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2017 Maryland Code
Education
Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education
Title 8 - Special Programs for Exceptional Children
Subtitle 7 - Residential Boarding Education Programs for At-Risk Youth
§ 8-709. Funding.
Universal Citation: MD Educ Code § 8-709 (2017)
- (a) Definitions. --
- (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
- (2) "Cost per pupil" means the amount of money spent by a county board for the operating expenses of public education in the county from county and State sources divided by the full-time equivalent enrollment of the county as defined in § 5-202(a) of this article.
- (3) "State sources" means funds provided to a county board in accordance with §§ 5-202, 5-207, 5-208, 5-209, and 5-210 of this article.
- (b) Determination of domicile for calculation of State aid. -- Students participating in a program shall be included in the enrollment of the county in which the student is domiciled for the purposes of calculating State aid under §§ 5-202, 5-207, 5-208, 5-209, and 5-210 of this article.
- (c) Payment of local funds to the Department. --
- (1) To support the cost of instructional programming for a program, each county board shall pay to the Department an amount equal to 85% of the cost per pupil for each student who participates in a program but is domiciled in the county.
- (2) Each county governing body shall include a student participating in a program in the full-time equivalent enrollment used for calculating the required local funds appropriated under § 5-202(d) of this article.
- (d) Disbursement of funds. -- The Department shall disburse the funds received in accordance with this section to the program.
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