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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="18-605" title_number="18" title_name="Student Financial Assistance" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Scholarships for Uniformed Services and Public Safety Personnel and Their Dependents and the Dependents of Certain School Employees">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a Richard W. Collins III Leadership With Honor Scholarship Program.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>An individual is eligible for a scholarship under this section if the individual is:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Eligible for in–State tuition;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A member of a Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A minority student or a student who is a member of another group historically underrepresented in Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>A student at a historically black college or university in the State.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Office shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Award at least 25% of its total annual grant money to students at Bowie State University;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Award the remaining amount of its total annual grant money to students at historically black colleges and universities other than Bowie State University;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Determine the amount of each award;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Select the recipient of each award; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Prioritize students with financial need in selecting recipients of each award.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Governor shall include in the State budget an annual appropriation of at least $1,000,000 to the Program.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Office shall adopt procedures or regulations necessary to implement this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
