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Ch. 315
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2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(b) Each recipient of an Educational Excellence Award who is enrolled in an
associate degree program as permitted in § 18-303(b)(1) of this subtitle may hold the
award for 3 years if the same conditions of subsection (a) of this section are met.
(c) Each recipient of an Educational Excellence Award may hold the award for
a 5th year if the recipient:
(1) Is enrolled in an academic program that, as determined by the
institution, requires 5 years to complete; or
(2) Provides evidence, satisfactory to the [State Scholarship
Administration] OFFICE, of extenuating financial, academic, or other circumstances
that prevent the recipient from completing the academic program in 4 years.
(d) In addition to the requirements for renewal of an Educational Excellence
Award under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, a recipient of a Guaranteed
Access Grant shall hold the grant for not more than 5 consecutive years or, failing to
do so, provide evidence satisfactory to the [State Scholarship Administration]
OFFICE of extenuating circumstances.
18-307.
(a) [The Administration] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS
SECTION, THE OFFICE shall compile and certify lists for the entire State that rank
applicants by financial need.
(b) All funds for annual initial grants shall be awarded from the statewide list
on the basis of greatest financial need.
(c) On or before May 1 of each year, the Administration shall send each
Senator and each Delegate a list of individuals in each legislative district to whom
Educational Excellence Awards are awarded.
(D) (1) IF STATE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS PURPOSE, INSTITUTIONS
OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE STATE MAY PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE
AWARDS TO STUDENTS WHO OTHERWISE MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR RECEIVING
AN EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD BUT WHO APPLY AFTER THE MARCH 1
DEADLINE OR HAVE OTHER EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES.
(2) THE COMMISSION SHALL:
(I) ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR THE AWARDING OF
EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS BY THE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
TO THE STUDENTS; AND
(II) ADOPT REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THIS SUBSECTION.
(3) (I) THE COMMISSION SHALL ALLOCATE AVAILABLE FUNDS TO
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION BASED ON THE PROPORTION OF STATE
RESIDENTS ENROLLED AT EACH INSTITUTION WHO RECEIVE FEDERAL PELL
GRANTS.
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