Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS
Subchapter J - MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOLARS LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Section 23.294 - Limitations
Universal Citation: 19 TX Admin Code § 23.294
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) Limitations. In addition to the limitations associated with eligible education loans established in § 23.2 of this chapter (relating to Eligible Lender and Eligible Education Loan), the following limitations apply to the Math and Science Scholars Loan Repayment Assistance Program.
(1) No more than 4,000 eligible teachers
shall receive loan repayment assistance in any school year.
(2) Failure to meet Program requirements will
result in non-payment for the applicable year of employment and, except as
provided by subsection (b) of this section, removal from the Program.
(3) An individual may receive loan repayment
assistance under this program for no more than eight service periods.
(4) An individual's loan repayment assistance
amount may not exceed the unpaid principal and interest owed on one or more
eligible education loans, as defined in §
23.2 of this
chapter.
(b) Good Cause for Breaks in Service Period. A teacher enrolled in the Program shall not lose Program eligibility due to failure to meet the consecutive years of qualifying employment requirement if the break in employment service is a result of the teacher's:
(1) full-time enrollment in a
course of study related to the field of teaching that is approved by the State
Board for Educator Certification and provided by a Texas institution of higher
education, as defined in Texas Education Code, §
61.003;
(2) service on active duty as a member of the
armed forces of the United States, including as a member of a reserve or
National Guard unit called for active duty;
(3) temporary total disability for a period
of not more than thirty-six months as established by the affidavit of a
qualified physician;
(4) inability
to secure employment for a period not to exceed twelve months, because of care
required by a disabled spouse or child; or
(5) inability, despite reasonable efforts, to
secure, for a single period not to exceed twelve months, employment in a public
school.
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