Indiana § 21-12-16.5-12 Repayment of scholarship award; failure to teach; petition for extension
of time; waive repayment; agreement for collection of repayment

Indiana Statutes

§ 21-12-16.5-12 — Repayment of scholarship award; failure to teach; petition for extension of time; waive repayment; agreement for collection of repayment

Indiana § 21-12-16.5-12

Title 21HIGHER EDUCATION

Art. 12GENERAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS

Ch. 16.5Next Generation Hoosier Minority Educators

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(a)Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), if an individual:

(1)receives a scholarship under this chapter; and

(2)fails to teach in a public school or an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) located in an underserved county in Indiana for at least five (5) consecutive years as described in section 5(a)(5) of this chapter; the individual shall repay the total amount of the scholarship awarded to the individual under this chapter in a timely fashion. The total amount that an individual is required to repay shall be reduced by twenty percent (20%), as determined by the commission, for each consecutive year the individual teaches at a public school or eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) located in an underserved county in Indiana.

(b)The commission may extend th

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(a) Except as provided in subsections (b)
and (c), if an individual:
(1) receives a scholarship under this chapter; and
(2) fails to teach in a public school or an eligible school (as
defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) located in an underserved county in
Indiana for at least five (5) consecutive years as described in
section 5(a)(5) of this chapter;
the individual shall repay the total amount of the scholarship awarded
to the individual under this chapter in a timely fashion. The total
amount that an individual is required to repay shall be reduced by
twenty percent (20%), as determined by the commission, for each
consecutive year the individual teaches at a public school or eligible
school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) located in an underserved county
in Indiana.
(b) The commission may extend the length of time in which an
individual must complete the requirements of an agreement described
in section 5(a)(5) of this chapter if the individual submits a petition to
the commission in a manner prescribed by the commission and the
commission makes a determination that extenuating circumstances, as
determined by the commission, prevented the individual from timely
meeting the requirements described in section 5(a)(5) of this chapter.
(c) The commission may waive repayment under subsection (a) if
the individual has been declared to be totally and permanently disabled
under 34 CFR 685.213.
(d) The commission may enter into an agreement with the
department of state revenue established by IC 6-8.1-2-1 or another third
party vendor to assist in the enforcement of subsection (a) and section
11 of this chapter.