1. (1) Information concerning the Loan Repayment Program shall be:

   1. (a) Sent to the Alabama State Department of Education for distribution to the local school districts;
   2. (b) Sent to the Alabama Education Association for distribution to its members;
   3. (c) Sent to the Schools/Colleges of Education at all Alabama State Board of Education approved institutions;
   4. (d) Posted on the ACHE website.
2. (2) Applications shall be made to the Commission on Higher Education. Applications shall be posted on the Commission’s website.
3. (3) Applications must be received by ACHE by August 1 of each year.
4. (4) Loan repayment award recipients must reapply for the program annually.

5. (5) In addition to the application, each applicant must submit the following:

   1. (a) Documentation that they are a graduate of qualifying institution. Submitted one time.
   2. (b) Documentation that they hold a valid Alabama professional educator certificate endorsed in middle level or secondary math or science or computer science, or a combination of any or all three. Submitted one time and then again when renewed.
   3. (c) Documentation from the employing school district or at an Alabama Public Charter School Commission approved charter school that they taught the previous semester. This may be a letter from either their superintendent’s office or their supervising principal. Submitted prior to each requested payment.
   4. (d) Documentation that they hold a federal student loan. Documentation must include the amount owed. If the award amount is larger than the outstanding loan balance, the award amount shall be reduced to the amount of the loan balance. Submitted prior to each requested payment.

Author: Tim Vick

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §16-5-53(a).

History: New Rule: Filed September 19, 2018; effective November 3, 2018. Amended: Published December 31, 2019; effective February 14, 2020. Amended: Published September 30, 2021; effective November 14, 2021.