Sec. 10a-19e. "Engineering Connecticut" loan reimbursement grant program.
Sec. 10a-19e. "Engineering Connecticut" loan reimbursement grant program. (a) There is established an "Engineering Connecticut" loan reimbursement grant
program, administered by the Department of Higher Education, for persons who have
graduated from institutions of higher education with undergraduate or graduate degrees
in engineering.
(b) Within available appropriations, the program shall provide student loan reimbursement grants for persons who (1) attended any institution of higher education, (2)
have been awarded an undergraduate or graduate degree in engineering, and (3) are
newly employed in Connecticut on or after January 1, 2006, as engineers.
(c) Persons who qualify under subsection (b) of this section shall be reimbursed on
an annual basis for qualifying student loan payments in amounts as determined by the
Commissioner of Higher Education. A person qualifying under subsection (b) of this
section shall only be reimbursed for loan payments made while such person is employed
in the state as an engineer. The Department of Higher Education shall develop eligibility
requirements for recipients of such reimbursements. Such requirements may include
income guidelines. Persons may apply for grants to the Department of Higher Education
at such time and in such manner as the Commissioner of Higher Education prescribes.
(d) Any unexpended funds appropriated for purposes of this section shall not lapse at
the end of the fiscal year but shall be available for expenditure during the next fiscal year.
(e) The Department of Higher Education may use up to two per cent of the funds
appropriated for purposes of this section for program administration, promotion and
recruitment activities.
(P.A. 06-83, S. 15.)
History: P.A. 06-83 effective July 1, 2006.