20 U.S.C. § 4506: Recipient’s eligibility

Summary

People who get a fellowship must show they can and plan to become a secondary school teacher. The college or university must try to help them reach that goal. Each fellow must sign an agreement saying they will, within 5 years after finishing the schooling paid for by the fellowship, teach full time in a secondary school for at least one year for every year they got aid. If a fellow does not meet the teaching requirement, they must pay back all fellowship money plus 6% interest per year and any reasonable collection fees for each school year missed. The agreement does not count as broken during certain times, including six situations: full‑time related study at an eligible school; up to 3 years of military service; up to 3 years of temporary total disability with a doctor’s affidavit; up to 12 months of not working because caring for a disabled spouse; up to one 12‑month period of looking and failing to find full‑time work; or up to one 12‑month period of looking and failing to find full‑time teaching work.

Title 20, §4506

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Each student awarded a fellowship under this chapter shall demonstrate the potential, and a serious intention, to follow a career of educating students in secondary schools. Each institution of higher education at which such a student is in attendance shall make reasonable efforts to encourage such a student to meet the objectives of this section. Each student receiving a Fellowship under this chapter shall enter into an agreement under which the recipient shall: (a) within a 5-year period after completing the education for which the fellowship was awarded, teach on a full-time basis students in secondary school for a period of not less than one year for each year for which asistance was received; (b) repay all of the Fellowship assistance received plus interest at the rate of 6% per annum and, if applicable, reasonable collection fees for each school year for which assistance was received for which such recipient failed to teach as provided in paragraph (a); and (c) not be considered to be in violation of the agreement entered into during any period during which the recipient: (1) is pursuing a full-time course of study related to the field of teaching at an eligible institution; (2) is serving, not in excess of 3 years, as a member of the armed services of the United States; (3) is temporarily totally disabled for a period of time not to exceed 3 years as established by sworn affidavit of a qualified physician; (4) is unable to secure employment for a period not to exceed 12 months by reason of the care required by a spouse who is disabled; (5) is seeking and unable to find full-time employment for a single period not to exceed 12 months; or (6) is seeking and unable to find full-time employment as a teacher.

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This chapter, referred to in provisions preceding par. (a), was in the original “this Act” and was translated as reading “this title” meaning title VIII of section 101(b) of Pub. L. 99–500 and Pub. L. 99–591 which enacted this chapter, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Codification Pub. L. 99–591 is a corrected version of Pub. L. 99–500.

§4506 Recipient’s Eligibility

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Title 20, §4506

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