§ 18-1501. Definitions

   (a) In general. -- In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) Eligible field of employment. --

   (1) "Eligible field of employment" means employment in the State by an organization, institution, association, society, or corporation that is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

   (2) "Eligible field of employment" includes employment by the State or any local government in the State, but does not include being employed as a judicial clerk in any court.

(c) Higher education loan. -- "Higher education loan" means any loan for undergraduate or graduate study that is obtained for tuition, educational expenses, or living expenses from:

   (1) A college or university, government, or commercial source; or

   (2) An organization, institution, association, society, or corporation that is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(d) Program. -- "Program" means the Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program.

HISTORY: 1988, ch. 246, § 2; 1989, ch. 712; 1990, ch. 601; 1996, ch. 10, § 16; 2001, chs. 391, 471; 2003, ch. 21, § 7; 2012, chs. 495, 496.