Ch. 559 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(11) The State share of basic current expenses as provided in § 5-202 of this
subtitle;

(12) Student transportation[;] as provided in § 5-203 of this subtitle; [and]

(13) The school building construction aid as provided in § 5-301(c) of this
title; AND

(14) THE EDUCATIONAL COMPUTER PURCHASE MATCHING
FUND PILOT PROGRAM AS PROVIDED IN § 7-106.1 OF THIS ARTICLE.

7-106.1.

(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE
MEANINGS INDICATED.

(2) "COMPUTER SUPPLIER" MEANS A MERCHANT WHO
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OFFERS OR MAKES AVAILABLE TO
CONSUMERS ANY EDUCATIONAL COMPUTERS.

(3) "EDUCATIONAL COMPUTER" MEANS THE COMPUTER AND
NECESSARY COMPONENTS THAT ENABLE A STUPENT TO PERFORM
EDUCATIONAL TASKS UNDER SUPERVISION BY AN INSTRUCTOR.

(4) "ELIGIBLE SCHOOL" MEANS ANY PUBLIC PLEMENTARY
SCHOOL LOCATED WITHIN A COUNTY DETERMINED TO BE ELIGIBLE
UNDER SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION.

(5) "FUND" MEANS THE EDUCATIONAL COMPUTER PURCHASE
MATCHING FUND.

(6) "PARENT TEACHER UNIT" MEANS A PARENT TEACHER
ASSOCIATION, PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION, OR ANY OTHER
ORGANIZATION OF PARENTS AND TEACHERS FORMED AT A SCHOOL
AND RECOGNIZED BY THE MAJORITY OF PARENTS AND TEACHERS AT
THAT SCHOOL AS REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS OF PARENTS AND
TEACHERS AT THAT SCHOOL.

(7) "PROGRAM" MEANS THE EDUCATIONAL COMPUTER
PURCHASE MATCHING FUND PILOT PROGRAM.

(B) (1) THERE IS AN EDUCATIONAL COMPUTER PURCHASE
MATCHING FUND PILOT PROGRAM WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.

(2) THE FUND IS ESTABLISHED TO:

(I) PROVIDE FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF
COMPUTERS IN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITH INSUFFICIENT
FUNDS TO PURCHASE SUCH COMPUTERS; AND

(II) ENCOURAGE PARENT TEACHER UNITS AT ELIGIBLE

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