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Ch. 434 2005 LAWS OF MARYLAND
APPLICANTS ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS BASED ON ACADEMIC CRITERIA
ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION THAT EXCLUDE
CONSIDERATION OF THE APPLICANT'S GRADE POINT AVERAGE; OR
[(iii)] (TV) Persons who are already teachers shall:
1. Be nominated by the superintendent of schools of the
system in which the person teaches, or intends to teach; [and]
2. Enroll as a student in courses required for teacher
certification in an academic area in which there is a critical or geographic shortage of
teachers; and
3. Be selected by the Office on a competitive basis among
qualified applicants based on criteria established by the State Board of Education;
(2) Sign a letter of intent as follows:
(i) A nondegreed recipient who is not already a teacher shall be
enrolled in or sign a letter of intent to enroll in an eligible institution as a student in
an undergraduate program necessary for teacher education; [or]
(ii) A degreed recipient shall enroll in or sign a letter of intent to
enroll in courses leading to certification to teach in an area of critical or geographic
shortage; or
(iii) A recipient who is already a teacher shall sign a letter of intent
to enroll in an eligible institution as a student in a teacher certification program in an
area in which there is a critical or geographic shortage of teachers;
(3) Perform the service obligation upon completion of required studies;
(4) Maintain a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and
advance in academic standing at least 1 year in each year in which an award is
renewed; and
(5) Satisfy whatever other criteria the Office and the State Board of
Education establish.
(d) Grants to teacher recipients may not be used to supplant retraining efforts
by local boards of education.
(e) (1) For a full-time student, the annual amount of tuition assistance shall
be equal to the cost of tuition, mandatory fees, and room and board, not to exceed the
lesser of costs incurred for the program required for teacher certification in an area of
critical or geographic shortage or the sum of these costs for a full-time undergraduate
in-State resident student at the 4-year public institution of higher education within
the University System of Maryland, other than the University of Maryland
University College and University of Maryland, Baltimore, with the highest annual
expenses for a full-time resident undergraduate.
(2) For a part-time student, the amount of an award may not exceed the
applicable cost of tuition and mandatory fees for a comparable undergraduate
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