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LAWS OF MARYLAND
Ch. 240
(V) DORCHESTER: [[1.015]] 1.050;
(VI) GARRETT: [[1.124]] 1.162;
(VII) HOWARD: [[1.634]] 1.564;
(VIII) KENT: [[1.699]] 1.757;
(IX) MONTGOMERY: [[1 .653]] 1.708;
(X) PRINCE GEORGE'S: [[1.429]] 1.618;
(XI) QUEEN ANNE'S: [[1.074]] 1.111;
(XII) ST. MARY'S: [[1.511]] 1.617;
(XIII) TALBOT: [[1.611]] 1.376;
THESE PRODUCTS SHALL BE KNOWN, RESPECTIVELY, AS THE
WEIGHTED LOCAL AND STATE REQUIRED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
EXCESS COST PROGRAM.
(6) SIXTH: THE SUM OF $30,000,000 SHALL BE
DIVIDED BY THE AGGREGATE WEIGHTED LOCAL REQUIRED
CONTRIBUTIONS, AND THE QUOTIENT SHALL BE ROUNDED TO FOUR
DECIMAL PLACES. THE WEIGHTED LOCAL REQUIRED CONTRIBUTION
FOR EACH COUNTY SHALL THEN BE MULTIPLIED BY THIS
QUOTIENT, AND THE PRODUCT SHALL BE THE FINAL REQUIRED
LOCAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE EXCESS COST PROGRAM.
(7) SEVENTH: THE SUM OF $70,000,000 SHALL BE
DIVIDED BY THE AGGREGATE WEIGHTED STATE REQUIRED
CONTRIBUTION, AND THE QUOTIENT SHALL BE ROUNDED TO FOUR
DECIMAL PLACES. THE WEIGHTED STATE REQUIRED CONTRIBUTION
FOR EACH COUNTY SHALL THEN BE MULTIPLIED BY THIS
QUOTIENT, AND THE PRODUCT SHALL BE THE FINAL REQUIRED
STATE CONTRIBUTION TO THE EXCESS COST PROGRAM FOR EACH
COUNTY.
(D) THE STATE AND THE COUNTIES SHALL,
COLLECTIVELY, SHAPE IN THE COST OF EDUCATING HANDICAPPED
CHILDREN IN NONPUBLIC PROGRAMS AS SET FORTH IN §106D(G)
ON THE FOLLOWING BASIS:
(1) FOR EACH SUCH CHILD DOMICILED IN THE
COUNTY, THE COUNTY SHALL CONTRIBUTE THE BASIC COST, AS
REQUIRED UNDER §106E-3(B) OF THIS ARTICLE, PLUS AN
ADDITIONAL AMOUNT EQUAL TO 200 PERCENT OF THE BASIC COST,
BUT NOT MORE THAN THE AMOUNT OF COST OR REIMBURSEMENT
APPROVED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THIS
CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE MADE FROM THE FUND CREATED BY THE
STATE AND LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EXCESS COST PROGRAM
PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION.
(2) FOR EACH SUCH CHILD, THE STATE SHALL
CONTRIBUTE AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE APPROVED AMOUNT OF COST
OR REIMBURSEMENT LESS THE AMOUNT REQUIRED TO BE
CONTRIBUTED BY THE COUNTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION
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