Md. Code Regs. 13B.08.03.02

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 12, June 14, 2024

Section 13B.08.03.02 - Eligibility

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 afire, 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 as a full-time (12 or more credits per semester) or part-time (6-11 credits per semester) student in a:

(a) Regular undergraduate program at an eligible institution (public or private nonprofit institution of higher education in the State that possesses a certificate of approval from the Commission); or

(b) 2-year terminal certificate program in which the course work is acceptable for transfer credit toward an accredited baccalaureate degree program in an eligible institution.

Md. Code Regs. 13B.08.03.02

Regulation .02 adopted effective 44:17 Md. R. 836, eff. 8/28/2017