§ 12578. Scholarship agreement

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1994

   Law Enforcement Scholarships and Recruitment Act

   Pub. L. 103–322 title XX § 200209 · 108 Stat. 1796

   Enacted · 34 U.S.C. § 12578

   (Pub. L. 103–322, title XX, § 200209, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2060.)

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   (Pub. L. 103–322, title XX, § 200209, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2060.)

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 200209. SCHOLARSHIP AGREEMENT. (a) In General.— A person who receives a scholarship under this subtitle shall enter into an agreement with the Director. (b) Contents.— An agreement described in subsection (a) shall— (1) provide assurances that the scholarship recipient will work in a law enforcement position in the State that awarded the scholarship in accordance with the service obligation described in subsection (c) after completion of the scholarship recipient’s academic courses leading to an associate, bachelor, or graduate degree; (2) provide assurances that the scholarship recipient will repay the entire scholarship in accordance with such terms and conditions as the Director shall prescribe if the requirements of the agreement are not complied with, unless the scholarship recipient— (A) dies; (B) becomes physically or emotionally disabled, as established by the sworn affidavit of a qualified physician; or (C) has been discharged in bankruptcy; and (3) set forth the terms and conditions under which the scholarship recipient may seek employment in the field of law enforcement in a State other than the State that awarded the scholarship. (c) Service Obligation.— (1) In general.— Except as provided in paragraph (2), a person who receives a scholarship under this subtitle shall work in a law enforcement position in the State that awarded the scholarship for a period of 1 month for each credit hour for which funds are received under the scholarship. (2) Special rule.— For purposes of satisfying the requirement of paragraph (1), a scholarship recipient shall work in a law enforcement position in the State that awarded the scholarship for not less than 6 months but shall not be required to work in such a position for more than 2 years.

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