Ch. 81                                     2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

18-701.

(c) [Subject to subsection (c-1) of this section, a] 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 Office 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, 2004.

Approved April 27, 2004.

CHAPTER 81
(Senate Bill 35)

AN ACT concerning

Motor Vehicle Administration - Driver's License Renewals - Vision

Screening Test Requirements

FOR the purpose of eliminating certain vision test requirements for certain
individuals renewing a driver's license authorizing certain individuals to apply
for renewal of a driver's license electronically or by mail or other means
authorized by the Motor Vehicle Administration without taking a vision test if
the applicant has passed a vision test authorized by the Administration within a
certain time period; and generally relating to vision test requirements for
driver's license renewals.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article — Transportation

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