1. (a) In this section, “residency requirement” means the requirement of a public senior higher education institution for a student to have resided in the State for 12 consecutive months to be considered a resident and receive in-State tuition status.

2. (b) For in-State tuition purposes, a public senior higher education institution shall waive the in-State residency requirement for an individual who has completed:

   1. (1) All service hours for an AmeriCorps Program in the State; or
   2. (2) A service program under the Maryland Corps Program under Title 21, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.
3. (c) A student is responsible for the difference between in-State and out-of-state tuition if the student does not retain residence in the State for the remainder of the school year for which in-State tuition was received.

Added by Acts 2017, c. 826, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017. Amended by Acts 2022, c. 37, § 1, eff. June 1, 2022; Acts 2023, c. 1, § 1, eff. Jan. 19, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 49, § 2, eff. April 11, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 99, § 6, eff. April 24, 2023.