1. A. In this regulation, actively engaged means:

   1. (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. (2) A volunteer member:

      1. (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
      2. (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.

2. B. To be eligible for a Riley Scholarship, an individual shall be:

   1. (1) A resident of Maryland;

   2. (2) Actively engaged as a:

      1. (a) Career firefighter or ambulance or rescue squad member in an organized fire department or ambulance or rescue squad in the State; or
      2. (b) Volunteer firefighter or ambulance or rescue squad member in an organized fire department or ambulance or rescue squad in the State; and
   3. (3) Accepted for admission or enrolled in a course offered at a public institution of higher education in the State or a private nonprofit institution of higher education in the State.

Authority: Education Article, §§11-105(u), 18-204(c), and 18-603.1, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: August 28, 2017 (44:17 Md. R. 836)

Regulation .02B amended effective August 18, 2025 (52:16 Md. R. 847)

Regulation .03A amended effective June 29, 2020 (47:13 Md. R. 642)

Regulation .04 amended effective August 18, 2025 (52:16 Md. R. 847)

Regulation .09A amended effective August 18, 2025 (52:16 Md. R. 847)