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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="18-1501" title_number="18" title_name="Student Financial Assistance" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Eligible field of employment” means employment in the State by an organization, institution, association, society, or corporation that is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Eligible field of employment” includes employment by the State or any local government in the State, but does not include being employed as a judicial clerk in any court.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Higher education loan” means any loan for undergraduate or graduate study that is obtained for tuition, educational expenses, or living expenses from:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A college or university, government, or commercial source; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An organization, institution, association, society, or corporation that is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Mental health professional” means an individual who provides mental health services in public schools and is employed by:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>A county school system; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A local health department to provide school health services through an agreement with a county board.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Mental health professional” includes a school psychologist, resource psychologist, psychologist coordinator, social worker, social worker supervisor, school counselor, or mental health coordinator.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Program” means the Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>“School nurse” means an individual who:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Is licensed as a registered nurse in accordance with Title 8 of the Health Occupations Article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Provides health services in a public school; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Is employed by:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>A county school system; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A local health department to provide school health services through an agreement with a county board.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
