(1) Student borrowers under ORS 348.115 shall be required to pay at least seven percent interest per annum on the unpaid balance from the date of the loan as provided in subsection (5) of this section.
(2) Repayment of the principal and accruing and deferred interest on loans shall be commenced not later than 12 months after the student’s completion of the nursing program or other termination of the student’s education.
(3) Repayment of loans shall be deferred upon application therefor for up to three years during which:
(a) The student borrower is enrolled as at least a half-time student in a subsequent nursing program leading to a nursing degree higher than that attained in the initial program; or
(b) The student borrower shows inability to locate suitable employment.
(4) Repayment commences under the usual terms if the student borrower ceases to be employed as a nurse in this state before completing the practice requirements set forth in ORS 348.115 (4).
(5) Repayment shall be completed in a maximum of 120 months from the time repayment is commenced. However, nothing in this subsection is intended to prevent repayment without penalty at an earlier date than provided in this subsection or to prohibit the Oregon Student Assistance Commission from extending the repayment period to a date other than specified by this subsection.
(6) A student who borrows under ORS 348.115 shall have 100 percent of principal and accrued interest on loans under this section, ORS 348.115, 353.450, 442.470, 442.520, 442.550 to 442.570 and 656.256 canceled if it can be documented that, within five years of graduation:
(a) The student has completed one calendar year of full-time employment as a nurse in the State of Oregon for each academic year in which a loan was received; or
(b) The student has completed two calendar years of half-time employment as a nurse in the State of Oregon for each academic year in which a loan was received.
(7) A student who borrows under this section, ORS 348.115, 353.450, 442.470, 442.520, 442.550 to 442.570 and 656.256 and completes at least one calendar year of the practice obligation described in subsection (6) of this section shall have the amount of principal and accrued interest on loans under this section, ORS 348.115, 353.450, 442.470 442.520, 442.550 to 442.570 and 656.256 canceled for each calendar year of qualifying practice that is:
(a) For full-time practice, equal to the principal and accrued interest on the loan borrowed for the comparable academic year of award; or
(b) For half-time practice, equal to half of the principal and accrued interest on the loan borrowed for the comparable academic year of the award.
(8) Repayment of any remaining principal and interest shall be waived upon the death or total and permanent disability of the student borrower. [1991 c.947 §17; 2001 c.599 §5]
Note: 348.117 is repealed July 1, 2012. See section 8, chapter 599, Oregon Laws 2001.
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