Section 69613.8 - Additional grantsIn addition to the amounts set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 69613.4, for each of the four years of classroom instruction referenced in subdivision (a) of Section 69613.4, the following loan assumption benefits shall be granted:
(a) One thousand dollars ($1,000) of additional liability per year shall be assumed for a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, or special education in the lowest 60 percentile of Academic Performance Index rankings.(b) One thousand dollars ($1,000) of additional liability per year shall be assumed for a person who teaches in a school in the lowest two deciles on the Academic Performance Index rankings. Eligibility for the benefit set forth in this subdivision shall be limited to a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, or special education.(c) Not more than a total of five million dollars ($5,000,000) shall be expended in any academic year for the purposes of this section.(d) The commission shall award benefits payable under this section upon receipt of all documentation necessary to establish eligibility for the additional loan assumption benefits. Payments shall be made to applicants in the order received until the five million dollars ($5,000,000) authorized by subdivision (c) has been expended.Amended by Stats 2008 ch 516 (SB 1158),s 11, eff. 1/1/2009.Added by Stats 2000 ch 583 (SB 1330), s 9, eff. 1/1/2001.