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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch. 290
1. Suffers a [service-related] SERVICE CONNECTED
disability of 25% or greater; and
2. Has exhausted or is no longer eligible for federal veterans'
educational benefits; or
(vi) Is at least 16 years old and a son or daughter of or the surviving
spouse of a victim of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
18-604.
(A) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, AN INDIVIDUAL SERVED IN THE
AFGHANISTAN OR IRAQ CONFLICT IF THE INDIVIDUAL WAS A MEMBER OF THE
UNIFORM SERVICES OF THE UNITED STATES WHO SERVED IN:
(1) AFGHANISTAN OR CONTIGUOUS AIR SPACE, AS DEFINED IN
FEDERAL REGULATIONS, ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 24, 2001, AND BEFORE A TERMINAL
DATE TO BE PRESCRIBED BY THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF DEFENSE; OR
(2) IRAQ OR CONTIGUOUS WATERS OR AIR SPACE, AS DEFINED IN
FEDERAL REGULATIONS, ON OR AFTER MARCH 19, 2003, AND BEFORE A TERMINAL
DATE TO BE PRESCRIBED BY THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.
(B) THERE IS A VETERANS OF THE AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ CONFLICTS
SCHOLARSHIP.
(C) AN INDIVIDUAL MAY APPLY TO THE OFFICE FOR A SCHOLARSHIP UNDER
THIS SECTION IF THE INDIVIDUAL:
(1) IS A RESIDENT OF MARYLAND;
(2) (I) IS ACCEPTED FOR ADMISSION OR ENROLLED IN THE REGULAR
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM AT AN ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION; OR
(II) IS ACCEPTED FOR ADMISSION OR ENROLLED IN A 2-YEAR
2 YEAR TERMINAL CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN WHICH THE COURSE WORK IS
ACCEPTABLE FOR TRANSFER CREDIT FOR AN ACCREDITED BACCALAUREATE
PROGRAM IN AN ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION; AND
(3) (I) 1. IS A VETERAN, AS DEFINED UNDER § 9-901 OF THE STATE
GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, WHO SERVED IN THE AFGHANISTAN OR IRAQ CONFLICT;
2. IS AN ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES
WHO SERVED IN THE AFGHANISTAN OR IRAQ CONFLICT; OR
3. IS A MEMBER OF A RESERVE COMPONENT OF THE ARMED
FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES OR THE MARYLAND NATIONAL GUARD WHO WAS
ACTIVATED AS A RESULT OF THE AFGHANISTAN OR IRAQ CONFLICT DESCRIBED IN
SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION; OR
(II) IS A SON, DAUGHTER, OR SPOUSE OF:
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