OAR 575-001-0030: Licensing, Suspension, and Renewal Requirements

(1) A State of Oregon licensing board, agency, or commission that is authorized by statute shall refuse to renew or may suspend a certificate, license, or registration of a person, or place the person on probation, if the person is in default in repayment of any student loan guaranteed or insured by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission and is not paying in a satisfactory manner as defined by federal regulation. (2) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall identify which entities it is feasible to enter into an agreement with, to design and implement a process for conducting database matches and notification procedures. (3) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall notify the defaulted loan borrower in writing that failure to pay satisfactorily may result in a refusal to issue or renew, a suspension or a placement on probation on any license, certificate or registration. The notice shall provide the defaulted student loan borrower with an administrative process to challenge the default status of any loan and an opportunity to object to the collection of the debt according to 34 CFR 30.20 to 30.33 and 34 CFR 682.410. (4) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall inform defaulted borrowers and participating boards, agencies and commissions as outlined in ORS 348.397 - 348.399.