Commonwealth, a private provider within this Commonwealth under
contract with a county or the Department of Human Services or a
licensed alcohol and drug addiction treatment facility. Mental
health or intellectual disability staff members or alcohol and
drug addiction counselors shall submit such documentation of
eligibility as the agency may require, including documentation
to indicate full-time employment, as full-time employment is
defined by a county office, a private provider or a licensed
alcohol or drug addiction treatment facility. The documentation
shall be presented to the agency in the form of a letter from
the applicant's employer stating that the applicant is employed
by the mental health or intellectual disability service provider
or a licensed alcohol and drug addiction treatment facility and
that the applicant performs the applicant's duties in a
satisfactory manner.
Section 10. Funding.
Loan forgiveness awards under this act may be made to the
extent that funds are appropriated by the General Assembly and
are sufficient to cover the administration of the program. In
the event that funding is insufficient to fully fund
administration and all eligible applicants, priority shall be
given to renewal applicants. Thereafter, the agency shall
utilize a random lottery system for determining which applicants
receive loan forgiveness awards.
Section 11. Responsibility of agency.
The agency shall administer programs established by this act
and shall adopt regulations, policies, procedures and forms as
are necessary and consistent with the provisions of this act.
Section 12. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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