Amend SB 1720 (house committee report) by striking page 1, line 17, through page 2, line 23, and substituting the following:
(a) To be eligible to receive loan repayment assistance under this subchapter, a person must:
(1) apply annually for the loan repayment assistance in the manner prescribed by the board;
(2) be a United States citizen;
(3) have completed an undergraduate or graduate program in mathematics or science;
(4) have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5 on a four-point scale or the equivalent;
(5) be certified under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, to teach mathematics or science in a public school in this state or be enrolled in an educator preparation program to obtain that certification that is accredited by the State Board for Educator Certification and is provided by an institution of higher education or by a private or independent institution of higher education in this state;
(6) have been employed for at least one year as a teacher teaching mathematics or science at a public school located in a school district that receives funding under Title I, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.);
(7) not be in default on any other education loan;
(8) not receive any other state or federal loan repayment assistance, including a Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant or teacher loan forgiveness;
(9) enter into an agreement with the board under Subsection (c); and
(10) comply with any other requirement adopted by the board under this subchapter.