In this regulation, actively engaged means: 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 A volunteer member: 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 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. To be eligible for a Riley Scholarship, an individual shall be: A resident of Maryland; Actively engaged as a: Career firefighter or ambulance or rescue squad member in an organized fire department or ambulance or rescue squad in the State; or Volunteer firefighter or ambulance or rescue squad member in an organized fire department or ambulance or rescue squad in the State; and 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.