HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(5)  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

(6)  SATISFY WHATEVER OTHER CRITERIA THE STATE
SCHOLARSHIP BOARD AND THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION ESTABLISH.

(C) THE STATE SCHOLARSHIP BOARD MAY GIVE PREFERENCE AMONG
PERSONS WHO ARE NOT TEACHERS TO THOSE PERSONS WHO AGREE TO ENROLL
IN PROGRAM AREAS IN WHICH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS
PREDICTED A TEACHER SHORTAGE.

(D) (C) THE RECIPIENT OF A TEACHER EDUCATION TUITION
ASSISTANCE AWARD MAY RECEIVE OTHER FORMS OF NEED BASED FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE THAT THE STATE SPONSORS. THIS SUBTITLE PRECLUDES THE

RECIPIENT OF TUITION ASSISTANCE FROM RECEIVING OTHER FORMS OF

STATE SPONSORED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. AWARDS TO TEACHER
RECIPIENTS MAY NOT BE USED TO SUPPLANT RETRAINING EFFORTS BY
LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION.

(E) THE STATE SCHOLARSHIP BOARD SHALL ESTABLISH THE ANNUAL
AMOUNT OF AN AWARD AT A LEVEL APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE TUITION
AND MANDATORY FEES CHARGED BY THE INSTITUTION THAT THE RECIPIENT

IS ATTENDING, BUT IN NO CASE MAY AN AWARD EXCEED THE

UNDERGRADUATE TUITION AND MANDATORY FEES CHARGED BY THE

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AT THE COLLEGE PARK CAMPUS.

(D) 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 OF TEACHER
EDUCATION OR COURSES REQUIRED FOR TEACHER CERTIFICATION IN A
FIELD OF CRITICAL SHORTAGE OR THE SUM OF THESE COSTS FOR A
FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE RESIDENT STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK.

(E)  (1) A NONDEGREED RECIPIENT MAY RENEW AN AWARD FOR EACH
OF 3 YEARS ONE YEAR IF THE RECIPIENT:

(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.

(C) (1) RECIPIENTS WHO ARE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS MAY

RECEIVE AN AWARD FOR NO MORE THAN 4 YEARS.