To be eligible to receive loan repayment assistance funds, an applicant must:(1) have been initially appointed as a peace officer on or after September 1, 2019;(2) submit to the Coordinating Board by the published deadline:(A) an initial application for enrollment in the program that requires:(i) documentation of the applicant's unrestricted license as a peace officer;(ii) a transcript of the applicant's postsecondary course work demonstrating at least 60 semester credit hours, or the equivalent, earned at an eligible institution before the person's initial appointment as a peace officer; and(iii) a statement of the total amount of principal, accrued interest, fees, and other charges due on unpaid eligible education loans, as defined by §23.2 of this chapter (relating to Eligible Lender and Eligible Education Loan), obtained for attendance at an eligible institution for a semester or other term that ended in the five years immediately preceding the applicant's initial appointment as a peace officer; or(B) for applicants who have received loan repayment assistance for at least one service period, a completed end-of-service period application for payment; and(3) be verified by the applicant's employer as having been employed for at least one service period, and as currently employed, as a full-time (at least forty hours per week for a minimum of forty-five weeks per year) peace officer in Texas as of the date of the application.