1. (a) Each year, the Office shall select eligible students and offer a scholarship to each student selected to be used at an eligible institution of the student's choice.

2. (b) A recipient of the Maryland Police Officers and Probation Agents Scholarship shall:

   1. (1) Be a Maryland resident or have graduated from a Maryland high school;
   2. (2) Be accepted for admission or currently enrolled at an eligible institution as a full-time or part-time undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a course of study or program that would further the recipient's career;
   3. (3) Sign a letter of intent to perform the service obligation on completion of the recipient's required studies; and
   4. (4) Satisfy any additional criteria the Commission may establish.
3. (c) A current police officer or probation agent shall be eligible for a Maryland Police Officers and Probation Agents Scholarship if they meet the eligibility criteria under subsection (b) of this section.

Added by Acts 2021, c. 59, § 3, eff. July 1, 2022. Amended by Acts 2023, c. 100, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.