education Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.160. Definitions.

In AS 14.43.091 - 14.43.160, unless the context otherwise requires,
(1) “career education” means a course or program in vocational-technical training or education approved by the commission;
(2) “federally insured” means a loan covered by the provisions of 20 U.S.C. 1001 - 1155, as amended;
(3) “full-time student” means an undergraduate or career education student who is enrolled and is in regular attendance at classes for at least 12 semester hours of credit or the equivalent during the semester or a graduate student who is enrolled and is in regular attendance at classes for at least nine semester hours of credit or the equivalent; any combination of semester hours of credit, or the equivalent, aggregating to the requisite number of semester hours and undertaken during a semester at two or more public or private institutions of higher education constitutes full-time student status;
(4) “half-time student” means an undergraduate, graduate, or career education student who, during the semester, is enrolled and is in regular attendance at classes at one or more public or private institutions of higher education for six to 11 semester credit hours or an equivalent of six to 11 semester credit hours, and includes a career education student enrolled and in regular attendance in classes for 15 hours a week or a graduate student who is enrolled and is in regular attendance at classes for the equivalent of six to eight semester hours of credit or the equivalent;
(5) “school year” means an academic period that is a minimum of 30 weeks of instructional time that begins between July 1 of one year and June 30 of the following year;
(6) “summer term” means the period from June 1 through August 31.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 5. AlaskAdvantage Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.161. Purpose; creation.

There is established the AlaskAdvantage loan program to provide postsecondary educational financial assistance through the federal guaranteed student loan program. The AlaskAdvantage loan program is the primary source for financial aid to eligible borrowers under this chapter.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 5. AlaskAdvantage Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.162. Eligibility.

(a) For a borrower to be eligible for a loan under AS 14.43.161 - 14.43.168, the borrower must meet the eligibility requirements established by the federal guaranteed student loan program and must be
(1) a resident of the state as determined under (b) of this section; or
(2) physically present in this state and attending an institution that is physically located in this state.
(b) To meet the residency requirement of (a) of this section, the borrower
(1) must physically reside in this state and maintain a domicile in this state during the 12 consecutive months before the date of application for the program, except that the borrower may be absent from this state for not more than a total of 60 days during that 12-month period; and
(2) may not have
(A) declared or established residency in another state; or
(B) received residency or a benefit based on residency from another state.
(c) To continue to meet the residency requirement of (a) of this section for each year that a loan is received or subsequently applied for, the borrower must meet the requirements of (b) of this section, except for
(1) full-time attendance at an educational or training institution;
(2) military service; or
(3) demonstrated good cause as determined by the commission.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 5. AlaskAdvantage Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.163. Restrictions on award.

Under AS 14.43.161 - 14.43.168, the commission may make loans subject to the following restrictions:
(1) a loan amount awarded may not exceed the maximum amount for the school year as established by the federal guaranteed student loan program;
(2) a borrower may not be awarded a loan amount that would, when aggregated with other loans awarded to the student under the federal guaranteed student loan program, exceed the maximum total amount allowable for each borrower that is established by the federal guaranteed student loan program;
(3) the loan award may not exceed the total cost of attendance at the postsecondary institution less other forms of financial aid awarded to the borrower to pay for those costs.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 5. AlaskAdvantage Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.164. Use of loan.

A borrower may use a loan under AS 14.43.161 - 14.43.168 only for postsecondary education and reasonably related purposes as authorized by the federal guaranteed student loan program.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 5. AlaskAdvantage Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.165. Interest.

(a) The corporation shall set the rate of interest on a loan made under AS 14.43.161 - 14.43.168 in accordance with federal and state law. Interest on a loan made under AS 14.43.l61 - 14.43.168 may not exceed the rate specified by the applicable provisions of the federal guaranteed student loan program. Interest on a loan made under AS 14.43.161 - 14.43.168 accrues from the time that the loan is disbursed.
(b) A borrower may elect to make payments of interest that is payable during the borrower's term of attendance at the postsecondary institution or during certain deferment periods authorized by the commission; however, the commission shall capitalize any unpaid interest as part of the principal to be repaid as agreed, or upon graduation, withdrawal, or completion of the deferment period.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of (b) of this section, if a borrower qualifies for a subsidized loan under the federal guaranteed student loan program, the interest on the loan is paid by the federal government during the borrower's term of attendance and any qualifying deferment and grace periods authorized under the loan.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 5. AlaskAdvantage Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.166. Repayment of loans.

