Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 79B - Tuition and Loan Assistance for Active Volunteers
Section 79B12 - Eligibility

(a) Criteria.--Upon submitting an application to participate in the program in accordance with the agency's regulations, rules or guidelines under section 79B22 (relating to regulations), an individual shall be eligible to receive tuition or loan assistance if the individual satisfies all of the following eligibility criteria:
(1) Is a resident of this Commonwealth.
(2) Is an active volunteer.
(3) Has participated in not less than 30% or, if the individual was enrolled as a student in a high school or in an approved program of education at an approved institution of higher learning within the one-year period before the individual submitted an application to the agency for tuition or loan assistance, not less than 15% of a volunteer organization's activities within the one-year period before the individual submitted an application to the agency for tuition or loan assistance. The activities may include, but not be limited to, training, drills, emergency response calls, administrative and operational support, fundraising or other events and projects that aid the financial viability of the volunteer organization.
(4) Has enrolled as a student in an approved program of education at an approved institution of higher learning after the effective date of this section.
(5) Accepts an obligation to serve as an active volunteer with a volunteer organization for at least one year prior to enrolling in an approved program of education and at least five years after completing an approved program of education.
(6) Has signed a promissory note obligating the individual to repay the full amount of tuition or loan assistance received by the individual if the individual fails to satisfy the requirements under the program.
(7) Is in good standing with the volunteer organization for which the individual is an active volunteer.
(b) Certificate.--The agency shall issue a certificate of eligibility to an individual who satisfies the eligibility criteria under subsection (a).

Cross References. Section 79B12 is referred to in section 79B01 of this title.

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