BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor

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PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION IN THE PAST FISCAL
YEAR, DIVIDED BY THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLLED, AS DEFINED
IN §5-202(A) OF THIS ARTICLE.

(3)    "RECEIVING COUNTY" MEANS A COUNTY THAT
RECEIVES THE CHILDREN OF AN ADJOINING, SENDING COUNTY INTO
ITS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

(4)   "SENDING COUNTY" MEANS A COUNTY THAT SENDS
CHILDREN WHO RESIDE WITHIN ITS BORDERS TO A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN
AN ADJOINING, RECEIVING COUNTY.

(B)   SCHOOL TO BE FREE.

A SCHOOL THAT IS IN ONE COUNTY AND NEAR THE BOUNDARY OF
AN ADJOINING COUNTY IS FREE TO THE CHILDREN OF THE ADJOINING
COUNTY AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION.

(C)    JOINT PROVISION FOR SCHOOL SUPPORT AND ATTENDANCE
POLICIES.

(1) THE COUNTY BOARDS OF THE TWO COUNTIES MAY:

(1)   PROVIDE JOINTLY FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND
SUPPORT OF THE JOINTLY ATTENDED SCHOOL IN THE RECEIVING
COUNTY; AND

(II) DETERMINE THE GEOGRAPHICAL ATTENDANCE AREAS
AND OTHER ATTENDANCE POLICIES OF THE TWO COUNTIES FOR ALL
JOINTLY ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN THE RECEIVING COUNTY.

(2)    IF THE TWO COUNTY BOARDS FAIL TO AGREE ON A
GEOGRAPHICAL ATTENDANCE AREA OR ATTENDANCE POLICY, THE STATE
SUPERINTENDENT SHALL DECIDE THE MATTER.

(D)   FUNDING.

(1) FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR, THE SENDING COUNTY
SHALL PAY THE RECEIVING COUNTY, FOR EACH STUDENT WHO RESIDES
IN THE SENDING COUNTY AND WHO ATTENDS A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN THE
RECEIVING COUNTY, AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE LESSER OF:

(1)   THE LOCAL CURRENT EXPENSE PER STUDENT IN THE
SENDING COUNTY; OR

(II) THE LOCAL CURRENT EXPENSE PER STUDENT IN
THE RECEIVING COUNTY.

(2)   IF THE LOCAL CURRENT EXPENSE PER STUDENT FOR
THE SENDING COUNTY IS LESS THAN THE LOCAL CURRENT EXPENSE
PER STUDENT FOR THE RECEIVING COUNTY, THE DIFFERENCE, PLUS
THE APPROPRIATE STATE SHARE OF BASIC CURRENT EXPENSES, FOR
EACH STUDENT WHO RESIDES IN A SENDING COUNTY WHO ATTENDS A
PUBLIC SCHOOL IN THE RECEIVING COUNTY, SHALL BE:

(I) PAID BY THE STATE TO THE RECEIVING COUNTY;
AND