2706                                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                         [Ch. 805

any county and [the mayor and city council of] Baltimore
City, [have the power to] MAY borrow funds for the
purchase of land and the construction of capital
improvements for [said] THOSE purposes upon [such] THE
terms and conditions [as they deem] IT DEEMS right and
proper, subject to the general requirements of local laws
applicable to the creation of public debt. Funds to be
appropriated or borrowed for a regional community college
shall be provided for on a pro rata basis determined by
the ratio of population of each of the counties
comprising the region and supporting [said] THE regional
community college to the population of the entire region.
For the purposes of this section the population of the
respective counties shall be as determined by the State
Department of Health AND MENTAL HYGIENE from time to
time.

7.

(a)    Each community college or regional community
college operating under the provisions of this subtitle
shall be financed UP TO THE MAXIMUM AMOUNTS PROVIDED IN
SUBSECTION (B), on the general basis of receiving [fifty]
50 percent [(50%) ] of its current expenses from the
State, [twenty—eight] 28 percent [ (28%) ] from the county
[or counties (]or Baltimore City[)] for which it is
established, and [twenty-two] 22 percent [(22%)] from
fees and charges required from students at the community
college. In this computation, "current expenses," shall
be the product of the per-student operating cost for the
current fiscal year multiplied by the number of full—time
equivalent students enrolled in the current fiscal year.
For the purposes of determining the State share of
financing, the number of full—time equivalent students
shall be computed by dividing BY 30 the student credit
hours produced in the fiscal year [by thirty (30) ] THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSECTION MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO
PROHIBIT A COUNTY OR BALTIMORE CITY AUTHORIZING AND
APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FOR CURRENT EXPENSES AND
INCREASING ITS SHARE OF THE ADDITIONAL CURRENT EXPENSES
TO EXCEED 28 PERCENT.

(b)   Beginning for the State's fiscal year which
commences on July 1, 1973, the Governor shall place in
the State budget an item to pay the State's [fifty] 50
percent [(50%)] share to each of the community colleges
operating under this subtitle. It shall not exceed the
sum of [seven hundred dollars ($700)] $700 for each
full—time equivalent student as computed above for the
full fiscal year. In the case of community colleges of
less than 500 full—time equivalent students in
subdivisions of less than 50,000 population according to
the 1970 census and of any regional community college
serving several subdivisions with a combined population