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Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter I - SCHOLARS IN EDUCATION AWARD PROGRAM AND LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 121.152 - Qualified applicant

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(a) A
				  qualified applicant in the Scholars in Education Award Program shall be a bona
				  fide domiciliary of this Commonwealth for at least 12 months immediately
				  preceding the date the applicant completes the teaching commitment letter who
				  meets the requirements established by the Agency and who intends to have as his
				  principal assignment-that is, no less than 50% of the normal teaching load-the
				  teaching of science or mathematics at an approved Commonwealth school
				  commencing with the school year immediately following receipt of the
				  baccalaureate degree. For purposes of the Scholars in Education Award Program,
				  science means the physical or biological sciences. A qualified applicant in the
				  Scholars in Education Award Program shall be in one of the following
				  categories:
(1) Category I-A high school
				  senior or high school graduate who intends to enroll, or a first-year student
				  currently enrolled, at an eligible institution on a full-time basis in a
				  baccalaureate degree program leading to State certification to teach science or
				  mathematics in a Commonwealth school.
(2) Category II-A second- or third-year
				  student who is currently enrolled as a full-time undergraduate at an eligible
				  institution who is in a baccalaureate degree program leading to State
				  certification to teach science or mathematics in a Commonwealth
				  school.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter I - SCHOLARS IN EDUCATION AWARD PROGRAM AND LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 121.153 - Eligible institution

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An eligible institution in the Scholars in Education Award
					 Program shall be an institution of higher education located in this
					 Commonwealth that has been identified to the Agency by the Department of
					 Education as having an approved program in teacher education for mathematics or
					 science majors.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter I - SCHOLARS IN EDUCATION AWARD PROGRAM AND LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 121.154 - Selection of recipients

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(a)
				  Recipients in the Scholars in Education Award Program and Loan Forgiveness
				  Program shall be those qualified applicants who are judged to be the most
				  academically talented according to the criteria established by the Agency. Such
				  criteria may include but will not be limited to national test scores, rank in
				  class, grade point average, and recommendations from appropriate officials.
				  Awards will be made to the extent the funds therefor are provided by the Board
				  of Directors.
(b) Recipients of the
				  Scholars in Education Award shall be eligible for annual renewal of their award
				  for up to 3 years if the recipient complies with the criteria established by
				  the Agency for renewal.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter I - SCHOLARS IN EDUCATION AWARD PROGRAM AND LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 121.155 - Amount of Scholars in Education Awards

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The amount of the Scholars in Education Award shall be no
					 less than $1,500 per academic year but no more than 1/2 of the academic year
					 cost of tuition at the eligible institution the recipient is attending or
					 $5,000, whichever is less. The award may be reduced to less than $1,500 or
					 cancelled, in accordance with the procedures established by the Agency, in
					 order to prevent a Scholars in Education Award recipient from receiving total
					 scholarship, grant or gift aid in excess of educational costs for the period
					 enrolled.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter I - SCHOLARS IN EDUCATION AWARD PROGRAM AND LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 121.157 - Teaching commitment

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(a)
Scholars in Education Award.
To be eligible for a Scholars in
				  Education Award the recipient shall agree to spend the major portion of the
				  school day teaching mathematics or science for 1 school year in an approved
				  Commonwealth school for each annual Scholars in Education Award the student
				  receives. Fulfillment of the teaching commitment shall commence with the school
				  year immediately following receipt of the baccalaureate degree.
(b)
Failure to honor commitment.
Recipients who fail to honor the specified teaching commitment or who
				  fail to submit such documentation as the Agency may require as proof of
				  compliance with the specified teaching commitment and who do not receive a
				  deferment of the commitment from the Agency shall be required to repay to the
				  Agency the amount of the awards received plus interest in accordance with the
				  rules established by the Agency.
(c)
Loan forgiveness.
Those
				  selected for Loan Forgiveness shall be required to submit documentation as the
				  Agency may require as proof that the individual has spent the major portion of
				  the school day during the school year teaching mathematics or science at an
				  approved Commonwealth school.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter I - SCHOLARS IN EDUCATION AWARD PROGRAM AND LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 121.158 - Deferment or cancellation of teaching commitment

