HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                           467

(I) REMAINS A FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE IN AN
AREA OF CRITICAL SHORTAGE; AND

(II)   MAINTAINS A GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF AT
LEAST 3.0 ON A 4.0 SCALE AND ADVANCES IN ACADEMIC STANDING AT
LEAST 1 YEAR FOR EACH YEAR FOR WHICH AN AWARD IS RENEWED.

(2) A DEGREED RECIPIENT AND A TEACHER RECIPIENT MAY
RENEW AN AWARD FOR 1 YEAR IF THAT RECIPIENT MAINTAINS A GRADE
POINT AVERAGE OF AT LEAST 3.0 ON A 4.0 SCALE.

(F) FUNDS FOR THE TEACHER EDUCATION TUITION ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM SHALL BE AS PROVIDED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE STATE
SCHOLARSHIP BOARD BY THE GOVERNOR.

18-1404.

(A) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY
THE STATE SCHOLARSHIP BOARD UNDER § 18-1403 OF THIS SUBTITLE, IF
AN AWARD RECIPIENT DOES NOT FULFILL THE TEACHING OBLIGATION UNDER

THIS SUBTITLE THEN THE RECIPIENT SHALL REPAY THE STATE

SCHOLARSHIP BOARD THE AMOUNTS AWARDED ON A PRO-RATA BASIS FOR THE
TIME NOT TAUGHT. THE AMOUNTS SHALL BE FORGIVEN AT THE RATE OF 12
1/2 PERCENT ON A PRO RATA BASIS FOR EACH YEAR WHICH THE RECIPIENT
TEACHES IN AN AREA OF CRITICAL SHORTAGE IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL.

(B) THE RECIPIENT SHALL REPAY TO THE STATE SCHOLARSHIP
BOARD ANY AMOUNTS NOT FORGIVEN IF THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT:

(1) COMPLETE THE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM; AND

(1) COMPLETE UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES IN A PROGRAM THAT
WOULD QUALIFY THE RECIPIENT TO TEACH IN AN AREA OF CRITICAL
SHORTAGE; AND

(2) TEACH IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN AN AREA OF CRITICAL
SHORTAGE IN THE STATE FOR A PERIOD OF 2 1.5 YEARS FOR EACH YEAR
THAT THE SCHOLARSHIP WAS AWARDED.

(C) REPAYMENT SHALL BEGIN WHEN THE RECIPIENT IS NO LONGER:

(1) A FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE OR GRADUATE STUDENT IN
A PROGRAM OF TEACHER EDUCATION THAT WOULD QUALIFY THE RECIPIENT
TO TEACH IN AN AREA OF CRITICAL SHORTAGE;

(2) PURSUING CERTIFICATION AS A TEACHER IN AN AREA OF
CRITICAL SHORTAGE; OR

(3) EMPLOYED AS A TEACHER IN AN AREA OF CRITICAL
SHORTAGE IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN THE STATE.

(D) REPAYMENT SHALL BE MADE TO THE STATE WITHIN 10 YEARS
AFTER THE REPAYMENT PERIOD BEGINS AND FOLLOW A REPAYMENT SCHEDULE
ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE SCHOLARSHIP BOARD.