§ 620.5 Discharge of agreement to serve or repay.

(a) Discharge conditions. The Director may provide for the partial or total waiver or suspension of any service or repayment obligation by a scholarship recipient under the SFS program, including but not limited to the following circumstances:

(1) Death. If a scholarship recipient dies, the Director discharges the obligation to complete the agreement to serve or repay based on a certified copy of the death certificate or verification of the scholarship recipient's death through an authoritative Federal or state electronic database approved for use by the Director.

(2) Total and permanent disability. A scholarship recipient's agreement to serve or repay is discharged if the scholarship recipient becomes totally and permanently disabled. This is the condition of an individual who: