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MD. Education Code Ann. §  18-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 18 - Student Financial Assistance|Subtitle 3 - Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Awards Program|Section 18-306 - Duration of Award

    (a)    Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, each recipient of a Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Award may hold the award for 4 years if the recipient:        (1)    Continues to be a resident of this State;        (2)    Continues to be a full–time student at an eligible institution and takes at least 12 semester hours of courses each semester, or its equivalent as determined by the Office;        (3)    In the judgment of the institution, is making satisfactory progress toward a degree; and        (4)    Maintains the standards of the institution.    (b)    Each recipient of a Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Award who is enrolled in an associate degree program as permitted in § 18–303(a)(1) of this subtitle may hold the award for 2 years if the same conditions of subsection (a) of this section are met.    (c)    Each recipient of a Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Award may hold the award for a 5th year if the recipient continues to satisfy the requirements under subsection (a) of this section and:        (1)    Is enrolled in an academic program that, as determined by the institution, requires 5 years to complete; or        (2)    Provides evidence, satisfactory to the Office, of extenuating financial, academic, or other circumstances that prevent the recipient from completing the academic program in 4 years.    (d)    Each recipient of a Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Award who is enrolled in an associate degree program as permitted in § 18–303(a)(1) of this subtitle may hold the award for a 3rd year if the recipient:        (1)    Continues to satisfy the requirements under subsection (a) of this section; and        (2)    Provides evidence, satisfactory to the Office, of extenuating financial, academic, or other circumstances that prevent the recipient from completing the academic program in 2 years.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  18-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 18 - Student Financial Assistance|Subtitle 3 - Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Awards Program|Section 18-307 - How Awarded

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the Office shall compile and certify lists for the entire State that rank applicants by financial need.    (b)    All funds for annual initial grants shall be awarded from the statewide list on the basis of greatest financial need.    (c)    On or before May 1 of each year, the Office shall send each Senator and each Delegate a list of individuals in each legislative district to whom Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Awards are awarded.    (d)    (1)    (i)    If State funds are available for this purpose, institutions of higher education in the State may provide Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Awards to students who otherwise meet the requirements for receiving a Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Award but who apply after the March 1 deadline or have other extenuating circumstances.            (ii)    Each year the Commission shall transfer at least $2 million of the funds available under § 18–107(b) of this title for the purposes of this subsection.        (2)    The Commission shall:            (i)    Establish guidelines for the awarding of Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Awards by the institutions of higher education to the students; and            (ii)    Adopt regulations necessary for the implementation of this subsection.        (3)    (i)    The Commission shall allocate available funds to institutions of higher education based on the proportion of State residents enrolled at each institution who receive federal Pell Grants.            (ii)    An institution of higher education that receives funds under this paragraph shall provide the Commission with an annual audit describing the disposition of the funds.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  18-308 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 18 - Student Financial Assistance|Subtitle 3 - Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Awards Program|Section 18-308 - Reciprocal Scholarship Agreements With Other States

    (a)    In this section, “school” means an institution that meets the requirements of § 18–305(a)(1) of this subtitle.    (b)    The Office may enter into reciprocal scholarship agreements with other states. However, the Office shall give priority to entering into reciprocal agreements with contiguous and nearby states.    (c)    If scholarships are awarded to students for use in schools in other states, the total value of all of these awards may not be more than 10 percent of the total funds budgeted for the Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Award Program.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  18-309 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 18 - Student Financial Assistance|Subtitle 3 - Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Awards Program|Section 18-309 - Payment of Award; Schedule of Reductions; Retention of Unused Grants

    (a)    For any fiscal year, if the funds appropriated for the Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Award Program are insufficient to satisfy fully all awards as calculated under § 18–304 of this subtitle, the amount paid to each recipient of a Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Award shall be a percentage of that award, as determined in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commission that establish a schedule of reductions for this purpose.    (b)    (1)    Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Award grants calculated under § 18–304 of this subtitle that are not used by the recipients shall be retained by the Commission for use in the Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Award Program for the next fiscal year.        (2)    All funds retained in the Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Award Program as provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be used to award scholarships to students during subsequent fiscal years as provided by this title and may not be used for administrative expenses.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  18-310 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 18 - Student Financial Assistance|Subtitle 3 - Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Awards Program|Section 18-310 - Educational Excellence Fund