A borrower's obligation to commence repayment of the principal and interest on a loan under AS 14.43.161 - 14.43.166 and 14.43.168 begins six months after the borrower's completion or other termination of the postsecondary education program. The commission may accelerate the repayment of any loan made in error or in reliance upon a false statement made by the borrower. The commission shall determine the period over which loans are repaid; however, the maximum period of repayment of loans may not exceed the maximum period permitted under applicable provisions of the federal guaranteed student loan program.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 5. AlaskAdvantage Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.167. Consolidation of loans.

The commission may offer
(1) an eligible borrower who has received more than one loan under the federal guaranteed student loan program the option of consolidating the multiple loans into a single loan; or
(2) to consolidate loans made to married borrowers if the married borrowers agree to be jointly and severally liable for repayment of the consolidated loan, regardless of the borrowers' future marital status or the death of one of the borrowers.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 5. AlaskAdvantage Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.168. Default.

(a) The commission shall establish the default requirements for loans made under AS 14.43.161 - 14.43.168; however, the requirements may not be less restrictive than those established by the federal guaranteed student loan program.
(b) The provisions of AS 14.43.145 - 14.43.155 apply to loans under AS 14.43.161 - 14.43.168 that are in default.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 6. Alaska Supplemental Education Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.170. Creation; purpose.

There is created the Alaska supplemental education loan program to provide postsecondary educational supplemental financial assistance. Supplemental financial assistance is available to qualified borrowers to assist with unmet costs of attendance at a postsecondary institution approved by the commission. The commission shall make the public aware of the Alaska supplemental education loan program to facilitate providing loans to as many eligible borrowers as possible.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 6. Alaska Supplemental Education Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.171. Applicability of other laws.

The provisions of AS 14.43.120(b), 14.43.120(d)(4), 14.43.135, 14.43.140, and 14.43.145 - 14.43.160 apply to the loans made under AS 14.43.170 - 14.43.175 as if the loans were made under those applicable provisions.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 6. Alaska Supplemental Education Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.172. Eligibility.

(a) For a borrower to be eligible for a loan under AS 14.43.170 - 14.43.175, the borrower must be, or be about to be, enrolled in a postsecondary institution on at least a half-time basis and must be
(1) a resident of this state
(A) attending or about to attend a postsecondary institution that has been approved by and has executed a program participation agreement with the commission; or
(B) attending or about to attend an approved federal guaranteed student loan institution; or
(2) physically present in this state and attending or about to attend a federal guaranteed student loan institution located in this state.
(b) To meet the residency requirement of (a) of this section, the borrower must meet the standards set out in AS 14.43.162(b).
(c) In addition to the provisions of (a) of this section, a borrower is eligible for a loan under AS 14.43.170 - 14.43.175 if the borrower
(1) is not delinquent in payment on a loan previously awarded by the commission;
(2) at the time of application or loan disbursement, does not have a past due child support obligation established by court order or by the child support services agency under AS 25.27.160 - 25.27.220;
(3) has not, within the previous five years, had a loan discharged or written off by the commission for any reason;
(4) does not have a status, at the time of application for a loan or disbursement of loan money, that would prevent the borrower from repaying the loan as it becomes due;
(5) has not, within the previous five years, defaulted on another loan made to the borrower by a lending entity unless the borrower can show good faith efforts to repay the loan and extraordinary circumstances that led to the default;
(6) has a credit history, at the time of application for a loan, that demonstrates an ability and willingness to pay an extension of credit or loan as it becomes due; and
(7) has complied with the military selective service registration requirements imposed under 50 U.S.C. App. 453 (Military Selective Service Act), if those requirements were applicable to the person.
(d) The commission may not make a loan to a borrower who has been in default on a loan previously awarded by the commission unless the previously awarded loan has been paid in full.
(e) Notwithstanding (c)(4) - (6) of this section, the commission may make a loan to a borrower if another individual who satisfies the requirements of (c) of this section cosigns the loan.
(f) The commission may withhold disbursement of a loan if the borrower no longer meets the eligibility standards set out in this section.
(g) A borrower who is attending a postsecondary institution in this state that has been approved by the commission but is not an approved federal guaranteed student loan institution must also comply with and meet any other requirements established by the commission.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 6. Alaska Supplemental Education Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.173. Loan award maximums; use of loan award.

