Ch. 413                                    2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

CHAPTER 413
(House Bill 1307)

AN ACT concerning

Higher Education - William Donald Schaefer Scholarship Program

FOR the purpose of establishing the William Donald Schaefer Scholarship Program;
establishing the William Donald Schaefer Scholarship Advisory Council within
the Maryland Higher Education Commission; authorizing the Commission to
make scholarship awards, not to exceed a certain amount per recipient, which
may be used at certain institutions of higher education for certain purposes;
requiring a scholarship recipient to meet certain eligibility criteria to obtain and
retain an award; requiring a recipient to sign an agreement that upon
graduation the recipient will commence employment in public service within a
certain period or else repay the State the amount of the scholarship award;
specifying that funds for the Program shall be as provided by the Governor in
the annual budget, subject to a certain maximum amount for certain fiscal
years; establishing a certain scholarship Fund to receive money and other
property; and generally relating to the establishment of the William Donald
Schaefer Scholarship Program for students studying to enter public service.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Education
Section 11-106
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2001 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Education

Section 18-2701 through 18 3708 18-2707, inclusive, to be under the new
subtitle "Subtitle 27. William Donald Schaefer Scholarship Program"

Annotated Code of Maryland

(2001 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)

Preamble

WHEREAS, William Donald Schaefer, a lifelong Maryland resident, has held
elective public office in State and local government in Maryland for 45 years, having
served for 12 years as a member of the Baltimore City Council from 1955 to 1967, for
4 years as President of the Baltimore City Council from 1967 to 1971, for 15 years as
Mayor of the City of Baltimore from 1971 to 1986, for 8 years as Governor from 1987
to 1995 and, after a brief hiatus, most recently, for the past 5 years as State
Comptroller since 1999; and

WHEREAS, In addition to his service as an elected official, Mr. Schaefer has
endeavored to share his passion for public service with individuals who aspire to take

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