    (a)    Funds for the Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Award Program shall be as provided in the annual budget of the Commission by the Governor.    (b)    (1)    In this section, “Fund” means the Educational Excellence Fund.        (2)    There is an Educational Excellence Fund in the Commission.        (3)    The Commission shall administer the Fund.        (4)    The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.        (5)    The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.        (6)    The Commission:            (i)    May accept any gift or grant from any person or corporation for the Fund;            (ii)    Shall use any gift or grant that it receives to support an early intervention program to identify students eligible for the Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Award Program and prepare them for college; and            (iii)    Shall deposit any gift or grant that it receives for the Fund with the State Treasurer for use only in the early intervention program.        (7)    (i)    At the end of the fiscal year, the Commission shall prepare an annual report on the Fund that includes an accounting of all financial receipts and expenditures to and from the Fund.            (ii)    The Commission shall submit a copy of the report to the General Assembly as provided under § 2–1257 of the State Government Article.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  18-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 18 - Student Financial Assistance|Subtitle 4 - Senatorial Scholarships|Section 18-401 - Established

    There is a program of senatorial scholarships in this State that are awarded under this subtitle.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  18-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 18 - Student Financial Assistance|Subtitle 4 - Senatorial Scholarships|Section 18-402 - Qualifications of Recipient

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, each applicant for a senatorial scholarship shall:            (i)    Take a competitive examination administered by the Office; and            (ii)    1.    Be accepted for admission in the regular undergraduate, graduate, or professional program at an eligible institution; or                2.    Be enrolled in a 2–year terminal certificate program in which the course work is acceptable for transfer credit for an accredited baccalaureate program in an eligible institution.        (2)    An applicant is exempt from the examination if the applicant:            (i)    Is attending an eligible institution and has completed at least 1 year in good academic standing at the institution;            (ii)    Graduated from high school at least 5 years before application for a senatorial scholarship;            (iii)    Is accepted for admission to a private career institution, if the institution’s curriculum is approved by the Commission, and the institution is accredited by a national accrediting association approved by the United States Department of Education; or            (iv)    Is planning to attend or is attending a Maryland community college.        (3)    An applicant is exempt from the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection if the applicant is or was enrolled in a certificate or license program, course, or sequence of courses at a community college that leads to certification or licensure.    (b)    Each applicant shall:        (1)    Be eligible for in–State tuition under this article; and        (2)    At the time of the applicant’s initial application, be domiciled in the legislative district from which the applicant seeks an award.    (c)    (1)    Each applicant shall demonstrate to the Office a definite financial need, and each Senator shall consider the financial need of each applicant.        (2)    Each Senator is the final judge of the financial need of each applicant to whom the Senator awards a scholarship, and the Office may not negate the Senator’s judgment or impose requirements of time or procedure.    (d)    Each applicant shall accept any other conditions attached to the award.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  18-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 18 - Student Financial Assistance|Subtitle 4 - Senatorial Scholarships|Section 18-403 - Allocation of Scholarships in Multicounty Districts

    If a Senator serves from a legislative district composed of more than one county, the number of scholarship units shall be divided as equally as possible among qualified applicants from each county in the legislative district.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  18-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 18 - Student Financial Assistance|Subtitle 4 - Senatorial Scholarships|Section 18-404 - Amount of Award

    (a)    (1)    Until June 30, 2019, each Senator may award $34,500 of senatorial scholarships each year.        (2)    Beginning July 1, 2019, each Senator may award senatorial scholarships each fiscal year in an amount that may not exceed the total of:            (i)    The amount authorized to be awarded the previous year; and            (ii)    The amount of the increase over the previous year in the tuition and mandatory fees of an undergraduate program at the 4–year public institution of higher education within the University System of Maryland, other than the University of Maryland Global Campus and University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus, with the highest annual expenses for a full–time resident undergraduate.    (b)    (1)    The annual allocation under subsection (a) of this section applies to initial–year awards. After 4 years of operation, the annual allocation to each Senator for initial–year and continuing awards may not exceed four times the amount of the Senator’s allocation under subsection (a) of this section.        (2)    If a recipient moves to the legislative district of another Senator, the allocation to the recipient shall continue to be drawn on the account of the Senator who originally awarded the scholarship.    (c)    (1)    A senatorial scholarship may be awarded in $100 increments.        (2)    An award for a single year may not be less than $400 or more than the equivalent annual tuition and mandatory fees of an undergraduate program at the 4–year public institution of higher education within the University System of Maryland, other than the University of Maryland Global Campus and University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus, with the highest annual expenses for a full–time resident undergraduate.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  18-405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 18 - Student Financial Assistance|Subtitle 4 - Senatorial Scholarships|Section 18-405 - Use of Award

