Sec. 61.9953. INITIAL ELIGIBILITY. To be eligible to receive loan repayment assistance under this subchapter for the first year for which the person seeks loan repayment assistance, a person must:
(1) be initially employed as a peace officer on or after September 1, 2019;
(2) submit to the board an initial application for the loan repayment assistance, in the manner and on a form prescribed by board rule, that requires:
(A) employer verification of the person's employment as a full-time peace officer in this state for at least one year and the person's current employment as a peace officer in this state as of the date of the application;
(B) a transcript of the person's postsecondary course work; and
(C) a statement of the total amount of principal, accrued interest, fees, and other charges due on all outstanding eligible loans for which the person is applying for repayment assistance;
(3) have earned at least 60 semester credit hours or the equivalent at an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education before the person's initial employment as a peace officer;
(4) be currently employed, and have completed at least one year of employment, as a full-time peace officer in this state; and
(5) comply with any other requirement adopted by the board under this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 567 (S.B. 16), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
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