§ 611.46 - What are a scholarship recipient's reporting responsibilities upon graduation from the teacher preparation program?

§ 611.46 What are a scholarship recipient's reporting responsibilities upon graduation from the teacher preparation program?

(a) Within six months of graduating from a teacher preparation program, a scholarship recipient must either -

(1) Have the LEA in which the recipient is employed as a teacher provide the Department information, which the Secretary may require, to confirm -

(i) The home address, phone number, social security number, and other identifying information about the recipient;

(ii) That he or she is teaching in a high-need school of a high-need LEA; and

(iii) Whether the individual is teaching full- or part-time and, if part-time, the full-time equivalency of this teaching compared to the LEA's full-time teachers;

(2) Provide the Department -

(i) A notarized statement that the scholarship recipient has asked the LEA to provide the Department the information identified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, including the name and telephone number of the LEA official to whom the request was made; and

(ii) A copy of the information identified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section that the recipient has asked the LEA to provide to the Department; or

(3) Provide the Department a current home address and telephone number, a work address and telephone number, the recipient's social security number, and one of the following:

(i) The required repayment of the scholarship.

(ii) A request that the Secretary permit the recipient to repay the scholarship and accrued interest in installments as permitted by § 611.43(c).

(iii) A request that the Secretary defer the service obligation as permitted by § 611.44.

(b) If the recipient provides the Department the information identified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, the Department accepts the information provisionally, but the recipient retains responsibility for working to have the LEA submit the information.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1840-0753)

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1024(e))