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(a) The Agency may grant deferment of the
				  teaching commitment in the Scholars in Education Award Program if the recipient
				  is unable to comply with the specific teaching commitment for one or more of
				  the following reasons:
(1) Inability on the
				  part of the recipient to find full-time employment in the specific teaching
				  commitment area of instruction at an approved Commonwealth school despite
				  conscientious and sincere efforts to do so.
(2) Temporary total disability of borrower as
				  established by sworn statement of a qualified physician or temporary total
				  disability of borrower's spouse so established if borrower is unable to secure
				  teaching employment in an approved Commonwealth school because of need to care
				  for his spouse.
(3) Layoff or
				  furlough from teaching employment due to economic reasons.
(4) Other reasons which the Agency, in its
				  sole judgment, may approve.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter I - SCHOLARS IN EDUCATION AWARD PROGRAM AND LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 121.159 - Approved Commonwealth school

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An approved Commonwealth school is a public, private or
					 parochial school located in this Commonwealth and approved or licensed by the
					 Pennsylvania Department of Education.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter I - SCHOLARS IN EDUCATION AWARD PROGRAM AND LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 121.160 - State certification

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For the purposes of the Scholars in Education Award Program
					 and Loan Forgiveness Program, State certification means Pennsylvania public
					 school certification endorsed in the areas of mathematics or
					 science.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter J - CONSOLIDATION LOAN PROGRAM › Section 121.181 - Submission and processing of applications

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(a)
Applicant.
An applicant
				  desiring to secure a Federal Consolidation Loan guaranty shall obtain from a
				  participating lender or from the Agency a loan application packet containing
				  the Federal Consolidation Loan Application/Promissory Note form. The
				  information provided on the form will be used to determine the eligibility of
				  the applicant to receive a Federal Consolidation Loan. The applicant shall
				  complete the loan application and read, sign and date the promissory note that
				  is part of the loan application form. After completing this form, the applicant
				  shall retain a copy and forward the remaining copies of the form to the lender
				  or to the Agency as instructed on the form.
(b)
Lender.
If the form is
				  sent to the lender, the lender shall make sure the applicant has completed the
				  application/promissory note and signed and dated the form. The lender shall
				  obtain loan payoff data concerning the loans to be consolidated from the
				  creditors holding the loans. The lender shall determine to its satisfaction
				  that each loan being consolidated is a legal, valid and binding obligation of
				  the borrower, that each loan was made and serviced in compliance with
				  applicable law and regulations, and, in the case of Federal Family Education
				  Loans that the guaranty on the loan is still in effect. The lender shall
				  electronically or by other means forward a copy of the application/promissory
				  note form to the Agency.
(c)
PHEAA.
The Agency will complete processing of the loan
				  application and make a final determination of the amount of loan assistance the
				  applicant is entitled to obtain. The Agency will then electronically or by
				  other means inform the lender of the amount of the guaranty.
(d)
Lender.
The lender shall
				  provide the borrower with a Federal Consolidation Loan Repayment Schedule
				  Disclosure Statement and issue sufficient loan disbursement checks to discharge
				  the borrower's liability on the loans selected and approved for consolidation.
				  An adverse action notice will be provided to the borrower by the lender if
				  Federal Consolidation Loan assistance is denied.
The provisions of this §
												121.181 issued under section 4 of
						the act of August 7, 1963 (P. L. 549, No. 290) (24 P. S. §
													5104); amended under section 4 of the act of
						August 7, 1963 (P. L. 549, No. 290) (24 P. S. §
													5104); section 1 of the act of January 25,
						1966 (P. L. 1546, No. 541) (24 P. S. §
													5151); the act of July 18, 1974 (P. L. 483,
						No. 174) (24 P. S. §§
													5181-5189); the
						act of July 1, 1988 (P. L. 1259, No. 155) (24 P. S. §§
													5191-5197); and the act of June 26, 1992 (P.
						L. 322, No. 64) (24 P. S. §§
													5198.1-5198.7).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter J - CONSOLIDATION LOAN PROGRAM › Section 121.182 - Lender eligibility

