WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                           Ch. 38

BY adding to

Article - Education
Section 18-701(c-1)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1992 Replacement Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Education

18-701.

(a) There is a program of Economic Development Student Assistance Grants
awarded under this subtitle for students who pledge to work in fields of geographic or
critical shortage in this State upon completion of their studies.

(c) A SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (C-1) OF THIS SECTION, A recipient of an
Economic Development Student Assistance Grant under this subtitle shall:

(1)     Be a resident of the State;

(2)     Be selected by the Administration from qualified applicants based on
standards established and approved by the Commission;

(3)     Sign a letter of intent to enroll at an eligible institution in the State in an
eligible program as specified for each field in which there is a geographic or critical
shortage in this State as provided in this subtitle;

(4)     Furnish a [guaranteed] promissory note to the Commission or its
designee [with security] satisfactory to the Commission;

(5)     After completion of studies in an eligible program, perform the service
obligation as specified for each field in which there is a geographic or critical shortage as
provided in this subtitle; and

(6)     Satisfy any additional criteria the Commission may establish.

(C-1) THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (C)(4) OF THIS SECTION MAY BE WAIVED
BY THE COMMISSION WHEN A RECIPIENT IS UNDERGOING EXTRAORDINARY
CIRCUMSTANCES AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1993.

Approved April 13, 1993.

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