Ch. 559 LAWS OF MARYLAND

PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM SHALL SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE
DEPARTMENT.

(2) THE APPLICATION SHALL INCLUDE:

(I) A REQUEST FOR MATCHING FUNDS;

(II) CERTIFICATION OF THE AMOUNT OF MONEY RAISED
BY THE PARENT TEACHER UNIT FOR PURPOSES OF PARTICIPATING IN
THE PROGRAM;

(III) THE NAME OF THE PARENT TEACHER UNIT'S
PROSPECTIVE COMPUTER SUPPLIER;

(IV) A FINAL ESTIMATE FROM THAT SUPPLIER OF THE
COST OF THE COMPUTER AS QUOTED TO THE PARENT TEACHER UNIT;

(V) THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THE PARENT
TEACHER UNIT WILL PAY FOR THE COMPUTER, LESS THE STATE
MATCHING FUNDS; AND

(VI) ANY OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE
DEPARTMENT.

(E) (1) UPON RECEIPT OF AN APPLICATION FROM A PARENT
TEACHER UNIT FROM AN ELIGIBLE SCHOOL, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL:

(I) STAMP EACH APPLICATION WITH THE TIME AND DATE
OF ITS RECEIPT; AND

(II) RANK EACH APPLICATION AS TO THE TIME AND DATE
OF APPLICATION BY THE PARENT TEACHER UNIT.

(2) WHEN THE DEPARTMENT HAS RECEIVED SUFFICIENT
APPLICATIONS FOR MATCHING FUNDS TO EXHAUST THE FUND, BASED
ON THE FORMULA PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION,
IT SHALL:

(I) SET ASIDE FULL MATCHING FUNDS TO THE
APPLICANT PARENT TEACHER UNITS THAT ARE RANKED EARLIEST
UNTIL THE FUND IS EXHAUSTED; AND

(II) IF THE FINAL RECIPIENT CANNOT BE PAID THE FULL
AMOUNT BECAUSE OF THE EXHAUSTION OF THE FUND, SET ASIDE AS
MUCH MATCHING FUNDS AS ARE LEFT IN THE FUND FOR THAT
APPLICANT PARENT TEACHER UNIT.

(3) EACH RECIPIENT PARENT TEACHER UNIT SHALL QUALIFY
FOR AN AMOUNT OF STATE FUNDS EQUAL TO 20 PERCENT OF THE
FUNDS RAISED BY THE PARENT TEACHER UNIT COSTS OF THE
COMPUTER PURCHASED BY THE APPLICANT PARENT TEACHER UNIT.

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