§ 672-b. Regents professional education in veterinary medicine
scholarships. 1. Number and certification. Ten regents professional
education in veterinary medicine scholarships shall be awarded each
year. Such scholarships shall be allocated as provided in article
thirteen to eligible students as certified to the president by the
commissioner.

2. Duration. Such scholarship shall entitle the recipient to an award
for not more than four academic years while matriculated in an approved
program, as defined by the commissioner pursuant to article thirteen.

3. Amount. The president shall make academic year awards in the amount
of one thousand dollars, but if the income exceeds one thousand eight
hundred dollars, the award shall be reduced by the amount of one dollar
for each eight dollars, or part thereof, of the excess, except that in
no event shall the award be less than three hundred fifty dollars. If
the annual amount of tuition and educational fees payable by the student
is more than three hundred fifty dollars, the award shall not exceed the
amount of such tuition and fees.

4. The provisions of this section shall only apply to any recipient
who receives his or her first award payment prior to the nineteen
hundred eighty-five--nineteen hundred eighty-six academic year.