Section 2748.20  Applicant Eligibility

A qualified applicant shall be:

a)         United States Citizen or eligible noncitizen;

b)         a resident of Illinois;

c)         a borrower with an outstanding balance due on an eligible educational loan related to obtaining a degree in social work;

d)         an individual who is not in default on a federally guaranteed educational loan and does not owe a refund on a grant or scholarship program administered by ISAC;

e)         an individual who, on the date of application submission, is currently employed and was employed as a social worker for least 12 consecutive months by:

1)         an Illinois public elementary school;

2)         an Illinois public secondary school; or

3)         an Illinois municipality where the social worker did not report directly to a police department.