WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 712

(a)  The State Scholarship Administration shall adopt
regulations to establish:

(1)  The maximum starting income for eligibility in
the Loan Assistance Repayment Program;

(2)  The maximum total income for eligibility in the
Loan Assistance Repayment Program, including any additional
sources of income;

(3)  That priority for participation in the Program
shall be given to an individual who:

(i) Graduated from an institution of higher
education in the last 3 years;

(ii) 1. Is a resident of the State; OR

2. INTENDS TO BECOME A RESIDENT OF THE
STATE WITHIN 6 MONTHS;

(iii) Is employed on a full-time basis; and

(iv) Provides, as the principal part of the
individual's employment, legal services to low income residents
in the State who cannot afford legal services, NURSING SERVICES
IN NURSING SHORTAGE AREAS IN THE STATE AS DEFINED IN § 18-805 OF
THIS ARTICLE, OR OTHER SERVICES IN AN ELIGIBLE FIELD OF
EMPLOYMENT IN WHICH THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF QUALIFIED
PRACTITIONERS TO LOW INCOME OR UNDERSERVED RESIDENTS OR AREAS OF
THE STATE;

(4)  A limit on the total amount of assistance
provided by the State Scholarship Administration in repaying the
loan of an eligible individual, based on the individual's total
income and outstanding higher education loan balance;

(5)  A procedure and schedule for the payment of the
amount of loan assistance provided by the State Scholarship
Administration to the eligible individual; [and]

(6)  An annual review of the eligibility of each
individual participating in the Program.

(b)  The State Scholarship Administration shall adopt any
other regulations necessary to implement this subtitle.

18-1604.

(A) Funds for the Loan Assistance Repayment Program shall
be provided on an annual basis in the State budget.

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