498                                           LAWS OF MARYLAND                                     Ch. 109

STANDARDIZED TESTS, ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION;
OR

(II) HAVE AN UNDERGRADUATE OR GRADUATE DEGREE
IN AN AREA OF CRITICAL SHORTAGE AND BE ENROLLED IN OR SIGN A
LETTER OF INTENT TO ENROLL IN COURSES LEADING TO CERTIFICATION TO
TEACH IN AN AREA OF CRITICAL SHORTAGE AND BE SELECTED AMONG
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS BASED ON ACADEMIC
CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION; OR

(III)  PERSONS WHO ARE ALREADY TEACHERS SHALL
HAVE A NOMINATION:

1.  HAVE A NOMINATION FROM THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS OF THE SYSTEM IN WHICH THE PERSON
TEACHES OR INTENDS TO TEACH; AND

2.  FOR A TEACHER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
ENROLL AS A FULL-TIME STUDENT IN COURSES REQUIRED FOR TEACHER
CERTIFICATION IN AN ACADEMIC AREA IN WHICH THERE IS A CRITICAL
SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS; AND

3. BE SELECTED BY THE STATE SCHOLARSHIP
BOARD ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS AMONG QUALIFIED APPLICANTS BASED ON
CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION;

(3)  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
AT AN ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION AS A FULL-TIME STUDENT IN AN
UNDERGRADUATE TEACHER EDUCATION 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 A FIELD OF CRITICAL SHORTAGE; OR

(II) (III) A RECIPIENT WHO IS ALREADY A TEACHER
SHALL SIGN A LETTER OF INTENT TO ENROLL AT AN ELIGIBLE
INSTITUTION AS A FULL-TIME STUDENT IN A TEACHER CERTIFICATION
PROGRAM IN AN AREA IN WHICH THERE IS A CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF
TEACHERS;

(4)  FURNISH A SURETY BOND TO THIS STATE WITH SECURITY
SATISFACTORY TO THE STATE SCHOLARSHIP BOARD, THAT UPON COMPLETION
OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES IF NOT A TEACHER, OR COMPLETION OF
CERTIFICATION STUDIES IF ALREADY A TEACHER, THE RECIPIENT SHALL
TEACH IN THIS STATE FOR 1-YEAR 1 1/2 YEARS FOR EACH YEAR THAT THE
RECIPIENT HAS A TUITION ASSISTANCE AWARD;

(5) MAINTAIN SATISFACTORY PROGRESS AT THE ELIGIBLE
INSTITUTION; AND