WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 246

at an eligible institution as a full-time 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 a field of critical shortage; or

(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] ADMINISTRATION
COMMISSION ADMINISTRATION, 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 1/2 years for each year that the recipient has a tuition
assistance award;

(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 ADMINISTRATION and the State Board of Education
establish.

(c)  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.

(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 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 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.

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