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6-85-109. Priority for teaching commitment.
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6-85-109. Priority for teaching commitment.
(a) During times of funding shortages under the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program, the Division of Higher Education shall give a priority to awards to applicants meeting all eligibility requirements under the program who agree to accept a forgivable loan, as set forth in this section, in lieu of a scholarship and who agree to teach, as required under § 6-85-110, in a:
(1) Subject matter area designated by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education as having a critical shortage of teachers; or
(2) Geographical area of the state designated by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education as having a critical shortage of teachers.
(b) The Division of Higher Education shall make awards under this subchapter as follows:
(1) First, to applicants who agree to the provisions of this section; and
(2) Then to applicants eligible under § 6-85-106(b).
(c) Forgivable loans awarded under this section shall be paid from appropriations to the program.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-85-109
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6-85-109. Priority for teaching commitment.
(a) During times of funding shortages under the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program, the Division of Higher Education shall give a priority to awards to applicants meeting all eligibility requirements under the program who agree to accept a forgivable loan, as set forth in this section, in lieu of a scholarship and who agree to teach, as required under § 6-85-110, in a:
(1) Subject matter area designated by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education as having a critical shortage of teachers; or
(2) Geographical area of the state designated by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education as having a critical shortage of teachers.
(b) The Division of Higher Education shall make awards under this subchapter as follows:
(1) First, to applicants who agree to the provisions of this section; and
(2) Then to applicants eligible under § 6-85-106(b).
(c) Forgivable loans awarded under this section shall be paid from appropriations to the program.
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6-85-106. Eligibility.
(a) Eligibility for the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program is based on the criteria under this section and rules promulgated under this subchapter by the Division of Higher Education.
(b) An applicant is eligible for an award from this program if the applicant meets all of these criteria:
(1) The applicant graduated from an Arkansas high school;
(2) The applicant has been a resident of the State of Arkansas for at least twelve (12) months before graduation from an Arkansas high school, and the applicant's parent or guardian has maintained Arkansas residency for the same period of time;
(3) The applicant is a citizen of the United States or is a lawful permanent resident;
(4) The applicant is accepted for admission at an approved institution as a full-time first-time freshman as defined by the Division of Higher Education and enrolls in an approved institution within twelve (12) months of the applicant's high school graduation;
(5)(A)(i) Except as provided in subdivision (b)(5)(B) of this section, the applicant has successfully completed the core curriculum established by the State Board of Education and the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board under § 6-61-217.
(ii) An applicant who graduates from an Arkansas high school on or before December 31, 2009, and who meets the provisions of subdivisions (b)(1)-(4) of this section but who has not completed the core curriculum defined in this subdivision (b)(5)(A) by the end of the senior year of high school due to the unavailability of the courses in the applicant's high school shall have a grace period of twelve (12) months from the date of high school graduation in which to make up any course deficiencies required for program eligibility.
(B) An applicant who gradu
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-85-106
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6-85-110. Teaching requirements.
(a)(1) At the beginning of the first school year in which a recipient of a forgivable loan under § 6-85-109 is eligible for employment as a licensed teacher, that recipient shall begin to render service as a licensed teacher in a public school district in the state:
(A) In a subject matter area designated by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education as having a critical shortage of teachers if the recipient's award was made under § 6-85-109(a)(1); or
(B) In a geographical area of the state designated by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education as having a critical shortage of teachers if the recipient's award was made under § 6-85-109(a)(2).
(2)(A) Any recipient receiving a forgivable loan under § 6-85-109 who received four (4) annual awards or the equivalent of four (4) annual awards shall render four (4) years' service as a licensed teacher.
(B) Any person who received a forgivable loan under § 6-85-109 in an amount less than four (4) annual awards or the equivalent of four (4) annual awards shall render one (1) year's service as a licensed teacher for each year that the person received a full-time student forgivable loan or for the number of academic hours equivalent to one (1) school year, as determined by the Division of Higher Education, for which a part-time student received a forgivable loan.
(b) Any person receiving a forgivable loan shall execute a note made payable to the Division of Higher Education for an amount equal to the scholarship award each semester that shall bear interest at a rate to be determined by the Division of Higher Education and set forth in the note after completion of the program or immediately after termination of the forgivable loan, whichever is earlier.
(c) Any person
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-85-110
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 6-85-110. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.