(a) The total amount of loan repayment assistance paid by the board under this subchapter may not exceed the total amount of money available in the fund under § 61.9837.
(b) Not more than 4,000 eligible persons may be provided loan repayment assistance under this subchapter in any school year.

(c) If in any year the amount of money available for loan repayment assistance under this subchapter is insufficient to provide loan repayment assistance to each eligible applicant or if there are more eligible applicants than the number authorized by this section, the board shall establish criteria to determine which eligible applicants will be provided repayment assistance as the board determines appropriate to further the purposes of this subchapter.
(d) Only available money in the mathematics and science teacher investment fund may be used for loan repayment assistance under this subchapter.