[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR611.44]

[Page 267]
 
                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
 CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 611_TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT GRANTS PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart E_Scholarships
 
Sec. 611.44  Under what circumstances may the Secretary defer a scholarship 

recipient's service obligation?

    (a) Upon written request, the Secretary may defer a service 
obligation for a scholarship recipient who--
    (1) Has not begun teaching in a high-need school of a high-need LEA 
as required by Sec. 611.41(a); or
    (2) Has begun teaching in a high-need school of a high-need LEA, and 
who requests the deferment within six months of the date he or she no 
longer teaches in this school.
    (b) To obtain a deferment of the service obligation, the recipient 
must provide the Secretary satisfactory information of one or more of 
the following circumstances:
    (1) Serious physical or mental disability that prevents or 
substantially impairs the scholarship recipient's employability as a 
teacher.
    (2) The scholarship recipient's inability, despite due diligence 
(for reasons that may include the failure to pass a required teacher 
certification or licensure examination), to secure employment as a 
teacher in a high-need school of a high-need school LEA.
    (3) Membership in the armed forces of the United States on active 
duty for a period not to exceed three years.
    (4) Other extraordinary circumstances that the Secretary accepts.
    (c) Unless the Secretary determines otherwise--
    (1) A scholarship recipient must apply to renew a deferment of the 
service obligation on a yearly basis; and
    (2) The recipient has 60 days from the end of the deferment period 
to begin teaching in a high-need school of a high-need LEA or become 
liable for repayment of the scholarship, any accrued interest, and any 
costs of collection.
    (d)(1) As provided in Sec. 611.43(a)(2), during periods for which 
the Secretary defers a scholarship recipient's service obligation, the 
scholarship recipient does not have an obligation to repay the 
scholarship. However, interest continues to accrue on the amount of the 
scholarship.
    (2) If the scholarship recipient fulfills his or her service 
obligation after the end of the deferment, the Secretary waives the 
obligation to repay accrued interest.

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

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