(a) In a school year, the corporation may finance a loan under AS 14.43.170 - 14.43.175 in a maximum amount to be determined by the corporation to an eligible
(1) undergraduate student attending an eligible college or university;
(2) graduate student attending an eligible college or university; and
(3) student attending an eligible career education program.
(b) The corporation may finance loans made under AS 14.43.170 - 14.43.175 to an eligible borrower in a maximum total amount to be determined by the corporation for
(1) an undergraduate study program;
(2) a graduate study program; and
(3) a combined undergraduate and graduate study program.
(c) To maintain a loan award under AS 14.43.170 - 14.43.175, the borrower must continue to be in good standing as determined by the institution and approved by the commission.
(d) The commission shall determine a borrower's loan award amount for a specific school year, which may not exceed the limits established by the corporation or the borrower's costs of attendance.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 6. Alaska Supplemental Education Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.175. Repayment of loans.

A borrower's obligation to repay the principal of and interest on a loan made under AS 14.43.170 - 14.43.175 begins not later than six months following the borrower's completion or other termination of the postsecondary program or on the date the borrower ceases to be enrolled in the program at least half time. The commission and borrower may agree to a repayment schedule that begins immediately upon disbursement of a loan.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 7. Memorial Education Revolving Loan Fund. › Sec. 14.43.250. Declaration of purpose.

(a) The legislature may pay tribute to the memory of Alaskans who, by the example of their lives, or by their distinguished contribution and service to this state, their community or their profession, exemplified the best that is the challenge of “The Great Land” by the creation of memorial education loans as a part of a general memorial education revolving loan fund, setting out the purpose for which each is created, and the conditions applicable to each loan.
(b) The purposes of the several memorial education loan accounts in the memorial education revolving loan fund are as follows:
(1) the Michael Murphy memorial education loan perpetuates the memory of Michael Murphy, a member of the Alaska State Troopers, who, while on leave from that division, gave his life for his adopted country in Vietnam on May 22, 1968;
(2) the Carroll L. “Butch” Swartz memorial education loan perpetuates the memory of Carroll L. “Butch” Swartz, of Juneau, who was a student intern with the Criminal Justice Planning Agency and the Governor's Commission on the Administration of Justice during the summer months of 1972 and 1973 and whose accidental and untimely death in November 1973 occurred while completing his undergraduate education at Yale University, thus never realizing his educational goals or career objective;
(3) the Harvey Golub memorial education loan perpetuates the memory of Harvey Golub, of Juneau, who was chief engineer of the bridge design section of the Department of Highways of the State of Alaska and whose accidental and untimely death September 13, 1971, cut short a widely-respected career in civil engineering;
(4) the Robert L. Thomas memorial education loan perpetuates the memory of Robert L. Thomas, of Juneau, who as Deputy Commissioner of Education, and for 13 years as a member of the professional staff of that department contributed significantly to the creation, operation, and administration of a sound system of public education in Alaska and whose tragic and untimely death March 12, 1974, terminated a distinguished career in education and public administration that long will be exemplary for those who aspire to service in that profession;
(5) the A.W. (Winn) Brindle memorial education loan perpetuates the memory of A.W. (Winn) Brindle, who was the president of the Wards Cove Packing Company and Columbia-Wards Fisheries and whose death July 4, 1977, terminated a distinguished career dedicated to the development of the Alaska seafood industry; and
(6) the Nick Begich memorial education loan perpetuates the memory of Nick Begich, teacher and school superintendent at Fort Richardson, father of the Alaska kindergarten program, state senator, and member of the United States House of Representatives, whose accidental and untimely death in October of 1972 cut short a productive and distinguished career in education and public service.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 7. Memorial Education Revolving Loan Fund. › Sec. 14.43.255. Fund created.

