Perkins Cancelation Request Form - Slcc (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

These are basic definitions; they in no way provide the only information necessary to approve your cancellation request.

BRIEF DEFINITIONS:

ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY TEACHING IN A LOW INCOME SCHOOL: A cancellation based on teaching in a school serving students from low-

income families may be granted only if the borrower taught in an eligible school that is will be determined by the Department. Teachers in a designated

low-income elementary school who is employed by an educational service agency may also qualify and eligibility will also be determined by the

Department.

SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER: A person who provides one of the following services does NOT qualify for a teacher unless (1) that person is

licensed, certified, or registered by the appropriate state education agency for that area in which he or she is providing related special educational

services and (2) the services provided by the individual are part of the educational curriculum for handicapped children: speech and language pathology

and audiology; physical therapy; occupational therapy; psychological and counseling services; or recreational therapy.

LOW INCOME SPEECH PATHOLOGIST: A full-time speech-language pathologist with a master’s degree working exclusively with Title I eligible

schools.

TEACHING IN AN AREA OF SHORTAGE: For a borrower to be considered as teaching in a field of expertise that has been identified by a state

education agency to have a shortage of teachers, the majority of classes taught must be in that field of expertise. A borrower who is teaching in science,

mathematics, foreign language or bilingual education qualifies for cancellation even if the State has not designated the subject area in which he or she is

teaching as a shortage area.

TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY FACULTY: A full-time faculty member at a Tribal College or University

EARLY INTERVENTION FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS W/DISABILITIES: A provider of services, as defined in section 632 (4) of the Individuals

with Disabilities Education Act.

SWORN OFFICER OF THE LAW, ATTORNEY: This includes, Law Enforcement and Corrections Officers. The school must determine that (1) the

borrower’s employing agency is eligible and that (2) the borrower’s position is essential to the agency’s primary mission. 1. A local, state, or federal

agency is an eligible employing agency if it is publicly funded and its activities pertain to crime prevention, control or reduction or to the enforcement of

the criminal law. 2. For the borrower’s position to be considered essential to the agency’s primary mission, he or she must be a full-time employee of an

eligible agency and a sworn law enforcement or corrections officer or person whose principal responsibilities are unique to the criminal justice system

and are essential in the performance of the agency’s primary mission. They agency must be able to document the employee’s functions. Attorney’s

have to be employed in a Federal Public Defender Organization or Community Defender Organizations.

FULL-TIME FIRE FIGHTERS: A Fire Fighter that is with a Local, State or Federal fire department or fire district

NURSE: A licensed practical nurse, a registered nurse, or other individual who is licensed by the appropriate state agency to provide nursing services.

MEDICAL TECHNICIAN: An allied health professional (working in fields such as therapy, dental hygiene, medical technology, or nutrition) who is

certified, registered, or licensed by the appropriate state agency in the state in which he or she provides heath care services; an allied health

professional is someone who assists, facilitates, or complements the work or physicians and other specialists in the health care system.

CHILD OR FAMILY SERVICE AGENCY FOR HIGH RISK CHILDREN FROM LOW INCOME FAMILIES: A borrower employed in a non-supervisory

capacity must be providing services only to high-risk children who are from low-income communities. The borrower must provide services directly and

exclusively to high-risk children from low-income communities. The borrower may also be providing services to adults, but the adults must be members

of the families of the children for whom services are provided, and the services provided to adults must be secondary to the services provided to the

high-risk children.

HEAD START; FULLTIME STAFF MEMBER: A full-time staff member is someone who is regularly employed in a full-time professional capacity to

carry out the educational part of a Head Start Program. The program must operate of a full academic year, or its equivalent, and the borrower’s salary

may not be more that that of a comparable employee working in the local educational agency. An authorized official of the Head Start Program must

sign the borrower’s cancellation form to certify the borrower’s service.

LIBRARIANS: A full-time librarian with a master’s degree in library science who are employed in an elementary or secondary school that qualifies for

Title I funding, or in a public library that serves a geographic area that includes one or more Title I schools.

MILITARY SERVICES IN AREAS OF HOSTILITIES: To qualify for military cancellation, a borrower must be serving a period of full-time active duty in

the armed forces (that is, the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps or Coast Guard.) A member of the National Guard or the Reserves serving a

period of full-time active duty in the armed forces is also eligible to receive a military deferment. For a Perkins Loan or NDSL cancellation, the service in

the armed forces must be in an area of hostilities or an area of imminent danger that qualifies for special pay under Section 310 of Title 37 of the U.S.

Code. The borrower’s commanding officer must certify the borrower’s service dates.

VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN PEACE CORPS OR ACTION PROGRAMS: 70% of a Perkins Loan can be cancelled if the borrower has served as a

Peace Corps or AmeriCorps *VISTA (under Title I Part A of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act or 1973) volunteer. An authorized official of the Peace

Corps or AmeriCorps *VISTA program must sign the borrower’s cancellation form to certify the borrower’s service. AmeriCorps volunteers do not qualify

for this cancellation unless their volunteer service is with AmeriCorps *VISTA.

An AmeriCorps *VISTA volunteer may only qualify for this

cancellation if the AmeriCorps *VISTA volunteer elects NOT to receive a national service education award for his or her volunteer service.

The AmeriCorps *VISTA volunteer must provide appropriate documentation showing that the volunteer has declined the AmeriCorps national service

education award.

NOTE-

Schools may NOT refund payments made during a period for which the borrower qualified for a cancellation, unless the borrower made the payment

because of the school’s error.

Schools may NOT cancel any portion of a loan for services the borrower performed either before the date the loan was disbursed or during the

enrollment period covered by the loan.

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