MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                        1347

in the academic year preceding that for which the award is to be
made, a competitive examination to be administered by the State
Scholarship Board in accordance with rules and regulations adopted
and promulgated by the Board, except that when an award is made
to a student who is already attending an institution of higher learn-
ing and who has completed one academic year at said institution in
good academic standing, the requirement for an examination is
waived, (2) that he shall have been, at the time of the examination,
a resident of the State and of the political subdivision from which
he seeks appointment, except as otherwise provided in this section,
(3) that he shall have been accepted for admission to the regular
undergraduate program of the institution at which the award is to
be used and (4) that he shall have accepted any other conditions at-
tached to the granting of the award by the law or by regulations
adopted pursuant thereto, and (5) that he shall have demonstrated,
in accordance with the rules and regulations of the State Scholarship
Board, the requisite financial need. Definite financial need shall be a
prerequisite to receiving a scholarship under the provisions of this
section. No person shall be awarded or hold a scholarship under the
provisions of this section if he holds any other scholarship awarded
under the provisions of this Article.

(c)  Allocation of scholarship funds. Each political subdivision of
the State shall be entitled to an annual allocation of an amount not
to exceed fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500) as part of its quota of
scholarship moneys for this program. In addition, each political sub-
division shall be entitled to an annual allocation of an amount not to
exceed fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500) for each Delegate which that
political subdivision is entitled to send to the House of Delegates.
Provided, however, that no moneys may be disbursed by the State
Scholarship Board from the quota allocations except in accordance
with the other provisions of this section.

(d)  Amount and number of scholarship units. Scholarship aid,
to be used to defray all or part of the cost of tuition and/or room and
board at any of the eligible institutions, is to be granted in units of
one hundred dollars ($100) for each year of the award, except that
no scholarship shall be less than two (2) units. No single award to a
recipient may exceed fifteen (15) units for each year of the four
years of undergraduate study, or a total of sixty (60) units. The
State Scholarship Board shall determine the amount of scholarship
aid to be awarded to each candidate, basing its decision upon the
demonstrated need of the candidate.

(e)  How awarded. From the examination papers which are
graded with a passing mark, the State Scholarship Board shall cer-
tify each year the lists of candidates, by political subdivision, eligible
to be considered for an award. Fifty percent (50%) of the allocated
scholarship funds for any county or legislative