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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".31" citation="COMAR 07.03.17.31" title_num="07" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="17" heading="Educational Assistance.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Educational assistance includes grants, scholarships, fellowships, educational loans on which payment is deferred, work study, veterans' benefits, and other opportunities which are awarded to a household member enrolled:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>At a recognized institution of postsecondary education;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>At a school for disabled individuals;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>In a vocational education program;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>In a vocational or technical school; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>In a program that provides for obtaining a secondary school diploma or the equivalent.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The local department may not include educational assistance in calculating a household's eligibility or benefit level.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>