Sec. 7. 20-A MRSA §12505, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1999, c. 441, §9, is repealed.

Sec. 8. 20-A MRSA §12505, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1999, c. 441, §9, is further amended to read:

3. Eligibility for postbaccalaureate certification. A loan to a student pursuing postbaccalaureate certification may be given only to a resident of the State who has shown academic achievement, who has a baccalaureate degree, who is not eligible for a loan for graduate study or continuing education pursuant to subsection 2, pursuing a course of study that will lead to certification as a teacher, to licensure as a speech pathologist or to attainment of child care provider qualifications and who has met other eligibility criteria established by rule of the authority.

Sec. 9. 20-A MRSA §12506, 2nd ¶, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 7, Pt. O, §5, is amended to read:

These loans shall must only be used to substitute or replace the family contribution or interest-accruing loans. A loan recipient may not receive student financial assistance in excess of the cost of attendance.

Sec. 10. 20-A MRSA §12507, as amended by PL 1999, c. 783, §5, is further amended to read:

§12507. Repayment and return service provisions

Each graduating high school senior or college student who receives a loan may cancel the total amount of the loan by completing one year of return services service in the public schools or private schools approved for tuition purposes in the State for each year the individual receives a loan. An individual who received that individual's first program loan after January 1, 2000 may also cancel the total amount of the loan by completing one year of return service by working in a child care facility. The return service requirement is one year