{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-education-18-306","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Education § 18–306","heading":"","body":"(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, each recipient of a Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Award may hold the award for 4 years if the recipient:\n(1) Continues to be a resident of this State;\n(2) Continues to be a full–time student at an eligible institution and takes at least 12 semester hours of courses each semester, or its equivalent as determined by the Office;\n(3) In the judgment of the institution, is making satisfactory progress toward a degree; and\n(4) Maintains the standards of the institution.\n(b) Each recipient of a Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Award who is enrolled in an associate degree program as permitted in § 18–303(a)(1) of this subtitle may hold the award for 2 years if the same conditions of subsection (a) of this section are met.\n(c) Each recipient of a Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Award may hold the award for a 5th year if the recipient continues to satisfy the requirements under subsection (a) of this section and:\n(1) Is enrolled in an academic program that, as determined by the institution, requires 5 years to complete; or\n(2) Provides evidence, satisfactory to the Office, of extenuating financial, academic, or other circumstances that prevent the recipient from completing the academic program in 4 years.\n(d) Each recipient of a Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Award who is enrolled in an associate degree program as permitted in § 18–303(a)(1) of this subtitle may hold the award for a 3rd year if the recipient:\n(1) Continues to satisfy the requirements under subsection (a) of this section; and\n(2) Provides evidence, satisfactory to the Office, of extenuating financial, academic, or other circumstances that prevent the recipient from completing the academic program in 2 years.","path":["Article - Education"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ged\u0026section=18-306","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:38Z","sha256":"cf28d9bdb654e480211f7f37f4ac1005953198f409355c3cd4d056e67b289872","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-education-18-305","next":"us-md/md.-code-education-18-307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}