WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 559

SCHOOLS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF EDUCATIONAL
COMPUTERS FOR THEIR SCHOOLS.

(3) THROUGH THE FUND, THE STATE SHALL SHARE IN 20
PERCENT OF THE COST OF PURCHASING COMPUTERS FOR ELIGIBLE
SCHOOLS.

(C) (1) (I) IN THIS SUBSECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE
THE MEANINGS INDICATED.

(II) "FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT ENROLLMENT" HAS THE
MEANING PROVIDED IN § 5-202 OF THIS ARTICLE.

(III) "PER PUPIL WEALTH" MEANS THE WEALTH OF A
COUNTY DIVIDED BY THE FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT ENROLLMENT OF A
COUNTY.

(IV) "STATEWIDE AVERAGE PER PUPIL WEALTH" MEANS
THE SUM OF THE WEALTH OF ALL THE COUNTIES IN THE STATE DIVIDED
BY THE FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT ENROLLMENT OF A COUNTY.

(V) "WEALTH" HAS THE MEANING PROVIDED IN § 5-202 OF
THIS ARTICLE.

(2) ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 15 OF EACH YEAR THE STATE
SUPERINTENDENT SHALL:

(I) DETERMINE WHICH COUNTIES ARE ELIGIBLE TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM; AND

(II) NOTIFY EACH COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF THE
ELIGIBILITY OF THE COUNTY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM.

(3) A COUNTY IS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM
IF THE COUNTY PER PUPIL WEALTH IS LESS THAN 65 PERCENT OF THE
STATEWIDE AVERAGE FOR PER PUPIL WEALTH.

(4) UPON NOTIFICATION OF COUNTY ELIGIBILITY BY THE
STATE SUPERINTENDENT, THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT SHALL:

(I) INFORM THE PRINCIPALS OF ALL ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS
IN THE COUNTY OF THE ELIGIBILITY OF THE COUNTY AND THE
APPLICATION PROCESS REQUIRED FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE
PROGRAM; AND

(II) REQUIRE THE PRINCIPALS OF ALL ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS
TO INFORM THE PARENT TEACHER UNIT AT THE ELIGIBLE SCHOOL OF
THE APPLICATION PROCESS REQUIRED FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE
PROGRAM.

(D) (1) EACH PARENT TEACHER UNIT THAT CHOOSES TO

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