MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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(b) Any award to be made according to the
provisions of this subtitle shall be given only to an
applicant who has met the following conditions: (1) That
he shall have taken 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 learning 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] LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 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 attached 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) Each [political subdivision] LEGISLATIVE
DISTRICT of the State [shall be] IS entitled to an annual
allocation of an amount not to exceed [fifteen hundred
dollars ($1,500)] $1500 as part of its quota of
scholarship [moneys] MONEY for this program, PROVIDED

HOWEVER THAT NO LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT SHALL RECEIVE A

MINIMUM ANNUAL ALLOCATION PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION,

LESS THAN THE MINIMUM ALLOCATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1976.

In addition, each [political subdivision shall be]
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT IS entitled to an annual allocation
of an amount not to exceed [fifteen hundred dollars
($1,500)] $1500 for each delegate which that [political
subdivision] LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT is entitled to send to
the House of Delegates. [Provided, however, that no
moneys may] MONEY MAY NOT be disbursed by the State
Scholarship Board from the quota allocations except in
accordance with the other provisions of this section.

(e) From the examination papers which are graded
with a passing mark, the State Scholarship Board shall
certify each year the lists of candidates, by [political
subdivision] LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT, eligible to be
considered for an award. [Fifty percent (50%)] FIFTY
PERCENT of the allocated scholarship funds for any
[county or] legislative district shall be used for
scholarships to be awarded by the State Scholarship Board
to those qualified applicants who received the highest