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A bank, Federal or State savings and loan association,
					 mutual savings bank, Federal or State credit union or other lender approved by
					 the United States Secretary of Education and by the Agency which executes a
					 Lender Participation Agreement for Federal Consolidation Loans with the Agency
					 shall become an eligible lender.
The provisions of this §
												121.182 issued under section 4 of
						the act of August 7, 1963 (P. L. 549, No. 290) (24 P. S. §
													5104); amended under section 4 of the act of
						August 7, 1963 (P. L. 549, No. 290) (24 P. S. §
													5104); section 1 of the act of January 25,
						1966 (P. L. 1546, No. 541) (24 P. S. §
													5151); the act of July 18, 1974 (P. L. 483,
						No. 174) (24 P. S. §§
													5181-5189); the
						act of July 1, 1988 (P. L. 1259, No. 155) (24 P. S. §§
													5191-5197); and the act of June 26, 1992 (P.
						L. 322, No. 64) (24 P. S. §§
													5198.1-5198.7).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter J - CONSOLIDATION LOAN PROGRAM › Section 121.183 - Repayment

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(a) A loan is due
				  for repayment within 60 days after the date upon which all holders of the loans
				  consolidated have discharged the borrower's liability for these
				  loans.
(b) The borrower shall repay
				  a Federal Consolidation Loan according to the repayment schedule provided by
				  the lender. The repayment schedule shall provide for repayment in monthly
				  installments and over a term as specified in Federal statutes and
				  regulations.
(c) Upon proper notice
				  to the lender, repayment of principal may be deferred in accordance with, and
				  during periods specified in, the Higher Education Act of 1965, the act of
				  November 8, 1965 (Pub.L. No. 89-329, 79 Stat. 1219) and Federal regulations
				  based on this act. The borrower is responsible for interest not paid by the
				  Federal government that accrues during any period principal repayment is
				  deferred. If the borrower has consolidated subsidized Federal Stafford Loans,
				  the interest that accrues during a period of deferment will be paid by the
				  Federal government.
The provisions of this §
												121.183 issued under section 4 of
						the act of August 7, 1963 (P. L. 549, No. 290) (24 P. S. §
													5104); amended under section 4 of the act of
						August 7, 1963 (P. L. 549, No. 290) (24 P. S. §
													5104); section 1 of the act of January 25,
						1966 (P. L. 1546, No. 541) (24 P. S. §
													5151); the act of July 18, 1974 (P. L. 483,
						No. 174) (24 P. S. §§
													5181-5189); the
						act of July 1, 1988 (P. L. 1259, No. 155) (24 P. S. §§
													5191-5197); and the act of June 26, 1992 (P.
						L. 322, No. 64) (24 P. S. §§
													5198.1-5198.7).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
												121.185 (relating to
						default).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter J - CONSOLIDATION LOAN PROGRAM › Section 121.184 - Cancelled debt

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The obligation to repay the indebtedness of a Federal
					 Consolidation Loan borrower who dies, who becomes totally and permanently
					 disabled, or whose loans are discharged in bankruptcy, shall be cancelled upon
					 the acceptance of proper documentation by the lender or holder of the loan of
					 the deceased, disabled or bankrupt borrower.
The provisions of this §
												121.184 issued under section 4 of
						the act of August 7, 1963 (P. L. 549, No. 290) (24 P. S. §
													5104); amended under section 4 of the act of
						August 7, 1963 (P. L. 549, No. 290) (24 P. S. §
													5104); section 1 of the act of January 25,
						1966 (P. L. 1546, No. 541) (24 P. S. §
													5151); the act of July 18, 1974 (P. L. 483,
						No. 174) (24 P. S. §§
													5181-5189); the
						act of July 1, 1988 (P. L. 1259, No. 155) (24 P. S. §§
													5191-5197); and the act of June 26, 1992 (P.
						L. 322, No. 64) (24 P. S. §§
													5198.1-5198.7).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter J - CONSOLIDATION LOAN PROGRAM › Section 121.185 - Default

