(a) There is created the education loan program to provide loans to individuals who are students to assist in paying the costs of postsecondary education. The provisions of this section, AS 14.43.100 - 14.43.160, 14.43.910, 14.43.920, and 14.43.990 apply to the loans.
(b) Upon approval by the commission of an education loan, the corporation shall finance a loan disbursement, subject to any limit that the corporation sets on the total amount of loans that the corporation will finance in a school year. A loan financed under this section becomes an asset of the corporation.
(c) Repayments of principal and interest on a loan are paid into the education loan fund established in AS 14.42.210. If money made available by the corporation is inadequate to fully finance eligible loan applications, additional financing from the general fund may be requested and appropriated for that year.