PUBLIC LAW 106-65—OCT. 5, 1999 113 STAT. 821 (4) is unable to secure employment for a period not to exceed 12 months by reason of the care required by a spouse who is disabled; (5) is seeking and unable to find full-time employment as a teacher in an elementary or secondary school or as a vocational or technical teacher for a single period not to exceed 27 months; or (6) satisfies the provisions of additional reimbursement exceptions that may be prescribed by the administering Secretary. SEC. 1705. STIPEND AND BONUS FOR PARTICIPANTS. 20 USC 9305. (a) STIPEND AUTHORIZED.— (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the administering Secretary shall pay to each participant in the Troopsto-Teachers Program a stipend in an amount equal to $5,000. (2) The total number of stipends that may be paid under paragraph (1) in any fiscal year may not exceed 3,000. (b) BONUS AUTHORIZED.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the administering Secretary may, in lieu of paying a stipend under subsection (a), pay a bonus of $10,000 to each participant in the Troops-to-Teachers Program who agrees under section 1704(e) to accept full-time employment as an elementary or secondary school teacher or vocational or technical teacher for not less than four years in a high need school. (2) The total number of bonuses that may be paid under paragraph (1) in any fiscal year may not exceed 1,000. (3) In this subsection, the term "high need school" means an elementary school or secondary school that meets one or more of the following criteria: (A) The school has a drop out rate that exceeds the national average school drop out rate. (B) The school has a large percentage of students (as determined by the Secretary of Education in consultation with the National Assessment Governing Board) who speak English as a second language. (C) The school has a large percentage of students (as so determined) who are at risk of educational failure by reason of limited proficiency in English, poverty, race, geographic location, or economic circumstances. (D) At least one-half of the students of the school are from families with an income below the poverty line (as that term is defined by the Office of Management and Budget and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)) applicable to a family of the size involved. (E) The school has a large percentage of students (as so determined) who qualify for assistance under part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.). (F) The school meets any other criteria established by the administering Secretary in consultation with the National Assessment Governing Board. (c) TREATMENT OF STIPEND AND BONUS. — Stipends and bonuses paid under this section shall be taken into account in determining the eligibility of the participant concerned for Federal student financial assistance provided under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.).
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