- A. A recipient shall serve for 1 year after completion of study as a volunteer or career firefighter or ambulance or rescue squad member, in a full-time or part-time capacity, of an organized fire department or ambulance or rescue squad in the State.
- B. Each applicant offered an award shall sign and return a promissory note agreeing to begin fulfillment of the service obligation within 1 year of completing the degree for which they received assistance. The service obligation begins after completion of the degree program and cannot be fulfilled prior to completion.
- C. If a recipient holds a Riley Scholarship along with any other State award requiring a service obligation, the service obligations shall be served in consecutive years.
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)