(a) A mental health professional may receive repayment assistance under this subchapter for not more than three years.
(b) Not more than 10 percent of the number of repayment assistance grants paid under this subchapter each year may be awarded to mental health professionals providing mental health services described by § 61.603(a)(3)(C).

Terms Used In Texas Education Code 61.604

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) Not more than 30 percent of the number of repayment assistance grants paid under this subchapter each year may be awarded to mental health professionals in any one of the professions listed in § 61.601.
(d) The board may award a grant under this subchapter to a mental health professional described by § 61.601(8) only in accordance with Subsection (e).
(e) If in a state fiscal year there are funds available for purposes of the program after funding grants to all eligible mental health professionals described by Sections 61.601(1)-(7), the board may allocate any unused funds to award repayment assistance grants to mental health professionals in any of the professions listed in § 61.601 except that priority must be given to awarding grants to mental health professionals described by Sections 61.601(1)-(7). The limitations prescribed by Subsections (b) and (c) do not apply to grants awarded under this subsection.

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