(a) Each recipient of a West Virginia STEM scholarship shall enter into an agreement with the commission under which the recipient shall:(1) Provide the commission with evidence of compliance with 18C-6-5(a) of this code;(2) Agree that within one year following the date the recipient ceases to be a full-time student at an eligible institution in a STEM program for which the scholarship was awarded he or she will:(A) Begin working full-time in a STEM-related field in this state for a duration of not less than one year for each year the scholarship was received. Provided, That recipients who are serving as members of the United States armed forces in a STEM-related field and maintaining legal residency in West Virginia while posted to a different location shall be considered as meeting this employment requirement; or(B) Begin repayment of all or part of the West Virginia STEM scholarship received under this article plus interest and, if applicable, reasonable collection fees, in accordance with 18C-6-5(b) of this code, except as provided in subsections 18C-6-5(c) and (d) of this code.(b) A scholarship agreement shall disclose fully the terms and conditions of this article under ordance with 18C-6-5(b) of this code, except as provided in subsections 18C-6-5(c) and (d) of this code.(b) A scholarship agreement shall disclose fully the terms and conditions of this article under which the scholarship is provided and under which repayment of the scholarship may be required.
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