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Except as otherwise provided in §
										121.183 (relating to repayment), a
					 note shall be declared in default at the following times:
(1) One hundred eighty days, or as otherwise
				  established by the Agency to comply with Federal statutes or regulations, after
				  the date on which a monthly payment was scheduled to be made by a borrower
				  under a repayment schedule, if the borrower fails to make the monthly payment
				  within 180 days of its due date, or as otherwise established by the Agency to
				  comply with Federal statutes or regulations.
(2) Two hundred forty days, or as otherwise
				  established by the Agency to comply with Federal statutes or regulations, after
				  the date on which a quarterly payment of nonsubsidized interest was scheduled
				  to be made by a borrower under a quarterly interest repayment schedule, if the
				  borrower fails to make the quarterly payment within 240 days of its due date,
				  or as otherwise established by the Agency to comply with Federal statutes or
				  regulations.
The provisions of this §
												121.185 issued under section 4 of
						the act of August 7, 1963 (P. L. 549, No. 290) (24 P. S. §
													5104); amended under section 4 of the act of
						August 7, 1963 (P. L. 549, No. 290) (24 P. S. §
													5104); section 1 of the act of January 25,
						1966 (P. L. 1546, No. 541) (24 P. S. §
													5151); the act of July 18, 1974 (P. L. 483,
						No. 174) (24 P. S. §§
													5181-5189); the
						act of July 1, 1988 (P. L. 1259, No. 155) (24 P. S. §§
													5191-5197); and the act of June 26, 1992 (P.
						L. 322, No. 64) (24 P. S. §§
													5198.1-5198.7).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter K - LENDING INSTITUTIONS › Section 121.191 - Approved lending institutions in Federal Stafford Loan, Federal PLUS Loan and Federal Consolidation Loan Programs

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(a) To be approved, a lending institution
				  shall comply with the following:
(1) The
				  lending institution shall be approved by the Agency as an eligible institution
				  for participation in the Federal Stafford Loan, Federal PLUS Loan and Federal
				  Consolidation Loan Programs.
(2)
				  The lending institution shall meet the United States Department of Education
				  definition of "eligible lender" contained in section 435(d) of the Higher
				  Education Act of 1965 (20
				  U.S.C.A. §
												1085(d)).
(3) The lending institution shall have
				  executed and filed with the Agency an agreement, on a form provided by the
				  Agency, to make the loan program available to eligible students enrolled or
				  accepted for enrollment in an approved educational institution to the extent of
				  its resources available for these loans.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter L - URBAN AND RURAL TEACHER LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 121.201 - Application of existing Agency regulations

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The following higher education grant regulations contained
					 in Subchapters A and B (relating to general provisions; and the State Higher
					 Education Grant Program) apply to applicants in the Urban and Rural Teacher
					 Loan Forgiveness Program:
(1) Section
				  121.1 (relating to definitions).
(2) Section
				  121.3 (relating to discrimination
				  prohibited).
(3) Section
				  121.4(a) 
				  (relating to denial of eligibility to loan defaulters).
(4) Section
				  121.6 (relating to denial of
				  eligibility for financial assistance).
(5) Section
				  121.7 (relating to notice of
				  denial and preliminary review procedures).
(6) Section
				  121.8 (relating to applicant and
				  recipient appeals and hearings).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter L - URBAN AND RURAL TEACHER LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 121.202 - Qualified applicant

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A qualified applicant in the Urban and Rural Teacher Loan
					 Forgiveness Program shall be a person who meets the following requirements. The
					 person:
(1) Is certified by the
				  Department of Education to teach in a preschool, elementary school or secondary
				  school located in this Commonwealth.
(2) Is in the first year of full-time,
				  permanent classroom teaching at the time of application.
(3) Is a classroom teacher at an eligible
				  urban or rural public school district or at a nonprofit, nonpublic school in a
				  district at which students may fulfill compulsory attendance
				  requirements.
(4) Has borrowed
				  through the Agency-administered Federal Family Education Loan
				  Programs.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter L - URBAN AND RURAL TEACHER LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 121.203 - Loan forgiveness

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Qualified applicants who are selected for the Urban and
					 Rural Loan Forgiveness Program in accordance with the policies established by
					 the Agency are eligible for payment by the Agency of the PHEAA-approved
					 indebtedness in the Agency-administered Federal Family Education Loan Programs,
					 including interest charges, if the indebtedness is at least $500. The
					 indebtedness may not include loans advanced by relatives of the borrower and
					 other individuals. For each academic year that the teaching commitment is
					 fulfilled, and based upon the availability of funds, the forgiveness rate shall
					 be the greater of either a maximum 25% of the PHEAA-approved indebtedness or
					 the minimum annual payment required in order to keep each PHEAA-approved loan
					 in good standing. Forgiveness may not exceed $2,500 for each year that the
					 teaching commitment is fulfilled and no more than $10,000 will be forgiven for
					 any participant. The payment shall be made in accordance with the procedures
					 established by the Agency.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter L - URBAN AND RURAL TEACHER LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 121.204 - Teaching commitment

