Regulation .09 Scholarship Conditions and Service Requirement.
Regulation .09 Scholarship Conditions and Service Requirement.LinkCopy Citation
A.
Full-Time Employment. For purposes of this regulation, “full-time employment” means employment for at least 35 hours per week.
B.
Use of Scholarship. A scholarship shall be used solely for education expenses to attend an eligible institution.
C.
As a precondition of receiving a scholarship, a recipient shall provide a promissory note and shall enter into a written agreement with the Commission, in the form and manner prescribed by the Office, requiring the recipient to:
(1)
Earn credit as a full-time or part-time student;
(2)
Complete the cybersecurity program for which the recipient received the scholarship; and
(3)
Perform the service obligation described in §D of this regulation.
D.
Service Obligation.
(1)
For each semester that the recipient receives a scholarship, the recipient shall, for the time period specified in this section:
(a)
Maintain full-time employment in the State in the cybersecurity field for a:
(i)
Local educational agency;
(ii)
Public high school;
(iii)
Community college; or
(iv)
A unit of State, county, city or municipal government; or
(b)
Teach full-time in the State in an education program that is directly relevant to cybersecurity in a:
(i)
Public high school; or
(ii)
Community college.
(2)
A full-time student shall perform the service obligation for 6 months for each semester the student received the scholarship.
(3)
A part-time student shall perform the service obligation for 3 months for each semester the student received the scholarship.
(4)
Regardless of whether a recipient was enrolled as a full-time student or part-time student, the work obligation for the recipient shall not exceed 3 years for full-time employment.