802                                    LAWS OF MARYLAND                             Ch. 360

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT AMOUNT AND THE AMOUNT
CALCULATED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (C)(2) HEREOF. IF THE
AMOUNT CALCULATED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (C)(2) IS
GREATER THAN THE AMOUNT CALCULATED PURSUANT TO
SUBSECTION (C)(1), THE SAID PERCENTAGE OF THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE TWO SHALL BE ADDED; OTHERWISE, IT SHALL BE
SUBTRACTED.

(4)  FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1974-1975, THE STATE SHARE OF BASIC
CURRENT EXPENSES FOR EACH COUNTY SHALL BE THE AMOUNT
CALCULATED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (C)(l) HEREOF PER
PUPIL TIMES THE NUMBER OF PUPILS ENROLLED FOR THE
SCHOOL YEAR 1974-75, AS DEFINED IN SUBSECTION (A)(3) HEREOF
PLUS (OR MINUS, AS THE CASE MAY BE) 40% OF THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THAT AMOUNT AND THE AMOUNT CALCULATED
PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (C)(2) HEREOF. IF THE AMOUNT
CALCULATED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (C)(2) IS GREATER THAN
THE AMOUNT CALCULATED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (C)(l), THE
SAID PERCENTAGE OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO
SHALL BE ADDED; OTHERWISE, IT SHALL BE SUBTRACTED.

(5)  FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1975-76, THE STATE SHARE OF BASIC
CURRENT EXPENSES FOR EACH COUNTY SHALL BE THE AMOUNT
CALCULATED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (C)(l) HEREOF PER
PUPIL TIMES THE NUMBER OF PUPILS ENROLLED FOR THE
SCHOOL YEAR 1975-76, AS DEFINED IN SUBSECTION (A)(3) HEREOF
PLUS (OR MINUS, AS THE CASE MAY BE) 60% OF THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THAT AMOUNT AND THE AMOUNT CALCULATED
PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (C)(2) HEREOF. IF THE AMOUNT
CALCULATED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (C)(2) IS GREATER THAN
THE AMOUNT CALCULATED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (C)(l), THE
SAID PERCENTAGE OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO
SHALL BE ADDED; OTHERWISE, IT SHALL BE SUBTRACTED.

(6)  FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1976-77, THE STATE SHARE OF BASIC
CURRENT EXPENSES FOR EACH COUNTY SHALL BE THE AMOUNT
CALCULATED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (C)(l) HEREOF PER
PUPIL TIMES THE NUMBER OF PUPILS ENROLLED FOR THE
SCHOOL YEAR 1976-77, AS DEFINED IN SUBSECTION (A)(2) HEREOF
PLUS 80% OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT AMOUNT AND THE
AMOUNT CALCULATED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (C)(2) HEREOF.

128B.

FOR ANY COUNTY WITH A POPULATION DENSITY EXCEEDING
8,000 PER SQUARE MILE, AS DETERMINED BY THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AN AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO $50.00
PER PUPIL ENROLLED ON SEPTEMBER 30 OF THE SCHOOL YEAR
FOR WHICH THE CALCULATION IS MADE SHALL BE ADDED TO THE
STATE SHARE OF BASIC CURRENT EXPENSES AS DEFINED IN §
128A. SUCH AMOUNT SHALL BE USED TO PROVIDE
COMPENSATORY PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL
EDUCATIONAL NEEDS RESULTING FROM EDUCATIONALLY OR
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ENVIRONMENTS. THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS FOR ANY COUNTY QUALIFYING
FOR THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL SUBMIT
PLANS TO THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS FOR HIS
APPROVAL OUTLINING THE USES TO WHICH SUCH FUNDS ARE TO