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Qualified applicants for the Urban and Rural Teacher Loan
					 Forgiveness Program shall be required to submit documentation the Agency may
					 require as proof that the individual:
(1) Has spent the major portion of the school
				  day during the school year teaching in a classroom at an eligible urban or
				  rural school district.
(2) Has
				  received a satisfactory rating by the district or nonpublic school for the
				  academic year.
(3) Is in compliance
				  with all other criteria for eligibility, as are legally promulgated and made
				  available by the Agency on an annual basis.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter L - URBAN AND RURAL TEACHER LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 121.205 - Eligible public school districts

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(a) A rural public school district shall be
				  one that has a population of less than 300 per square mile and one of the
				  following:
(1) More than 8% of the pupils in
				  average daily membership are low-income pupils as defined in section
				  2502.11 of the Public School Code
				  of 1949 (24 P. S. §
												25-2502).
(2) The market value/income aid ratio, as
				  defined in section 2501 of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §
												2501), is greater than
				  7/10.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter L - URBAN AND RURAL TEACHER LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 121.206 - State certification

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For the purposes of the Urban and Rural Teacher Loan
					 Forgiveness Program, State certification means Pennsylvania public school
					 certification that qualifies a professional educator to provide classroom
					 instruction in the grade level and content area specified for that certificate.
					 State certification does not mean an Educational Specialist Certificate whose
					 primary responsibility is to render professional service other than classroom
					 teaching.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter L - URBAN AND RURAL TEACHER LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 121.207 - Classroom teaching

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(a) For
				  the purposes of the Urban and Rural Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program, classroom
				  teaching means providing instruction in the grade level and content area
				  specified on the teacher's State certificate and shall be for the major portion
				  of the school day, which shall be at least 1/2 of the available periods used
				  for instruction.
(b) Classroom
				  teaching shall be on a full-time, permanent basis and does not include any form
				  of substitute teaching.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter M - AGRICULTURE EDUCATION LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 121.301 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
Agricultural products
-Crops, livestock and
					 livestock products, and commodities, including:
(i) Field crops, including corn, wheat, oats,
				  rye, barley, hay, potatoes and dry beans.
(ii) Fruits, including apples, peaches,
				  grapes, cherries and berries.
(iii)
				  Vegetables, including tomatoes, snap beans, cabbage, carrots, beets, onions and
				  mushrooms.
(iv) Horticultural
				  specialties, including nursey stock, ornamental shrubs, ornamental trees and
				  flowers.
(v) Cattle, sheep, hogs,
				  goats, horses, poultry, fur-bearing animals, milk, eggs and furs.
(vi) Timber, wood and other wood products
				  derived from trees.
(vii) Aquatic
				  plants and animals and their by-products.
(viii) Products derived from one or more of
				  the items listed in subparagraphs (i)-(vii) and other products derived from the
				  business of farming, including other products manufactured, derived or prepared
				  from the products mentioned in subparagraphs (i)-(vii), raw or processed, which
				  are used as food for humans or animals.
Immediate family member
-A spouse, child,
					 stepchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, brother, stepbrother, sister,
					 stepsister or like relative-in-law of an owner of real property.
Mixed practice of veterinary medicine
-As
					 described by the American Veterinary Medical Association, that type of clinical
					 veterinary practice or consultation which deals with more than one categorical
					 species, including, but not limited to, agricultural animals.
United States Department of Agriculture
					 Certification
-Certification by the United States Department of
					 Agriculture that a graduate veterinarian has successfully passed an examination
					 and is certified to sign health certificates allowing the interstate commerce
					 of agricultural animals and animal products as well as the ability to certify
					 regulatory testing such as bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis.
Veterinary practice
-The practice in the
					 field of veterinary medicine by a person qualified by educational training and
					 experience in the science and techniques of veterinary medicine and who is
					 currently licensed to practice veterinary medicine by the State Board of
					 Veterinary Medicine under the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act (63 P. S. §§
											485.1-485.33).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
												121.305 (relating to employment
						verification).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter M - AGRICULTURE EDUCATION LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 121.302 - Application of existing Agency regulations

