Regulation .02 Eligibility.
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A.
In this regulation, actively engaged means:
(1)
A career member who has worked a minimum of 1000 hours as part of a fire, ambulance, or rescue squad in the tax year prior to the award year; and
(2)
A volunteer member:
(a)
Within a county or municipality that operates a Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP), who has recorded at least 50 LOSAP points as part of a fire, ambulance, or rescue squad in the tax year prior to the award year, and the points have been earned in at least two different categories; and
(b)
Within a county or municipality that does not operate a LOSAP, who has recorded at least 50 points under the point system established by the county or municipality to identify active members as part of a fire, ambulance, or rescue squad in the tax year prior to the award year, and the points have been earned in at least two different categories.
B.
To be eligible for a Riley Scholarship, an individual shall be:
(1)
A resident of Maryland;
(2)
Actively engaged as a:
(a)
Career firefighter or ambulance or rescue squad member in an organized fire department or ambulance or rescue squad in the State; or
(b)
Volunteer firefighter or ambulance or rescue squad member in an organized fire department or ambulance or rescue squad in the State; and
(3)
Accepted for admission or enrolled in a course offered at a public institution of higher education in the State or a private nonprofit institution of higher education in the State.