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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 13B.08.02.02" title_num="13B" subtitle_num="08" chapter_num="02" heading="Eligibility.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>To be eligible for assistance under the Hoffman LARP, an applicant:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Shall possess:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree from a college or university located in Maryland;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A law degree from any school of law; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A resident teacher certificate from the Maryland State Department of Education after completing an alternative teaching preparation program approved by the State Superintendent of Education;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Shall have obtained employment with the State (not including employment as a judicial clerk in any court), a local government, or an organization, institution, association, society, or corporation that is tax exempt under §501(c)(3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>May not be in default on any higher education loan;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Shall have a higher education loan for undergraduate, graduate, professional, or resident teacher certificate study obtained for tuition, educational expenses, or living expenses from a college, university, government, or commercial source; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Shall meet annual income requirements as established by the Office of Student Financial Assistance.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>In addition to the eligibility requirements in §A of this regulation, an applicant for a Nancy Grasmick Teacher Award shall have:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Taught in a public school in the State for at least 2 years:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>In science, technology, engineering, fine arts, or math;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>In a school in which the following percentages of the students are enrolled in the free and reduced lunch program:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>On or before June 30, 2025, at least 75 percent; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>On or after July 1, 2025, at least 55 percent; or</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>In a school that:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Had Title I status during the 2018—2019 school year;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Lost Title I status after the 2018—2019 school year; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Participates in the United States Department of Agriculture Community Eligibility Provision; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Received the highest performance evaluation rating possible for the most recent year that is available in the county in which the teacher has taught.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>In addition to the eligibility requirements in §A of this regulation, an applicant employed as a licensed clinical counselor shall work in a high need geographic area of the State, as determined by the Maryland Department of Health, in one of the following fields:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Licensed clinical alcohol and drug counseling;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Licensed clinical marriage and family therapy counseling; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Licensed clinical professional counseling.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>