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a senatorial scholarship may be used only at any community college or undergraduate, graduate, or professional school in the State.    (b)    A senatorial scholarship may be used:        (1)    If the curriculum is approved by the Commission, at a degree granting institution of higher education, a hospital diploma school for training registered nurses, or to attend a private postsecondary proprietary institution that is accredited by a national accrediting association approved by the United States Department of Education as a full-time student; and        (2)    For educational expenses as defined by the Office, including:            (i)    Tuition and mandatory fees; and            (ii)    Room and board.    (c)    If on-campus housing is available, a senatorial scholarship may not be used to pay for off-campus housing.    (d)    Each Senator may award not more than 10 percent of the funds available under this subtitle to applicants planning to attend accredited undergraduate, graduate, or professional institutions outside the State, provided the applicant:        (1)    Will be studying in an academic area that is not available in the State;        (2)    Is a hearing impaired person who will be studying at an institution outside the State that makes special provisions for hearing impaired students, and comparable special provisions are not available to the applicant at an institution in the State; or        (3)    Is an individual who is on active duty with the United States military who is domiciled in this State.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  18-406 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 18 - Student Financial Assistance|Subtitle 4 - Senatorial Scholarships|Section 18-406 - Duration of Award

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, each recipient of a senatorial scholarship may hold the scholarship for 4 undergraduate academic years, subject to § 18–406.1 of this subtitle, and 4 graduate academic years if the recipient:        (1)    Is a full–time student;        (2)    Continues to be eligible for in–State tuition under this article; and        (3)    Continues to be a student at the institution and takes at least 12 semester hours of courses as an undergraduate or 9 semester hours of courses as a graduate student each semester leading to a degree.    (b)    A recipient of an undergraduate or graduate senatorial scholarship may hold the scholarship, appropriately prorated, for 8 academic years if the recipient:        (1)    Is a part–time student;        (2)    Continues to be eligible for in–State tuition under this article; and        (3)    Continues to be a student at the institution and takes at least 6 semester hours of courses each semester leading to a degree.    (c)    Any recipient of a senatorial scholarship may use up to one–half of the yearly award for summer school.    (d)    A recipient of a senatorial scholarship who is enrolled in a terminal certificate program as provided in § 18–402(a)(1) of this subtitle may hold the scholarship for 2 years if the recipient is a full–time student and otherwise meets the conditions of subsection (a) of this section, or may hold the scholarship for 4 years if the recipient is a part–time student and otherwise meets the conditions of subsection (b) of this section.    (e)    A recipient of a senatorial scholarship who is currently enrolled, or was enrolled within the last 2 years, in a certificate or license program, course, or sequence of courses at a community college that leads to certification or licensure, as provided in § 18–402(a)(3) of this subtitle, may use the scholarship to reimburse educational expenses as defined by the Office under § 18–405(b)(2) of this subtitle.    (f)    Each recipient of a senatorial scholarship who is enrolled in a private postsecondary proprietary institution that is accredited by a national accrediting association approved by the United States Department of Education:        (1)    May hold the scholarship for the completion of one program if the student otherwise meets the conditions of subsection (a)(1) and (2) of this section; and        (2)    Shall complete the program within the length of time prescribed by the institution for the completion of the program.    (g)    A recipient of a senatorial scholarship who is an individual who is on active duty with the United States military and otherwise meets the conditions of subsection (a) or (b) of this section may be domiciled in this State rather than eligible for in–State tuition under this article.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  18-406.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 18 - Student Financial Assistance|Subtitle 4 - Senatorial Scholarships|Section 18-406.1 - Requirements for Extension

