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§ 5198.3. Agriculture Education Loan Forgiveness Program

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 24 P.S. EducationEffective: January 28, 2005

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 24 P.S. Education
Chapter 20. Higher Education Assistance (Refs & Annos)
Agriculture Education Loan Forgiveness Act
Effective: January 28, 2005
24 P.S. § 5198.3
§ 5198.3. Agriculture Education Loan Forgiveness Program
Currentness
(a) Eligibility.--Qualified applicants who are selected for the Agriculture Education Loan Forgiveness Program, in accordance with this act, shall be 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 receive a degree in an agriculturally related field.
(b) Time.--The agency shall forgive a proportional part of the applicant's loan for each year that the applicant:
(1) is employed full time on a family farm or works full time on a family farm, a portion of which must be located within this Commonwealth;
(2) meets the requirements of paragraph (1)(ii) of the definition of “qualified applicant” in section 21 and is engaged as a full-time teacher of an agricultural curriculum at the elementary or secondary level in a public or private school within this Commonwealth; or
(3) is engaged in the mixed practice of veterinary medicine within this Commonwealth, a portion of which activity must be for the protection and enhancement of agricultural animal health and productivity, and who has obtained U.S.D.A. certification.
(c) Maximum forgiveness.--No more than $2,000 shall be forgiven in any year, and no more than $10,000 shall be forgiven for any applicant. Awards shall be made in accordance with the procedures established by the agency.

Credits

1992, June 26, P.L. 322, No. 64, § 3, imd. effective. Amended 2004, Nov. 29, P.L. 1392, No. 181, § 2, effective Jan. 28, 2005.

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24 P.S. § 5198.2.
24 P.S. § 5198.3, PA ST 24 P.S. § 5198.3
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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