applicants, priority shall be given to renewal applicants.
Thereafter, PHEAA shall utilize a random lottery system for
determining which applicants receive loan forgiveness awards.
Section 7. Tax applicability.
Loan forgiveness repayments shall not be considered taxable
income for purposes of Article III of the act of March 4, 1971
(P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971.
Section 8. Annual report.
(a) Development of report.--PHEAA shall publish a report by
October 1, 2018, and every year thereafter for the immediately
preceding fiscal year. The report shall provide information
regarding the operation of the program, including:
(1) The number and amount of child welfare worker loan
forgiveness grants issued and renewed for qualified
applicants.
(2) The number and type of enforcement actions taken by
the agency.
(b) Submission.--The annual report shall be submitted to the
Governor, the chairperson and minority chairperson of the
Appropriations Committee of the Senate, the chairperson and
minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the
House of Representatives, the chairperson and minority
chairperson of the Education Committee of the Senate, the
chairperson and minority chairperson of the Education Committee
of the House of Representatives, the chairperson and minority
chairperson of the Public Health and Welfare Committee of the
Senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Human
Services Committee of the House of Representatives.
Section 9. Responsibility of PHEAA.
PHEAA shall administer the program and shall adopt such
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