Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 18-305 - Use of Award(a) A Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Award may be used: (1) At a degree granting institution of higher education, an eligible institution with an associate degree program that provides transfer credit for an accredited baccalaureate program, or a hospital diploma school for training registered nurses if the curriculum is approved by the Commission; and(2) For educational expenses as defined by the Commission, including: (i) Tuition and fees; and(b) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Award may be used at a school in another state if:(1) There is a reciprocal agreement as provided in § 18-308 of this subtitle; and(2) The school meets requirements of subsection (a)(1) of this section.(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Award may be used at a degree granting institution of higher education that is not in the State if:(1) The applicant is a deaf or hearing impaired student attending an institution of higher education that makes special provisions for deaf and hearing impaired students; and(2) Comparable special provisions are not available to the student at an institution of higher education in the State.(d) The Office may not award more than 10% of the funds available for each of the types of grants awarded under this subtitle for use by students attending schools in another state and the District of Columbia.Amended by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 181, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.