{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-14.43.650","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 14.43.650","heading":"Selection criteria.","body":"(a) To be eligible for a teacher education loan, a student must\n(1) be a graduate of a public or private high school in the state, with sufficient credits to be admitted to an accredited college or university;\n(2) be enrolled in or show evidence of intent to enroll in a degree program directed at a teaching career at the elementary or secondary school level;\n(3) meet the conditions set by the student's local school board with respect to the district's requirements for teachers in particular subject areas;\n(4) submit to the local school board an application provided by the commission under AS 14.43.630(a)(2); an application may be submitted six months before graduation from high school; and\n(5) not have a past due child support obligation established by court order or by the child support services agency under AS 25.27.160 — 25.27.220 at the time of application.\n(b) A local school board shall award teacher education loans giving a preference to applicants from rural schools who meet the qualifications for a loan and taking into account the applicants' academic records.\n(c) A student may not be awarded a teacher education loan under AS 14.43.600 — 14.43.700 if the student receives a loan under AS 14.43.170 — 14.43.175 for the same period of attendance.","path":["Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums.","Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students.","Article 10. Teacher Education Loan Program."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#14.43.650","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:00Z","sha256":"9d9bf1928bb650880803afa0f7e231575dae5853f1f856a8736502ba6ba29920","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-14.43.640","next":"us-ak/as-14.43.700"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}