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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 13B.08.02.03" title_num="13B" subtitle_num="08" chapter_num="02" heading="Application Procedures.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>To be considered for the Hoffman LARP, an applicant shall provide to the Office for Student Financial Assistance (OSFA):</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A completed application;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Current repayment data on all education loans;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Proof that the applicant has:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Graduated from a college or university in Maryland;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Graduated from a school of law; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Obtained of a resident teacher certificate;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A statement from an eligible employer confirming the nature of the applicant’s job, length of employment, full-time status, and annual salary; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>A copy of the applicant’s Maryland tax return for the most recent available year or, if not filed with the State, a copy of the applicant’s most recent federal return. If the applicant has not filed a tax return, they shall submit verification from the IRS confirming nonfiling status.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Applications from law school students shall be received between July 1 and September 30 each year. Applicants shall be attending the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law or the University of Baltimore School of Law and be in their final year of school.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Applications from individuals possessing a Resident Teacher Certificate shall be received in the individual’s second year of the program and shall meet all the requirements in §A of this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Each applicant shall agree to provide any information or documentation requested by OSFA for the purpose of administering this program and, if requested, shall sign an authorization for the release of information to OFSA for the purpose of administering this program. An applicant’s failure or refusal to provide requested information or a signed release may result in a determination of ineligibility, the cancellation of an award, and the denial of a request for the deferment or waiver of a repayment obligation.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>