(A) Students must not have been adjudicated delinquent or been convicted or pled guilty or nolo contendere to any felonies or any second or subsequent alcohol or drug-related offenses under the laws of this or any other state or under the laws of the United States in order to be eligible for a LIFE Scholarship, except that a high school or college student otherwise qualified who has been adjudicated delinquent or has been convicted or pled guilty or nolo contendere to a second or subsequent alcohol or drug-related misdemeanor offense nevertheless shall be eligible or continue to be eligible for such scholarships after the expiration of one academic year from the date of the adjudication, conviction, or plea.
(B) Regardless of the number of hours attempted, once the student has earned a bachelor's degree, he is ineligible for a LIFE Scholarship to seek another degree.
HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 418, Section 1; 1999 Act No. 100, Part II, Section 73; 2000 Act No. 289, Section 2; 2007 Act No. 103, Section 21, eff July 1, 2007.
Effect of Amendment
The 2007 amendment, in subsection (A), added "second or subsequent" in two places.