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6-81-1106. Student loan repayment — Definitions.
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6-81-1106. Student loan repayment — Definitions.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Food animal” means bovine, porcine, ovine, camelid, cervid, poultry, and any other species determined by the State Veterinarian;
(2) “Food supply veterinary medicine” means all aspects of veterinary medicine's involvement in food supply systems, from traditional agricultural production to consumption; and
(3) “Practice of food supply veterinary medicine” means a corporate or private veterinary practice with a minimum of thirty percent (30%) of the practice devoted to food animal medicine or mixed animal medicine located in rural areas.
(b) The Division of Higher Education shall repay federal student loans yearly for a maximum of five (5) consecutive years if the recipient:
(1) Practices food supply veterinary medicine in Arkansas within ninety (90) days after completion of:
(A) The professional degree program for which the loan was made;
(B) An internship program; or
(C) The professional degree program for which the loan was made and an internship program; and
(2) Maintains the practice of food supply veterinary medicine in Arkansas for a minimum of one (1) year for each year of loan repayment up to five (5) years with all five (5) years consecutive.
(c) A recipient who fails to satisfy the obligation to engage in the practice of food supply veterinary medicine for one (1) year in a five-consecutive-year period shall not receive the loan repayment amount.
(d) The obligation to engage in the practice of food supply veterinary medicine for a five-consecutive-year period shall be postponed during any:
(1) Period of temporary medical disability if the recipient is unable to practice veterinary medicine;
(2) Period of military service under § 6-61-112; or
(3) Othe
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-81-1106
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6-81-1106. Student loan repayment — Definitions.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Food animal” means bovine, porcine, ovine, camelid, cervid, poultry, and any other species determined by the State Veterinarian;
(2) “Food supply veterinary medicine” means all aspects of veterinary medicine's involvement in food supply systems, from traditional agricultural production to consumption; and
(3) “Practice of food supply veterinary medicine” means a corporate or private veterinary practice with a minimum of thirty percent (30%) of the practice devoted to food animal medicine or mixed animal medicine located in rural areas.
(b) The Division of Higher Education shall repay federal student loans yearly for a maximum of five (5) consecutive years if the recipient:
(1) Practices food supply veterinary medicine in Arkansas within ninety (90) days after completion of:
(A) The professional degree program for which the loan was made;
(B) An internship program; or
(C) The professional degree program for which the loan was made and an internship program; and
(2) Maintains the practice of food supply veterinary medicine in Arkansas for a minimum of one (1) year for each year of loan repayment up to five (5) years with all five (5) years consecutive.
(c) A recipient who fails to satisfy the obligation to engage in the practice of food supply veterinary medicine for one (1) year in a five-consecutive-year period shall not receive the loan repayment amount.
(d) The obligation to engage in the practice of food supply veterinary medicine for a five-consecutive-year period shall be postponed during any:
(1) Period of temporary medical disability if the recipient is unable to practice veterinary medicine;
(2) Period of military service under § 6-61-112; or
(3) Other period of postponement agreed to by the division.
(e) The division shall adopt rules to administer this section.
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6-61-112. Student or student's spouse called into military service.
(a) A student who ceases attendance at a state-supported postsecondary educational institution without completing and receiving a grade in one (1) or more courses shall receive compensation for the resulting monetary loss as provided under this section if the student ceases attendance because:
(1) The student is activated or deployed by the military; or
(2) The student's spouse is activated or deployed by the military and the student or the student's spouse has dependent children residing in the household.
(b)(1) To be eligible for the compensation described under this section, the student must provide, prior to activation or deployment, an original or official copy of the military activation or deployment orders to the registrar or other designated school official of the state-supported postsecondary educational institution at which the student is enrolled at the time of military activation or deployment.
(2) To be eligible for the compensation described under this section, a student whose spouse is a service member shall provide proof of registration with the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System of the United States Department of Defense that establishes that dependent children reside in the household of the student and service member.
(c)(1) The student shall choose from one (1) of the following three (3) compensatory options regarding tuition:
(A) A complete refund of tuition and general fees that are assessed against all students at the institution;
(B) At least one (1) year to complete the course work after the student's or student's spouse's deactivation; or
(C)(i) Free tuition for one (1) semester at the institution where the student's attendance was interrupted unle
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-61-112
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