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The following higher education grant regulations contained
					 in Subchapters A and B (relating to general provisions; and the State Higher
					 Education Grant Program) apply to applicants in the Agriculture Education Loan
					 Forgiveness Program:
(1) Section 121.1
				  (relating to definitions).
(2)
				  Section 121.3 (relating to discrimination
				  prohibited).
(3) Section
				  121.4(a)
				  (relating to denial of eligibility to loan defaulters).
(4) Section
				  121.6 (relating to denial of
				  eligibility for financial assistance).
(5) Section
				  121.7 (relating to notice of
				  denial and preliminary review procedures).
(6) Section
				  121.8 (relating to applicant and
				  recipient appeals and hearings).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter M - AGRICULTURE EDUCATION LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 121.303 - Qualified applicant

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A qualified applicant in the Agriculture Education Loan
					 Forgiveness Program shall be a person who meets the following requirements. The
					 person:
(1) Is a resident of this
				  Commonwealth.
(2) Holds a degree in
				  a field related to the production of agricultural products or in the field of
				  veterinary medicine, from an institution of higher education located within
				  this Commonwealth.
(3) Is in the
				  first year of full-time employment or work on a family farm or in the practice
				  of veterinary medicine. A portion of this activity shall be for the protection
				  and enhancement of agricultural animal health and productivity, on or after
				  July 1, 1991.
(4) Has borrowed
				  through the Agency-administered Federal Family Education Loan
				  Programs.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter M - AGRICULTURE EDUCATION LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 121.304 - Loan forgiveness

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Qualified applicants who are selected for the Agriculture
					 Education Loan Forgiveness Program in accordance with the policies established
					 by the Agency shall be eligible for payment by the Agency of the PHEAA-approved
					 indebtedness in the Agency-administered Federal Family Education Loan Programs,
					 including interest charges, if the indebtedness is at least $500. The
					 indebtedness may not include loans advanced by relatives of the borrower and
					 other individuals. For each year that the participant is employed full time on
					 a family farm or works full time on a family farm, a portion of which shall be
					 located within this Commonwealth, or is engaged in the mixed practice of
					 veterinary medicine within this Commonwealth, a portion of which activity shall
					 be for the protection and enhancement of agricultural animal health and
					 productivity, and who has obtained United States Department of Agriculture
					 certification, and based upon the availability of funds, the repayment shall be
					 up to $2,000 per year. Forgiveness may not exceed $2,000 for each year that the
					 employment is fulfilled and no more than $10,000 will be forgiven for any
					 participant. The payment shall be made in accordance with the procedures
					 established by the Agency.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter M - AGRICULTURE EDUCATION LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 121.305 - Employment verification

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Qualified applicants selected for the Agriculture Education
					 Loan Forgiveness Program shall be required to submit documentation the Agency
					 may require as proof that the individual has spent at least 35 hours per week
					 working full time on a family farm or a family farm corporation, and is in
					 compliance with all other criteria for eligibility as are annually made public
					 by the Agency. The veterinarian shall provide proof that he is accredited by
					 the United States Department of Agriculture/Animal, Plant, Health Inspection
					 Service to perform accredited tasks in this Commonwealth and show that a
					 portion of the applicant's activities are devoted to farm animals and are
					 consistent with the American Veterinary Medical Association definition of
					 "mixed practice of veterinary medicine" (see §
										121.301 (relating to
					 definitions)). The veterinarian shall also be in compliance with the other
					 criteria for eligibility.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter M - AGRICULTURE EDUCATION LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 121.306 - Eligible place of employment

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For the purposes of the Agriculture Education Loan
					 Forgiveness Program, a family farm shall be the real property of a farm owned
					 by members of an immediate family or by a family farm corporation used for the
					 production, for commercial purposes, of agricultural products. A family farm
					 corporation shall be a corporation of which at least 75% of its assets are
					 devoted to the business of agriculture and at least 75% of each class of stock
					 of the corporation is continuously owned by members of the immediate
					 family.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter N - EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 121.401 - Application of existing agency regulations

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(a) The following higher education grant
				  sections contained in Subchapter A (relating to general provisions) apply to
				  applicants in the Early Childhood Education Professional Loan Forgiveness
				  Program:
(1) Section 121.1 (relating to
				  definitions).
(2) Section
				  121.3 (relating to discrimination
				  prohibited).
(3) Section
				  121.4(a) 
				  (relating to denial of eligibility to loan defaulters).
(4) Section
				  121.6 (relating to denial of
				  eligibility for financial assistance).
(5) Section
				  121.7 (relating to notice of
				  denial and preliminary review procedures).
(6) Section
				  121.8 (relating to applicant and
				  recipient appeals and hearings).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter N - EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 121.402 - Qualified applicant

