Oregon Bulletin
January 1, 2011
Rule
Caption: Nursing Faculty Loan Repayment
Program.
Adm.
Order No.: OSAC 2-2010
Filed with Sec. of
State: 11-16-2010
Certified to be
Effective: 11-16-10
Notice Publication
Date: 10-1-2009
Rules Adopted: 575-080-0100, 575-080-0110, 575-080-0120, 575-080-0130,
575-080-0135, 575-080-0140, 575-080-0145
Subject: Provides loan repayments on behalf of nurse educators
at nursing schools in Oregon who have earned a master’s or doctoral degree from
an accredited nursing education program.
This was adopted
by the Commission on October 23, 2009 but there was a delay in filing.
Rules Coordinator: Beverly R. Boyd—(541) 687-7394
575-080-0100
Definitions
For the purposes of the Nursing Faculty Loan Repayment
Program Services Program the following definitions shall be used:
(1) “Commission” means the Oregon Student Assistance
Commission.
(2) “Nurse Educator” means any person licensed under
ORS 678.010 to 678.410 as a Registered Nurse and who has earned a master’s or
doctoral degree from an accredited nursing education program.
(3) “Qualifying Loan” means any loan made under:
(a) Programs under Title IV, Parts B, D, and E, of the
Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended; and
(b) The Nursing Student Loan Program and Health
Education Assistance Loan Program administered by the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services.
(4) “Teach Full-Time” means to teach for one academic
year as defined by the hiring nursing school in Oregon.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 348
Stats. Implemented: SB 701, 2001
OLA
Hist.: OSAC 2-2010, f. & cert.
ef. 11-16-10
575-080-0110
Purpose of the Program
The purpose of this program is to provide student loan
repayments on behalf of nurse educators at nursing schools in Oregon who have
earned a master’s or doctoral degree from an accredited nursing education
program. OAR 575-080-0040(2).
Stat. Auth.: ORS 348
Stats. Implemented: SB 331, 2001
OLA
Hist.: OSAC 2-2010, f. & cert.
ef. 11-16-10
575-080-0120
Administration
(1) The Commission shall be responsible for the
administration of this program.
(2) The Commission shall be responsible for making such
rules as are required for the administration of the program.
(3) The Commission shall establish in the State
Treasury the Nursing Faculty Loan Repayment Fund, separate and distinct from
the General Fund. SB 701
(4) The Commission may charge an annual administrative
charge for servicing the Program.
(5) The Commission, in consultation with the Oregon
State Board of Nursing and the Oregon Center for Nursing, shall develop
criteria to select program participants from the pool of eligible applicants.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 348
Stats. Implemented: SB 701, 2001
OLA
Hist.: OSAC 2-2010, f. & cert.
ef. 11-16-10
575-080-0130
Application and Selection
(1) When funds are available, the Commission will
provide application materials and information about the deadlines and selection
process to interested individuals who have provided their names and contact
information to the Commission and at the appropriate agency website.
(2) To be eligible to participate in this program a
nurse educator employed by an Oregon nursing school shall submit an application
to the Commission.
(3) Applicants selected for participation in this
program shall sign an agreement with the Commission which sets forth the terms
which the applicant must meet in order to qualify for benefits under this
program.
(4) For purposes of selection, a selection committee,
consisting of a representative each from the Oregon State Board of Nursing,
Oregon Center for Nursing and other appropriate professional organizations will
select participants annually.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 348
Stats. Implemented: SB 701, 2001 OLA
Hist.: OSAC 2-2010, f. & cert.
ef. 11-16-10
575-080-0135
Selection Criteria
Selection of program participants will be made from the
applicant pool of eligible nurse educators who teach full-time at nursing
schools in Oregon.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 348
Stats. Implemented: SB 701, 2001
OLA
Hist.: OSAC 2-2010, f. & cert.
ef. 11-16-10
575-080-0140
Terms of Agreement
Nurse educators who are selected to participate in the
Nursing Faculty Loan Repayment Program shall agree that:
(1) A total of the nurse educator’s qualifying loan
amount while in nursing school and in a teaching program shall be provided by
the nursing educator. An annual repayment for this program will not exceed the
lesser of 20 percent of this total or $10,000, as adjusted under subsection
(5).
(2) Beginning the academic year following the execution
of a Nursing Faculty Loan Repayment Agreement, a participant agrees to teach
full time for one academic year, as defined by the hiring nursing school in
Oregon, for each year of repayment. Repayment will take place at the end of the
academic year.
(3) Nurse Educators with a master’s degree may not
receive more than three years of reimbursement.
(4) Nurse Educators with a doctorate degree may not
receive more than five years of reimbursement
(5) On January 1 of each year, beginning in 2010, the
Commission shall adjust the maximum dollar amount allowed under section (1) of
this rule as a qualifying loan as specified in SB 701.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 348
Stats. Implemented: SB 701, 2001
OLA
Hist.: OSAC 2-2010, f. & cert.
ef. 11-16-10
575-080-0145
Cessation of Program Participation
(1) Program participation ceases when the participant
can no longer teach full time at a nursing school in Oregon. Once the
Commission is notified that the participant can no longer teach full time, the
agreement signed by the applicant and the Commission will be considered invalid
unless the participant qualifies under subsection (2).
(2) After consideration by the Commission, the Oregon
Center for Nursing, the Board of Nursing and other appropriate professional
organizations of a written appeal from the participant, an individual may
remain a program participant although the participant may not teach full time.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 348
Stats. Implemented: SB 701, 2001 OLA
Hist.: OSAC 2-2010, f. & cert.
ef. 11-16-10
Notes
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