{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-274.02","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 38-274.02","heading":"HEI scholarship program.","body":"(a)\n(1)\nAs part of the HEI Program, the University of the District of Columbia may establish and administer a scholarship-award program for qualified individuals who have an interest in the early childhood development field or pre-k education field.\n(2)\nIn exchange for a commitment to teach in the early childhood development or the pre-k education system in the District for 3 years, the University of the District of Columbia may provide to a qualified applicant a scholarship, stipend, tuition assistance, or other financial assistance, including financial assistance for mentoring, tutoring, transportation, and child care expenses, to remove barriers to attaining or seeking to attain a higher education credential in the field of early childhood development or early childhood education.\n\n(b)\n(1)\nA qualified applicant shall be a high school graduate enrolled in a post-secondary institution receiving funding pursuant to this subchapter in an effort to pursue an associate degree in education or early childhood education or a bachelor of arts degree in education, human development, or early childhood education.\n(2)\nA preference shall be given to individuals who:\n(A)\nAre domiciled in the District;\n(B)\n(i)\nWork in a bilingual childhood development facility in the District that is licensed by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education; and\n(ii)\nAre required to obtain an associate degree or bachelor's degree pursuant to sections 164 to 171 of Title 5-A of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (5-A DCMR §§ 164-171);\n(C)\nGraduated from a District of Columbia Public Schools high school or District public charter high school; or\n(D)\nCommit to be domiciled in the District within 180 days of accepting a scholarship.\n\n(c)\nAn individual who accepts the scholarship and fails to fulfill the 3-year commitment shall be required to repay the scholarship.","path":["Title 38. Educational Institutions.","Chapter 2A. Pre-Kindergarten Education System.","Subchapter IV. Workforce Development."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/38-274.02","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"0a50f821e8ea29a1e2083ba0c8bb1c1bb4ce4d420cb577a58c9f624df1a8444c","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-274.01a","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-274.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}