Sec. 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 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

(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.