(a) There is created a memorial education revolving loan fund. The fund shall be used to provide education loans to students selected under AS 14.43.250 - 14.43.325. Repayments of a loan shall be deposited into the memorial education revolving loan fund and shall be used to make new loans.
(b) Each memorial education loan, the purpose of which is set out in AS 14.43.250(b), is a separate account in the memorial education revolving loan fund created under (a) of this section.
(c) [Repealed, § 42 ch 85 SLA 2001.]
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 7. Memorial Education Revolving Loan Fund. › Sec. 14.43.310. Selection.

(a) In selecting from among eligible applicants a person who will be granted a loan under AS 14.43.250 - 14.43.325, the administering authority shall consider the following:
(1) the applicant's career goals and aspirations;
(2) the applicant's prior academic record;
(3) the financial need of the applicant; and
(4) other items that may be considered relevant by the administering authority to determine whether an applicant will receive a loan.
(b) To assist the administering authority in selecting eligible applicants for award of each of the memorial education loans under AS 14.43.250 - 14.43.325 and in reviewing the memorial education loan program, the following advisory committees are established:
(1) three Alaska state troopers, each one to be selected from and to represent a state trooper region of the state by the regional commander to serve for three years, for the Michael Murphy memorial education loan;
(2) [Repealed, § 24 ch 22 SLA 2001.]
(3) three members of the state Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors selected annually by the board from among its engineer members, for the Harvey Golub memorial education loan; and
(4) three members of the state Board of Education and Early Development, or of the staff of the Department of Education and Early Development, or any combination of these, selected annually by the board, for the Robert L. Thomas memorial education loan.
(c) In selecting from among eligible applicants for award of a memorial education loan under AS 14.43.250(b)(5), the administering authority shall give preference to applicants nominated by private donors to the A.W. (Winn) Brindle memorial education loan account in the memorial education revolving loan fund.
(d) In selecting from among eligible applicants for award of a memorial education loan under AS 14.43.250(b)(6), the administering authority shall give preference to applicants nominated by the board members of the Nick Begich Scholarship Intern Fund, Inc.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 7. Memorial Education Revolving Loan Fund. › Sec. 14.43.320. Administering authority.

(a) The memorial education loans provided for under AS 14.43.250 - 14.43.325 shall be administered by the executive director of the commission, subject to review by the commission and to those regulations the commission may prescribe to carry out the purposes of AS 14.43.250 - 14.43.325.
(b) To the extent that they are not in conflict with the provisions of AS 14.43.250 - 14.43.325, the provisions of AS 14.43.091 - 14.43.160 relating to education loans are applicable to loans made under AS 14.43.250 - 14.43.325.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 7. Memorial Education Revolving Loan Fund. › Sec. 14.43.325. Funding.

(a) The memorial education revolving loan fund created under AS 14.43.255 shall be funded by voluntary contributions by state employees who may contribute the value of one or more days of annual leave a year to the memorial education revolving loan fund to be credited to any one or more of the education loan accounts listed in AS 14.43.250(b) at the discretion of the donor.
(b) The Department of Administration shall pay to the account of the memorial education revolving loan fund established under AS 14.43.255 an amount equal to the value of the total number of days of annual leave contributed by state employees under (a) of this section.
(c) The administering authority may accept contributions from private sources for the memorial education revolving loan fund created under AS 14.43.255. These contributions shall be deposited in the memorial education revolving loan fund created under AS 14.43.255 to be credited to any one or more of the education loan accounts listed in AS 14.43.250(b) at the discretion of the donor. For the purpose of this subsection, “private sources” means private individuals, corporations, foundations, or other philanthropic or charitable organizations.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 8. Alaska Education Grant Program. › Sec. 14.43.400. Purpose; creation.

There is created the Alaska education grant program to provide financial assistance to eligible students to enable them to attend, or continue their attendance at, postsecondary educational institutions. Funds designated by the corporation or appropriated for this program may be used as matching funds for the state's participation in the federal grant program under 20 U.S.C. 1070c - 1070c-4.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 8. Alaska Education Grant Program. › Sec. 14.43.405. Administration.

