PENNSYLVANIA, March 11 - the agency that requires the eligible individual, upon

successful completion of a police academy program and receipt of

certification from the commission, to serve in law enforcement

in this Commonwealth for a period of not less than seven

consecutive years.

(b) Terms of contract.--The contract entered into with the

agency under subsection (a) shall be considered a contract with

the Commonwealth and shall include the following terms:

(1) The stipend recipient shall enroll in, attend and

successfully complete a police academy program.

(2) Within six months after successful completion of the

police academy program and receipt of certification from the

commission, the stipend recipient shall serve in law

enforcement on a full-time basis in this Commonwealth for a

period of not less than seven consecutive years.

(3) The stipend recipient shall permit the agency to

determine compliance with the work requirement for officers

and all other terms of the contract.

(4) Upon the stipend recipient's death or total or

permanent disability, the agency shall nullify the service

obligation of the stipend recipient.

(5) If the stipend recipient is convicted of, or pleads

guilty or no contest to, a disqualifying criminal offense or

the commission revokes the stipend recipient's certification

under 37 Pa. Code § 203.14 (relating to revocation of

certification), the agency may terminate the stipend

recipient's service in the program and demand repayment of

the total amount of the stipend payments as of the date of

the conviction, guilty plea, no contest plea or revocation.

(6) If a stipend recipient fails to begin or complete

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