Sec. 14.43.325. Funding.
(a) The memorial education revolving loan fund created under AS 14.43.255 shall be funded by voluntary contributions by state employees who may contribute the value of one or more days of annual leave a year to the memorial education revolving loan fund to be credited to any one or more of the education loan accounts […]
Sec. 14.43.400. Purpose; creation.
There is created the Alaska education grant program to provide financial assistance to eligible students to enable them to attend, or continue their attendance at, postsecondary educational institutions. Funds designated by the corporation or appropriated for this program may be used as matching funds for the state’s participation in the federal grant program under 20 […]
Sec. 14.43.405. Administration.
(a) The Alaska education grant program created under AS 14.43.400 – 14.43.420 shall be administered by the executive director of the commission. (b) [Repealed, § 31 ch 63 SLA 2004.]
Sec. 14.43.406. Applicability of other laws.
(a) To the extent they are not in conflict with the provisions of AS 14.43.400 – 14.43.420, the provisions of AS 14.43.162(b), 14.43.910, and 14.43.920 apply to a grant made under AS 14.43.400 – 14.43.420. (b) In determining a student’s eligibility for a grant under AS 14.43.400 – 14.43.420, the executive director of the commission […]
Sec. 14.43.415. Eligibility; priority.
(a) For an applicant to be eligible for a grant under AS 14.43.400 – 14.43.420, the applicant must be (1) a resident of this state; (2) enrolled or about to be enrolled (A) at an institution located in the state that is (i) accredited by an institutional accrediting body recognized by the United States Secretary […]
Sec. 14.43.420. Limitation on grants.
(a) A grant made under AS 14.43.400 – 14.43.420 may not be in an amount that exceeds $4,000 for each school year. (b) [Repealed, § 31 ch 63 SLA 2004.] (c) A student may receive not more than a total of $16,000 in grants awarded under AS 14.43.400 – 14.43.420. (d) The commission may apply […]
Sec. 14.43.171. Applicability of other laws.
The provisions of AS 14.43.120(b), 14.43.120(d)(4), 14.43.135, 14.43.140, and 14.43.145 – 14.43.160 apply to the loans made under AS 14.43.170 – 14.43.175 as if the loans were made under those applicable provisions.
Sec. 14.43.510. Repayment condition for medical education program participants.
(a) Except as provided under (b) and (c) of this section, as a condition of participating in a medical education program under AS 14.42.033, a program participant shall agree to either return to the state and actively engage in professional medical practice or repay financial support provided by the state on behalf of the program […]
Sec. 14.43.172. Eligibility.
(a) For a borrower to be eligible for a loan under AS 14.43.170 – 14.43.175, the borrower must be, or be about to be, enrolled in a postsecondary institution on at least a half-time basis and must be (1) a resident of this state (A) attending or about to attend a postsecondary institution that has […]
Sec. 14.43.600. Findings and intent.
(a) The legislature finds that there is a wide and unacceptable disparity between the distribution of Native teachers and Native students in rural elementary and secondary schools in the state. Many rural schools have virtually no Native teachers and no non-Native students. The undesirable effects of this disparity include the following: (1) there is a […]