Maryland Education Section 8-414

CAUTION: READ FULL TEXT OF SECTION FOR SPECIAL NOTE

      (a)      Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the funding level provided by this State and its counties for special education and related services for children with disabilities may not be less than the funding level for these services in fiscal year 1981 required under §§ 8-417 through 8-417.6 of this subtitle, as those sections were codified on June 30, 1981.

      (b)      The State funding required by this section shall be phased out between fiscal years 2004 and 2007 as provided in subsection (c) of this section.

      (c)      In fiscal years 2004 through 2007, a county board shall receive State funding in an amount that is equal to the amount of State funding received under this section in fiscal year 2002 multiplied by:

            (1)      0.80 in fiscal year 2004;

            (2)      0.60 in fiscal year 2005;

            (3)      0.40 in fiscal year 2006; and

            (4)      0.20 in fiscal year 2007.

// SPECIAL NOTE: THE ABOVE SECTION WAS CHANGED BY CHAPTER 288 OF 2002 AND WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL JULY 1, 2007 //

      Beginning in fiscal year 1982, the funding level provided by this State and its counties for special education and related services for children with disabilities may not be less than the funding level for these services in fiscal year 1981 required under §§ 8-417 through 8-417.6 of this subtitle, as those sections were codified on June 30, 1981.