Ch. 418

2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(ii) A law enforcement officer;

(iii) A correctional officer; or

(iv) A member of the Maryland National Guard who was a resident
of this State at the time of death.

(5) "Victim of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks" means a
Maryland resident who was killed as a result of the attacks on the World Trade
Center in New York City, the attack on the Pentagon in Virginia, or the crash of
United Airlines Flight 93 in Pennsylvania.

(b)     There is a program of scholarships that are awarded under this section.

(c)      The Program is the Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program.

(d)     A person may apply to the Office for a scholarship under this section if the
person:

(1)     (I) Is EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION,
IS a resident of Maryland;

(II) IS A STUDENT AT A MARYLAND HIGH SCHOOL AT THE TIME OF
APPLICATION; OR

(III) GRADUATED FROM A MARYLAND HIGH SCHOOL WITHIN 3
MONTHS OF APPLICATION;

(2)     (i) Is accepted for admission or enrolled in the regular
undergraduate, graduate or professional program at an eligible institution; or

(ii) Is enrolled in a 2-year terminal certificate program in which
the course work is acceptable for transfer credit for an accredited baccalaureate
program in an eligible institution; and

(3)     (i) Is at least 16 years old and a son or daughter of a member of the
armed forces who was a resident of this State at the time the parent:

1.       Died or was totally and permanently disabled as a result
of military service after December 7, 1941; or

2.       Was declared to be a prisoner of war or missing in action,
if that occurred on or after January 1, 1960 as a result of the Vietnam conflict, and if
the child was born prior to or while the parent was a prisoner of war or missing in
action;

(ii) Was a prisoner of war on or after January 1, 1960 as a result of
the Vietnam conflict and was a resident of this State at the time the person was
declared to be a prisoner of war or missing in action;

(iii) 1. Is at least 16 years old and a son or daughter of any State
or local public safety employee killed in the line of duty; or

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