PRINTER'S NO. 1587
No. 1275 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY PUNT, JUBELIRER, PECORA, SALVATORE, REIBMAN,
PORTERFIELD, JONES AND BELAN, OCTOBER 3, 1989
REFERRED TO EDUCATION, OCTOBER 3, 1989
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of August 7, 1963 (P.L.549, No.290), entitled,
2 as amended, "An act creating the Pennsylvania Higher
3 Education Assistance Agency; defining its powers and duties;
4 conferring powers and imposing duties on the Governor,
5 President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Speaker of the House of
6 Representatives, Superintendent of Public Instruction and the
7 Department of Auditor General; and making appropriations,"
8 authorizing loan forgiveness for certain teachers.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. The act of August 7, 1963 (P.L.549, No.290),
12 referred to as the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance
13 Agency Act, is amended by adding a section to read:
14 Section 4.4. Loan Forgiveness.--(a) Pursuant to section
15 4(1.1)(iii), the board shall adopt a policy of and appropriate
16 procedures for granting forgiveness for loan recipients who
17 graduate from agency-approved institutions in agency-approved
18 programs, focusing on the education of autistic children.
19 (b) For each calendar year that a person is employed as a
20 certified teacher in classes emphasizing the education of
1 autistic children, twenty-five percent (25%) of the approved
2 indebtedness shall be forgiven. Payment shall be made in
3 accordance with the procedure established by the agency.
4 (c) The board of directors of the agency shall have the
5 power and its duty shall be to adopt rules and regulations
6 pursuant to the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.769, No.240), referred
7 to as the Commonwealth Documents Law, and not inconsistent with
8 law governing matters relating to this section. The rules and
9 regulations shall include the manner of verification of
10 employment.
11 Section 2. This act shall apply to loan recipients who
12 graduate from agency-approved institutions in agency-approved
13 education programs on or after January 1, 1989.
14 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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