Conditions of Scholarship Award

Conditions of Scholarship Award. (a) The recipients of the scholarships under this chapter agree to reimburse the CNMI of all scholarship funds received if the student fails to return to the CNMI after graduation and work at the Public School System or work at the Commonwealth Health Center for a period of two years for each year of scholarship assistance. (b) The recipients of the scholarships under this chapter are ineligible for any other financial assistance funded by the CNMI Government. (c) The recipients of the scholarships under this chapter shall not enroll in an “on-line” program. An “on-line” program is a program that requires participation solely through the use of the Internet and does not require physical presence in a classroom or laboratory setting or other setting that provides practical experience. (d) Graduate or postgraduate applicants or students are not qualified for the scholarship under 3 CMC § 1601 of this chapter. Source: PL 10-58, § 4; amended by PL 11-34, § 4; repealed and reenacted by PL 15-109, § 2, modified. Commission Comment: The Commission changed all occurrences of “Act” to “chapter” pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(d). PL 10-58 took effect May 15, 1997. PL 11-34 took effect on September 4, 1998. PL 15-109 took effect on November 9, 2007. PL 10-58 also contained severability and savings clauses as follows: Section 5. Severability. If any provision of this Act or the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance should be held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this Act or the application of its provisions to persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby. Section 6. Savings Clause. This Act and any repealer contained herein shall not be construed as affecting any existing right acquired under contract or acquired under statutes repealed or under any rule, regulation or order adopted under the statutes. Repealers contained in this Act shall not affect any proceeding instituted under or pursuant to prior law. The enactment of this Act shall not have the effect of terminating, or in any way modifying, any liability civil or criminal, which shall already be in existence at the date this Act becomes effective. PL 11-34 took effect on September 4, 1998.