{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-18c-4a-3","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 18C-4A-3","heading":"Amount and duration of loan repayment awards; limits.","body":"(a) Each award recipient is eligible to receive loan assistance in an amount determined annually by the commission based upon available funds, but not less than $3,000 annually in an amount determined annually by the commission based upon available funds, and subject to limits set forth in subsection (b) of this section, if the recipient:\n(1) Has been employed for a full school year under contract with a county board of education as a teacher in a critical teacher shortage field or as a school counselor at the elementary, middle or secondary level in a school or geographic area of critical need; and\n(2) Otherwise has complied with the terms of the agreement and with applicable provisions of this article and §18C-4-1 et seq. of this code, and any rules promulgated pursuant thereto.\n(b) The recipient is eligible for renewal of a loan repayment assistance award only during periods when the recipient complies with other criteria and conditions established by rule, and is under contract with a county board of education as a teacher in a critical teacher shortage field or as a school counselor at the elementary, middle or secondary level, in a school or geographic area of critical need in such field.","path":["CHAPTER 18C. STUDENT LOANS; SCHOLARSHIPS AND STATE AID.","ARTICLE 4A. TEACHER EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/18C-4A-3/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:25:07Z","sha256":"80561db9279937f126eb377083ed6777ef9e8bc5f87a5bc297245722900bf400","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-18c-4a-2","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-18c-5-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}