(a) The Alaska education grant program created under AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420 shall be administered by the executive director of the commission.
(b) [Repealed, § 31 ch 63 SLA 2004.]
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 8. Alaska Education Grant Program. › Sec. 14.43.406. Applicability of other laws.

(a) To the extent they are not in conflict with the provisions of AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420, the provisions of AS 14.43.162(b), 14.43.910, and 14.43.920 apply to a grant made under AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420.
(b) In determining a student's eligibility for a grant under AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420, the executive director of the commission shall apply the standards contained in the definitions of “full-time student,” “half-time student,” and “school year” in AS 14.43.160 as if those provisions were applicable to application for the grant.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 8. Alaska Education Grant Program. › Sec. 14.43.415. Eligibility; priority.

(a) For an applicant to be eligible for a grant under AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420, the applicant must be
(1) a resident of this state;
(2) enrolled or about to be enrolled
(A) at an institution located in the state that is
(i) accredited by an institutional accrediting body recognized by the United States Secretary of Education; or
(ii) approved to participate in the Alaska performance scholarship program as a qualified postsecondary institution under AS 14.43.830; and
(B) on at least a half-time basis; and
(3) able to demonstrate financial need in accordance with standards for determining financial need established by the commission.
(b) [Repealed, § 45 ch 89 SLA 2014.]
(c) The commission shall adopt regulations to establish terms and conditions for awarding grants under AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420 and to establish the amounts to be awarded for on-time, full-time, and half-time student status.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 8. Alaska Education Grant Program. › Sec. 14.43.420. Limitation on grants.

(a) A grant made under AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420 may not be in an amount that exceeds $4,000 for each school year.
(b) [Repealed, § 31 ch 63 SLA 2004.]
(c) A student may receive not more than a total of $16,000 in grants awarded under AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420.
(d) The commission may apply the amounts awarded under AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420 to a state match required by federal grant programs under 20 U.S.C. 1070c-2.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 10. Teacher Education Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.600. Findings and intent.

(a) The legislature finds that there is a wide and unacceptable disparity between the distribution of Native teachers and Native students in rural elementary and secondary schools in the state. Many rural schools have virtually no Native teachers and no non-Native students. The undesirable effects of this disparity include the following:
(1) there is a serious weakness in the ability of teaching staffs in rural schools to foster a sense of Native traditions and cultures in the Native students;
(2) many rural students are forced to exist in two entirely separate situations: the essentially traditional atmosphere of many Native homes, and the essentially modern atmosphere of the classroom;
(3) almost no Native students return to rural schools to teach, continuing the imbalance and exacerbating its effects; and
(4) there is an annual turnover of 40 percent among teachers in regional educational attendance areas in the state.
(b) The legislature further finds that existing programs have failed to increase the proportion of Natives teaching in rural schools. Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to establish the teacher education loan program to encourage rural high school graduates to return to rural schools as teachers and relieve the conditions described in this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 10. Teacher Education Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.620. Teacher education revolving loan fund.

(a) The teacher education revolving loan fund is created for the purpose of making education loans to students selected under AS 14.43.600 - 14.43.700. The fund consists of money or assets appropriated or transferred to the commission for deposit into the fund, money or assets deposited into the fund by the commission, and earnings on investments of money held in the fund.
(b) [Repealed, § 45 ch 89 SLA 2014.]
(c) The commission may make a new loan under this section only if sufficient money or assets are available in the fund established under (a) of this section. If no new loans are issued in a fiscal year under this subsection, the commission shall use deposits for the year in the succeeding year.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 10. Teacher Education Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.630. Administration.

(a) The teacher education loan program shall be administered by the commission in accordance with regulations adopted by the commission. The commission shall
(1) allocate the loan awards available for teacher education loans annually to local school boards giving a preference to rural school districts; and
(2) develop and distribute to the local school boards an application form for teacher education loans; the form must include a requirement that the applicant supply a high school academic transcript and a statement of intent to enter a teaching career at the elementary or secondary school level in the state.
(b) The local school boards shall select the recipients of the teacher education loans according to the criteria in AS 14.43.650.