Section 3. Agriculture Education Loan Forgiveness Program.
(a) Eligibility.--Qualified applicants who are selected for the Agriculture Education Loan Forgiveness Program, in accordance with this act, shall be eligible for payment by the agency of a portion of the debt incurred by the applicant through the agency-administered Guaranteed Student Loan Programs for the education necessary to receive a degree in an agriculturally related field.
(b) Time.--The agency shall forgive a proportional part of the applicant's loan for each year that the applicant:
(1) is employed full time on a family farm or works full
time on a family farm, a portion of which must be located
within this Commonwealth;
(2) meets the requirements of paragraph (1)(ii) of the
definition of "qualified applicant" in section 2 and is
engaged as a full-time teacher of an agricultural curriculum
at the elementary or secondary level in a public or private
school within this Commonwealth; or
(3) is engaged in the mixed practice of veterinary
medicine within this Commonwealth, a portion of which
activity must be for the protection and enhancement of
agricultural animal health and productivity, and who has
obtained U.S.D.A. certification.
(c) Maximum forgiveness.--No more than $2,000 shall be forgiven in any year, and no more than $10,000 shall be forgiven for any applicant. Awards shall be made in accordance with the procedures established by the agency.
(3 amended Nov. 29, 2004, P.L.1392, No.181)