Ch. 360                             MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                  809

subdivision under any bond issue obligating the credit of the State of Maryland.
Beginning July 1, 1971, the State shall reimburse the counties and Baltimore City
for the full costs of principal and interest payments on such debt outstanding or
obligated as of June 30, 1967, except in the case of general public school
construction loan debt outstanding or obligated as of June 30, 1967, for which
repayment by the subdivisions shall no longer be required.

(3)  The State percentage share shall be the same as that used for the BASIC
current expense [incentive] aid as defined in [§129(2)] § 128A of this article. This
percentage should be applied to the amounts calculated in subparagraph (1) of this
subsection to determine the State share.

(4)  The State Department of Education shall develop and the State Board of
Education shall adopt specific regulations for the administration of the school
building construction aid program, including the definition of the term "pupils
housed" so as to determine the number of equivalent "pupils housed" in any part
of a school construction project. Such definition shall include all pupils in grades ]
to 12 or in special programs for children within the age limit prescribed in the law
and 50 percent of the pupils in kindergartens.

(5)   The State Superintendent of Schools shall approve for each county and
Baltimore City expenditures of funds for school construction under the terms of
subparagraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection before including such amounts in the
calculation of funds due each county and Baltimore City.

(6)  The State Superintendent of Schools shall certify to the Comptroller ten (10)
days before the end of July, September, November, January, March, and May,
one sixth each of the sum due under this section to the county board of education
of each county qualified to participate in this school building construction aid
program and the City of Baltimore if it is so qualified. Thereupon the Comptroller
within five days of the above said dates shall draw his warrant on the Treasurer of
the State of Maryland for the respective amounts which under this section are due
the boards of education of each county and due the City of Baltimore, and the
Treasurer of the State of Maryland, upon receipt of said warrants shall
immediately pay the amounts due to the City of Baltimore and the respective
boards of education.

If for any year the appropriation for the school building construction fund is
insufficient to pay all costs due therefrom, all eligible projects shall be reduced
proportionately and any such reduction shall be included in the next State
appropriation and any payments so withheld shall be made.

131.

The Comptroller shall withhold from any county or from the City of Baltimore
any installment from the General State School Fund on notification from the State
Superintendent of Schools that said county or City of Baltimore is not complying
with the provisions of the State [foundation] program of public education.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That [[Section 1 of]] this
Act shall take effect July 1, 1973 [[,1]] [[and Section 2 of this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1974.]].

Approved May 21, 1973.