Sec. 13b.08.04.06. Selection Procedures

A. Each Maryland State Senator shall establish a selection process for the award of the Senator’s scholarships.

B. A Senator shall consider the financial need of each applicant, of which the Senator shall be the final judge.

C. The Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) shall provide to each Senator an application information sheet for each applicant, student labels, and an applicant roster.

D. OSFA shall forward information received from the U.S. Department of Education concerning an applicant’s eligibility for federal student aid programs, based on the applicant’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), to the applicant's Senator.

E. OSFA shall forward an applicant roster to each Senator containing the following information for each applicant residing in the Senator’s legislative district who has filed a FASFA:

(1) Applicant name, address, telephone number, sex, and marital status;

(2) Applicant's family contribution towards college;

(3) Applicant's expected remaining financial need;

(4) College code and the cost of attending that institution;

(5) Year in college and whether the applicant is planning to live with parents or on or off campus; and

(6) Any tentative awards for the current academic year.

F. OSFA shall send an initial applicant roster to each Senator at the end of April, listing all applicants who filed a FAFSA by March 1.

G. OSFA shall send a supplemental applicant roster to each Senator in June, listing all applicants who filed a FASFA between March 1 and May 15.

H. If a Senator serves a legislative district comprising more than one county, the number of scholarship units shall be divided as equally as possible among qualified applicants from each county in the legislative district.