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Ch. 434
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2006 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(b) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, the Office of
Student Financial Assistance shall assist in the repayment of the amount of any
higher education loan owed by an individual who:
(1) (I) Receives a graduate, professional, or undergraduate degree
from:
[(i)] 1. A college or university in the State of Maryland;
[(ii)] 2. A school of medicine; or
[(iii)] 3. A school of law; OR
(II) RECEIVES A RESIDENT TEACHER CERTIFICATE (RTC) FROM THE
DEPARTMENT AFTER COMPLETING A RESIDENT TEACHER CERTIFICATE
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AS DEFINED IN § 18-708(A) OF THIS TITLE; OR
(III) HAS TAKEN COURSE WORK TOWARDS OBTAINING A TEACHING
CERTIFICATE WHILE BEING EMPLOYED BY A COUNTY BOARD IN A
PARAPROFESSIONAL POSITION AN ALTERNATIVE TEACHING PREPARATION
PROGRAM APPROVED BY THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT:
(2) Obtains eligible employment;
(3) Receives an income that is less than the maximum eligible total
income levels established by the Office, including any additional sources of income;
and
(4) Satisfies any other criteria established by the Office.
(c) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, the
Office shall assist in the repayment of the amount of any higher education loan owed
by a physician who engages in primary care in the State or by a medical resident
specializing in primary care who agrees to practice for at least 2 years as a primary
care physician in a geographic area of the State that has been designated by the
Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene as being medically underserved with the
funds transferred to the Office by the Comptroller under § 14-207(c)(2)(i) of the
Health Occupations Article.
(2) A physician who engages in primary care is not precluded from
receiving assistance from the Office under subsection (b) of this section.
(3) Any unspent portions of the money that is transferred to the Office
for use under this section from the Board of Physicians Fund may not be transferred
to or revert to the General Fund of the State, but shall remain in the Fund
maintained by the Office to administer these programs to assist physicians engaged
in primary care as specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(d) An applicant for assistance in the repayment of a commercial loan shall
demonstrate to the Office that the commercial loan was used for tuition, educational
expenses, or living expenses for graduate or undergraduate study.
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