HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(ii) Be accepted for admission in the
regular undergraduate, GRADUATE, OR PROFESSIONAL program at
an eligible institution[,]; or 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; or

(ii) Graduated from high school at least 5
years before application for a senatorial scholarship.

18-404.

(a)  Each Senator may award $14,500 of senatorial
scholarships each year.

(b)  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 his allocation under subsection (a) of this
section.

(c) (1) A senatorial scholarship may be awarded in
$100 increments. However, an award for a single year may
not be less than $200 or more than $1,500.

(2) A recipient may not be awarded more than
$6,000 for undergraduate, GRADUATE, OR PROFESSIONAL study.

18-405.

(A) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (D)    OF THIS

SECTION, A SENATORIAL SCHOLARSHIP MAY BE USED ONLY    AT ANY

UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, OR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL    IN THIS
STATE.

[(a)] (B) A senatorial scholarship may be used:

(1)  If the curriculum is approved by the State
Board for Higher Education at a degree granting institution
of higher education or a hospital diploma school for
training registered nurses; and

(2)  For educational expenses as defined by the
State Scholarship Board, including:

(i) Tuition and mandatory fees; and

(ii) Room and board.