[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR304.32]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
            REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 304--SPECIAL EDUCATION--PERSONNEL PREPARATION TO IMPROVE SERVICES AND RESULTS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart C--What Conditions Must Be Met By the Scholar?
 
Sec.  304.32  What are the consequences of a scholar's failure to meet the terms and conditions of a scholarship agreement?

    If a scholar fails to meet the terms and conditions of a scholarship 
agreement under Sec.  304.23(b) or to obtain a deferral or an exception 
as provided in Sec.  304.31, the scholar must repay all or part of the 
scholarship assistance to the Secretary as follows:
    (a) Amount. The amount of the scholarship to be repaid is 
proportional to the service obligation not completed.
    (b) Interest Rate. The Secretary charges the scholar interest on the 
unpaid balance owed in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3717.
    (c) Interest accrual. (1) Interest on the unpaid balance accrues 
from the date the scholar is determined to have entered repayment status 
under paragraph (e) of this section.
    (2) Any accrued interest is capitalized at the time the scholar's 
repayment schedule is established.
    (3) No interest is charged for the period of time during which 
repayment has been deferred under Sec.  304.31.
    (d) Collection costs. Under the authority of 31 U.S.C. 3717, the 
Secretary may impose reasonable collection costs.
    (e) Repayment status. A scholar enters repayment status on the first 
day of the first calendar month after the earliest of the following 
dates, as applicable:
    (1) The date the scholar informs the grantee that he or she does not 
plan to fulfill the service obligation under the agreement.
    (2) Any date when the scholar's failure to begin or maintain 
employment makes it impossible for that individual to complete the 
service obligation within the number of years required in Sec.  
304.23(b).
    (3) Any date on which the scholar discontinues enrollment in the 
course of study under Sec.  304.30(a).
    (f) Amounts and frequency of payment. The scholar must make payments 
to the Secretary that cover principal, interest, and collection costs 
according to a schedule established by the Secretary.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
1820-0622)

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1473(h))