(a)
(1) The Department of Higher Education may approve a scholarship hold for a traditional student for a period of twenty-four (24) months or less.
(2) The reasons for a scholarship hold may include without limitation:
(A) A medical condition of the student or a member of the student's immediate family that, on the basis of a physician's good-faith judgment, necessitates the student or the student's immediate family member to be hospitalized or receive outpatient or home-based medical care or to recuperate until released by the attending physician;
(B) A personal or family emergency that requires the student to:
(i) Attend the funeral of an immediate family member; or
(ii) Visit a relative of the student if the relative has a medical condition in which death is possible or imminent;
(C) Military service under § 6-61-112; or
(D)
(i) A commitment of twelve (12) to twenty-four (24) months for service in a national or international humanitarian project sponsored by a nonprofit corporation organized with a charitable or educational purpose.
(ii) The student's commitment shall be expressed in a written agreement with the nonprofit organization including the terms of completion for the student's service on the related project.
(iii) The department shall release a scholarship hold if the department determines that the student did not complete the commitment under the written agreement.