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Home » US Law » 2022 Maryland Statutes » Education » Division III - Higher Education » Title 18 - Student Financial Assistance » Subtitle 15 - Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program

Section 18-1501 – Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.     (b)    (1)    “Eligible field of employment” means employment in the State by an organization, institution, association, society, or corporation that is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.         (2)    “Eligible field of employment” includes employment by the State or any […]

Section 18-1502 – Established; Eligibility

    (a)    There is a program of loan assistance repayment known as the Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program in the State.     (b)    The Office of Student Financial Assistance shall assist in the repayment of the amount of any higher education loan owed by an individual who:         (1)    (i)    Receives a graduate, professional, or undergraduate degree from:                 1.    A college […]

Section 18-1503 – Regulations

    (a)    The Office of Student Financial Assistance shall adopt regulations to establish:         (1)    The maximum starting income for eligibility in the Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program;         (2)    The maximum total income for eligibility in the Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program, including any additional sources of income;         (3)    That priority for participation in the Program shall […]

Section 18-1504 – Allocation of Funds; Funding

    (a)    Funds for the Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program described in subsection (b)(2) of this section shall be allocated by the Commission to an individual who:         (1)    Has received a graduate degree from a school of law; and         (2)    Has submitted an application for the Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program that the Commission disapproved […]

Section 18-1505 – Annual Report

    Subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the Office shall report to the General Assembly by January 1 of each year on the implementation of the Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program and the requirements of § 18–28A–05 of this title.

Section 18-1506 – Publicizing the Availability of the Program

    The Office shall publicize the availability of the Program, including by publicizing the Program:         (1)    At historically black colleges and universities; and         (2)    In a manner that focuses on students who are historically underrepresented in the teaching field.