Section 18C-6-4 - Scholarship agreement(a) Each recipient of a West Virginia STEM scholarship shall enter into an agreement with the commission under which the recipient shall: (1) Provide the commission with evidence of compliance with §18C-6-5(a) of this code;(2) Agree that within one year following the date the recipient ceases to be a full-time student at an eligible institution in a STEM program for which the scholarship was awarded he or she will:(A) Begin working full-time in a STEM-related field in this state for a duration of not less than one year for each year the scholarship was received. Provided, That recipients who are serving as members of the United States armed forces in a STEM-related field and maintaining legal residency in West Virginia while posted to a different location shall be considered as meeting this employment requirement; or(B) Begin repayment of all or part of the West Virginia STEM scholarship received under this article plus interest and, if applicable, reasonable collection fees, in accordance with §18C-6-5(b) of this code, except as provided in subsections §18C-6-5(c) and (d) of this code.(b) A scholarship agreement shall disclose fully the terms and conditions of this article under which the scholarship is provided and under which repayment of the scholarship may be required.Amended by 2024 Acts, ch. TBD (HB 5153), eff. 5/13/2024.