Maryland Education Section 22-104

      (a)      Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Patuxent Institution is a correctional institution within the Division of Correction and under the jurisdiction of the Education Coordinating Council for Correctional Institutions for the funding of educational programs only.

      (b)      Funds for the operation of the educational programs in correctional institutions shall be provided in the budget of the State Department of Education.

      (c)      The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and other State agencies may contribute to these programs.

      (d)      Funds appropriated for educational programs in correctional institutions may not be diverted, by budget amendment or otherwise, to any other purpose.