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A qualified applicant in the Early Childhood Education Loan
					 Forgiveness Program is a person who meets the following requirements:
(1) Has successfully completed an
				  undergraduate program at an accredited college or university.
(2) Has a bachelor's degree and has obtained
				  Pennsylvania State Early Childhood Education Certification (nursery through
				  third grade), or an associate's degree in Early Childhood or Child
				  Development.
(3) Has borrowed
				  through the Agency-administered Guaranteed Student Loan Programs.
(4) Is a resident of this
				  Commonwealth.
(5) Executes a sworn
				  affidavit, under penalty of perjury, that he does not have a delinquent payment
				  owing to any Commonwealth agency.
(6) Receives an annual salary of less than
				  $18,500 for the employment period for which loan forgiveness is
				  requested.
(7) Has submitted a
				  completed application by the filing deadline designated by the
				  Agency.
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
												121.406 (relating to
						lottery).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter N - EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 121.403 - Loan forgiveness

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Qualified applicants who are selected for the program in
					 accordance with the Early Childhood Loan Forgiveness Act (24 P. S. §§
											7101-7106) are eligible for payment by the
					 Agency of a portion of the debt incurred by the applicant through the
					 Agency-administered Guaranteed Student Loan Programs for the education
					 necessary to successfully complete the specified bachelor's degree or
					 associate's degree programs.
(1) For
				  each 12-month employment period designated by the Agency that the applicant is
				  a full-time professional in an approved Commonwealth child-care facility, the
				  Agency may forgive a proportional part of the applicant's loan so that the loan
				  may be entirely forgiven over 4 years of full-time employment in an approved
				  child-care facility.
(2) For a
				  graduate with a bachelor's or associate's degree in the specified areas, no
				  more than $2,500 shall be forgiven in any year, and no more than $10,000 shall
				  be forgiven for any applicant.
(3)
				  Payments shall be made to the lender/servicer in March and September.
(4) A loan forgiveness award may not be made
				  for a loan that is in default at the time of the application.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter N - EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 121.404 - Employment

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An applicant selected for the Early Childhood Education
					 Professional Loan Forgiveness Program is required to submit documentation the
					 Agency may require as proof that those child-care professionals are working as
					 full-time professionals in approved child-care facilities in this Commonwealth
					 for the 12-month employment period designated by the Agency for loan
					 forgiveness. Each child-care professional is required to submit documentation
					 of eligibility as the Agency may require.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter N - EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 121.405 - Approved child-care facility

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An "approved child-care facility" is defined as a child
					 day-care center or group day-care home located in this Commonwealth which is
					 subject to and in compliance with 55 Pa. Code (relating to public
					 welfare).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter N - EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 121.406 - Lottery

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(a) Loan
				  forgiveness awards shall be made to the extent that funds are appropriated by
				  the General Assembly and are sufficient to cover administration of the program.
				  If funding is insufficient to fully fund administration and eligible
				  applicants, the Agency shall utilize a random lottery system for determining
				  which applicants receive loan forgiveness awards.
(b) When a random lottery is required, the
				  lottery shall include only those records that are complete and eligible in
				  accordance with §
										121.402 (relating to qualified
				  applicant) at the time the lottery is conducted.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart A - State Library › Chapter 131 - GENERAL PROVISIONS; STATE AID › PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › Section 131.2 - Purpose of State aid

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The purpose of financial assistance to local public
						libraries by the Commonwealth is to encourage and enable the improvement of
						public library service throughout this Commonwealth and thereby to fulfill
						those educational, informational and recreational needs of its residents served
						by public library agencies. Decisions related to the granting of aid to a given
						library will be influenced by this objective.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart A - State Library › Chapter 131 - GENERAL PROVISIONS; STATE AID › ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE AID › Section 131.11 - Local libraries

