WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch.. 697

(II) UPON COMPLETION OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES,
OR COMPLETION OF CERTIFICATION STUDIES, PERFORM THE SERVICE
OBLIGATION; AND

(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 (5) SATISFY ANY ADDITIONAL CRITERIA THE
STATE SCHOLARSHIP BOARD AND STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MAY
ESTABLISH.

(C)  A RECIPIENT OF TUITION ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS SUBTITLE
SHALL NOT RECEIVE OTHER FORMS OF STATE SPONSORED FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE.

(D)  THE ANNUAL AMOUNT OF TUITION ASSISTANCE IN PHYSICAL AND
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY UNDER THIS SUBTITLE SHALL NOT EXCEED $2,000.

(E)  A RECIPIENT OF TUITION ASSISTANCE MAY RENEW AN AWARD
FOR 1 YEAR IF THE RECIPIENT:

(1)  REMAINS A FULL TIME STUDENT IN PHYSICAL AND
ENROLLED IN A FULL-TIME PROGRAM IN PHYSICAL OR OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPY; AND

(2)  MAINTAINS A GRADE-POINT AVERAGE OF AT LEAST 3.0
ON A 4.0 SCALE SATISFIES ANY ADDITIONAL CRITERIA THE STATE
SCHOLARSHIP BOARD MAY ESTABLISH.

(F)  FUNDS FOR THE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM:

(1)  SHALL BE PROVIDED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE
STATE SCHOLARSHIP BOARD BY THE GOVERNOR;

(2)  MAY NOT BE USED TO SUPPLANT FUNDS OF ANY OTHER
PROGRAM; AND

(3)  MAY NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT NECESSARY TO AWARD 40
PERSONS A YEAR.

(G) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBTITLE, UNDERGRADUATE OR

GRADUATE CREDITS EARNED AT ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION OUT OF STATE MAY
BE CONSIDERED FOR CERTIFICATION IN PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPY.

18-1604.

(A) THE RECIPIENT SHALL REPAY THE STATE SCHOLARSHIP BOARD
THE FUNDS EXPENDED PLUS SIMPLE INTEREST THAT IS EQUAL TO THE
PRIME RATE PLUS 2 PERCENT CALCULATED FROM THE DATE OF THE 1ST
PAYMENT OF THE TUITION ASSISTANCE AWARD UNDER THIS SUBTITLE FOR
ANY PORTION OF THE AWARD NOT FORGIVEN IF THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT:

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