Iowa Admin. Code r. 283-31.2 - [Effective 3/26/2025] Awarding of funds
(1)
Selection criteria. All eligible applicants will be considered
for an award.
(2)
Extent of
award and maximum award. Eligible applicants may receive up to $40,000
upon completion of the obligation. The loan repayment award will not exceed the
outstanding balance of the eligible applicant's eligible loans. An eligible
applicant selected for an award under a priority category will continue to meet
the provisions of that category to maintain eligibility.
(3)
Priority for awards. New
awards will be made in the order of the following priority categories if
funding is insufficient to award all eligible applicants.
a. Eligible applicants who are Iowa residents
or who are members of the Iowa national guard if requested by the adjutant
general. Members of the Iowa national guard will have satisfactorily completed
required guard training and will maintain satisfactory performance of guard
duty. If all eligible applicants cannot be funded, awards will be made first to
eligible applicants who are in their final year of the degree program that
leads to their qualification as a mental health professional, by application
date; then to eligible applicants completing the two-year post-master's degree
clinical experience, by application date; and finally to practicing mental
health professionals, with priority to those meeting the definition of mental
health professional in the most recent fiscal year.
b. Eligible applicants who are not Iowa
residents and are not members of the Iowa national guard requested by the
adjutant general. If all eligible applicants cannot be funded, awards will be
made first to eligible applicants who are in their final year of the degree
program that leads to their qualification as a mental health professional, by
application date; then to eligible applicants completing the two-year
postmaster's degree clinical experience, by application date; and finally to
practicing mental health professionals, with priority to those meeting the
definition of mental health professional in the most recent fiscal
year.
(4)
Awarding process. The commission will:
a. Provide notice of the eligibility criteria
and application process annually.
b. Designate eligible applicants for awards
and notify applicants of their eligibility.
c. Track eligible applicants selected to
receive awards through completion of their obligation. An obligation is
satisfied if it aligns with Iowa Code section
256.225(4).
d. Send the award to the holder of the
selected eligible applicant's eligible loans upon verifying completion of the
obligation with the eligible applicant's employer.
Notes
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