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Ch. 303
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2007 Laws of Maryland
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(b) There is a program of Workforce Shortage Student Assistance grants
under this section for students who pledge to work in fields of critical shortage in the
State on completion of their studies.
(c) The purpose of the program is to:
(1) Provide financial assistance to students enrolled at institutions of
higher education in the State; and
(2) Address the workforce shortage needs of the State.
(e) (5) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph,
the following workforce shortage fields shall be included in the grant program:
1. School teachers (the grant to be known as the Sharon
Christa McAuliffe Memorial Teacher Scholarship);
2. Nurses;
3. Child care providers;
4. Developmental disabilities, mental health, child
welfare, and juvenile justice providers (THE GRANT TO BE KNOWN AS THE IDA G.
AND L. LEONARD RUBEN SCHOLARSHIPS);
5. Physical and occupational therapists and assistants;
and
6. Public servants (the grant to be known as the William
Donald Schaefer Scholarship).
(ii) The Commission may remove a shortage field specified in
subparagraph (i) of this paragraph if in the Commission's judgment the field no longer
qualifies as a workforce shortage field.
(7) EACH YEAR, ONE GRANT GRANTS AWARDED FOR
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, MENTAL HEALTH, CHILD WELFARE, AND
JUVENILE JUSTICE PROVIDERS UNDER PARAGRAPH (5)(I)4 OF THIS
SUBSECTION SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE IDA G. AND L. LEONARD RUBEN
SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 2007.
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Approved by the Governor, May 8, 2007.
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