    A recipient may hold a scholarship for a fifth undergraduate academic year or for a semester subsequent to the end of a fourth undergraduate academic year if the recipient:        (1)    Requests a scholarship from the Senator for a fifth undergraduate academic year or for a semester subsequent to the end of a fourth undergraduate academic year;        (2)    Is a full–time student;        (3)    Continues to be eligible for in–State tuition under this article;        (4)    Continues to be a student at the institution and takes courses leading to a degree; and        (5)    Has exhausted the funds available under § 18–406(a) of this subtitle.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  18-407 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 18 - Student Financial Assistance|Subtitle 4 - Senatorial Scholarships|Section 18-407 - How Awarded

    (a)    Each Senator shall award all of the Senator’s senatorial scholarships on or before September 1 of each year.    (b)    If any Senator fails to award all of the Senator’s scholarships on or before September 1 of each year, the Commission shall make the remaining awards to applicants from the Senator’s legislative district who:        (1)    Scored highest on the competitive examination; or        (2)    Are attending an eligible institution and have completed at least 1 year in good academic standing.    (c)    The Office shall:        (1)    Notify each Senator of the applicants to whom it awards the Senator’s scholarships; and        (2)    Announce publicly the names of all recipients.    (d)    To the extent a scholarship awarded under § 18–404 of this subtitle is not used by a student, money appropriated to the Commission for that award not used by the end of the fiscal year shall be retained by the Commission for use by the awarding Senator in the Senatorial Scholarship Program during subsequent fiscal years.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  18-408 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 18 - Student Financial Assistance|Subtitle 4 - Senatorial Scholarships|Section 18-408 - Appointment Outside District

    (a)    If there is no qualified applicant in a legislative district, a qualified applicant who resides in another legislative district may be appointed to receive the senatorial scholarship.    (b)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a senatorial scholarship awarded under this section is for 1 year.        (2)    A student who receives an appointment under this section is eligible to receive a subsequent appointment for not longer than 4 years.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  18-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 18 - Student Financial Assistance|Subtitle 5 - Delegate Scholarships|Section 18-501 - Established; Use of Award

    (a)    There is a program of Delegate Scholarships in this State that are awarded under this subtitle.    (b)    A scholarship awarded under this subtitle may be used at:        (1)    An eligible institution for a program of undergraduate, graduate, or professional studies;        (2)    An accredited undergraduate, graduate, or professional institution outside the State, if the applicant:            (i)    Will be studying in an academic area that is not available in this State;            (ii)    Is disabled and will be studying at an institution outside the State that makes special provisions for disabled students that are not available to the applicant at an institution in the State; or            (iii)    Is an individual who is on active duty with the United States military who is domiciled in this State; and        (3)    A private career school within the State that is approved by the Maryland Higher Education Commission under § 11–202 of this article and that is accredited by a national accrediting association that is approved by the United States Department of Education.    (c)    Money appropriated to the Commission for scholarships awarded under this section that is not used by the end of the fiscal year shall be retained by the Commission for use by the awarding Delegate in the Delegate Scholarship Program during subsequent fiscal years.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  18-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 18 - Student Financial Assistance|Subtitle 5 - Delegate Scholarships|Section 18-502 - Qualifications of Recipient

    (a)    Each member of the House of Delegates may select the recipients of the scholarships on any basis that the Delegate considers appropriate.    (b)    A member of the House of Delegates may select any individual who is eligible for in–State tuition under this article as a recipient of the scholarship.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  18-503 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 18 - Student Financial Assistance|Subtitle 5 - Delegate Scholarships|Section 18-503 - Number and Amount of Awards

    (a)    During each term in office, each Delegate may award the equivalent of four 4–year full–time scholarships, which may be awarded for either 1–, 2–, 3–, or 4–year periods.    (b)    (1)    Each scholarship pays the tuition and mandatory fees at any eligible institution.        (2)    The annual amount of a scholarship at a public or private institution or any graduate or professional program may not exceed the equivalent annual tuition and mandatory fees of an undergraduate program at the 4–year public institution of higher education within the University System of Maryland, other than the University of Maryland Global Campus and University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus, with the highest annual expenses for a full–time resident undergraduate.