B.__Made a significant effort to fill that need.

6.__Underserved subject area.__"Underserved subject area" means a subject or program, which is required to be taught in a public school, for which there is a critical shortage of or need for qualified teachers as determined by the commissioner.

§12523.__Critical area school; percentage of loan repayment and

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If the commissioner determines that a school is a critical area school pursuant to section 12522, subsection 1, an eligible person hired to teach in the underserved subject area is eligible to have up to 100% of that eligible person's education loans repaid based upon the following schedule.__If the eligible person teaches in the critical area school for the amount of time specified in this section, the following amounts must be repaid by the department:

1.__First year.__At the end of the first year of teaching, 10% of the original amount of education loans is eligible for repayment by the department;

2.__Second year.__At the end of the 2nd year of teaching, 30% of the original amount of education loans is eligible for repayment by the department;

3.__Third year.__At the end of the 3rd year of teaching, 30% of the original amount of education loans is eligible for repayment by the department; and

4.__Fourth year.__At the end of the 4th year of teaching, 30% of the original amount of education loans is eligible for repayment by the department.

In no event may the amount repaid by the department exceed the original amount of education loans made to the eligible person.

§12524.__Qualifying area school; percentage of loan repayment and

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If the commissioner determines that a school is a qualifying area school pursuant to section 12522, subsection 5, an eligible person hired to teach in the underserved subject area is eligible to have up to 50% of that eligible person's education loans