1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, each recipient of a Teaching Fellows for Maryland scholarship may renew the award three times if the recipient:

   1. (1) Continues to be a full-time or part-time undergraduate or graduate student at an eligible institution as determined by the Office; and
   2. (2) Continues to make satisfactory progress toward a degree and maintains the standards of the institution.
2. (b) Each recipient of the Teaching Fellows for Maryland scholarship may renew the annual award four times if the recipient is enrolled in a course of study that, as determined by the institution, requires 5 years to complete.

Added by Acts 1999, c. 704, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 1999, c. 705, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2000, c. 61, § 1, eff. April 25, 2000; Acts 2001, c. 105, § 1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2002, c. 410, § 1, eff. June 1, 2002; Acts 2014, c. 542, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014; Acts 2014, c. 543, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014; Acts 2018, c. 361, § 1, eff. June 1, 2018; Acts 2023, c. 627, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.