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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="18-3903" title_number="18" title_name="Student Financial Assistance" subtitle_number="39" subtitle_name="Pilot Program for Human Services Careers Scholarship">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Each year the Office shall work with the Department of Human Services to award Scholarships to students to be used at an eligible institution.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Office and the Department of Human Services shall publicize the availability of the Scholarship, including providing information on the Scholarship to every employee in a targeted position.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Department of Human Services shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Identify and select eligible applicants; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Determine the amount of Scholarship awards.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Department of Human Services shall prioritize selecting applicants for a Scholarship who participated in the Pilot Program for Human Services Careers established under § 2–303 of the Human Services Article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Office shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Award Scholarships to applicants selected by the Department of Human Services in the amounts determined by the Department of Human Services; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Provide oversight related to the service obligation of the Scholarship.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A Scholarship recipient shall repay the Office the funds received under this subtitle as set forth in § 18–112 of this title if the recipient does not:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Satisfy the degree requirements of the eligible course of study or program or fulfill other requirements as provided in this subtitle; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Perform the service obligation after graduation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The amount to be repaid for failure to perform the service obligation shall be:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Equal to the total amount of funds received; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>As determined by the Commission.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Scholarship is nonrefundable.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The amount of the Scholarship shall be reduced if the total amount of scholarship funds and additional resources exceeds tuition and mandatory fees.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