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(a) To
					 be eligible to receive State aid for any year, a local library shall have made
					 a financial effort for the most recently completed calendar or library fiscal
					 year equal to or exceeding $.00025 times market value, or $1 per capita,
					 whichever is less, for the municipalities on behalf of which it applies for
					 State aid.
(b) To remain eligible
					 to receive the full amount of State aid for the years following the first year
					 of participation in State aid, the financial effort of the local library shall
					 increase over a period of 5 years to a sum equal to $.0005 times market value,
					 or $2 per capita, whichever is less, for the municipalities on behalf of which
					 it applies for aid. The annual rate of increase shall be at least 20% of the
					 difference between the initial qualifying local financial effort and a
					 financial effort equal to $.0005 times market value, or $2 per capita,
					 whichever is less.
The Library Code (24 P.S. §§
														4101-4503) was repealed by the act of
						  November 1, 2012 (P.L. 1683, No. 210) and replaced by 24 Pa.C.S. Chapter 93
						  (relating to Public Library Code).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
													131.37 (relating to change of
						  fiscal year).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart A - State Library › Chapter 131 - GENERAL PROVISIONS; STATE AID › ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE AID › Section 131.12 - Percentage State aid to county libraries

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(a) A local library which is financed all or
					 in part by a county government shall be eligible to receive up to $8,000 in
					 State aid on a percentage basis as provided in section 303(2) of The Library
					 Code (24 P.S. §
												4303(2)). To receive
					 percentage State aid, no specific minimum income from the county government is
					 required, but only those funds appropriated by the county government may be
					 counted.
(b) A formula for the
					 amount of percentage State aid is set forth in section 303(2) of The Library
					 Code, which also provides that no library receiving State aid prior to and at
					 time of approval of The Library Code shall receive less State aid as a result
					 of the provisions therein.
(c)
					 Percentage State aid may be granted to only one library to which the county
					 government has appropriated funds and has delegated the responsibility of
					 providing public library service to the residents of the county not otherwise
					 served.
The Library Code (24 P.S. §§
														4101-4503) was repealed by the act of
						  November 1, 2012 (P.L. 1683, No. 210) and replaced by 24 Pa.C.S. Chapter 93
						  (relating to Public Library Code)
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart A - State Library › Chapter 131 - GENERAL PROVISIONS; STATE AID › ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE AID › Section 131.13 - Per capita State aid to county libraries

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A county library shall be eligible to receive per capita
						State aid, in addition to percentage State aid, when it meets the requirements
						for eligibility set forth for local libraries in section 303(1) of The Library
						Code (24 P.S. §
												4303(1)). The aid shall be
						based on the county library service area as defined during the year of its
						application.
The Library Code (24 P.S. §§
														4101-4503) was repealed by the act of
						  November 1, 2012 (P.L. 1683, No. 210) and replaced by 24 Pa.C.S. Chapter 93
						  (relating to Public Library Code)
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart A - State Library › Chapter 131 - GENERAL PROVISIONS; STATE AID › ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE AID › Section 131.14 - Per capita State aid to county libraries merged or conjoined with local libraries

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(a) A
					 county library merged or conjoined with a local library shall be eligible to
					 receive per capita State aid, in addition to percentage State aid, when the
					 combined financial effort of the two sections of the merged or conjoined
					 library which derives from local sources is equal to or exceeds $.00025 times
					 market value, or $1 per capita, whichever is less, for each of its two service
					 areas as provided in section 303(3) of The Library Code (24 P.S. §
												4303(3)).
(b) To remain eligible for full per capita
					 State aid, the financial effort for both of the merged or conjoined library
					 sections shall increase to an amount equal to or exceeding $.0005 times market
					 value or $2 per capita, whichever is less, for both of its two service areas as
					 provided in section 303(3) of The Library Code.
The Library Code (24 P.S. §§
														4101-4503) was repealed by the act of
						  November 1, 2012 (P.L. 1683, No. 210) and replaced by 24 Pa.C.S. Chapter 93
						  (relating to Public Library Code).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development › Subpart A - State Library › Chapter 131 - GENERAL PROVISIONS; STATE AID › ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE AID › Section 131.15 - Per capita State aid to a county library system

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If a group of local libraries forms a cooperative county
						library system, they may pool their annual expenditures to qualify themselves
						and the county library for per capita State aid on behalf of their combined
						service areas. In such case, one of the local libraries shall be considered
						merged or conjoined with the county library and both shall be eligible under
						section 303(3) of The Library Code (24 P.S. §
												4303(3)).
The Library Code (24 P.S. §§
														4101-4503) was repealed by the act of
						  November 1, 2012 (P.L. 1683, No. 210) and replaced by 24 Pa.C.S. Chapter 93
						  (relating to Public Library Code).