2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 79-8,135 — Program; administration; eligible students.

Section 79-8,135
Program; administration; eligible students.

(1) The State Department of Education shall administer the Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program either directly or by contracting with a public or private entity.

(2) To be eligible for the program, an eligible student shall:

(a) Graduate in the top quarter of his or her high school class or have a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 on a four-point scale in an eligible institution;

(b) Agree to complete a teacher education program at an eligible institution; and

(c) Commit to teach in an accredited or approved public or private school in Nebraska upon successful completion of a teacher education program at an eligible institution and becoming certified pursuant to sections 79-806 to 79-815.

(3) Eligible students may apply on an annual basis for loans in an amount of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars per year. Priorities for loans shall be to eligible students who are majoring in subject shortage areas as defined by the department. Loans awarded to individual students shall not exceed a cumulative period exceeding five consecutive years. Loans shall only be awarded through an eligible institution and funded pursuant to section 79-8,136.

Source:

Laws 2000, LB 1399, § 18

Laws 2003, LB 685, § 21

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska