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Effective Jan 1, 2004Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 91, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 2004.
- (a) A fellowship recipient shall agree to teach in a high-priority school for four years and shall have four years, upon completion of his or her preparation program, to meet that obligation. Except as provided in subdivision (c), a fellowship recipient shall agree to repay the state five thousand dollars ($5,000) annually for each year the recipient fails to complete either the teacher preparation program or the required teaching service, up to full repayment of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000).
- (b) Nonperformance of the commitment to teach in a high-priority school for four years shall be certified by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to the chancellor’s office.
- (c) Any exceptions to the requirement for repayment shall be defined by the chancellor’s office.