BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor                              147

THIS SECTION.

(5)          TO REDUCE OR RESTORE ALL OR PART OF MAJOR
CATEGORIES OF THE BUDGET, AS AUTHORIZED IN §5-102 OF THIS
SUBTITLE, THE CATEGORIES DEFINED IN THE BUDGET REQUIRED BY
THIS SECTION SHALL BE USED IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY.

(6)       THE APPROVED BUDGET THAT IS SENT TO THE
STATE SUPERINTENDENT UNDER §5-102(D) OF THIS SUBTITLE SHALL
BE ADJUSTED TO REALLOCATE THE REDUCTION OR RESTORATION IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRACTICE FOR CATEGORIZATION OF LINE
ITEMS THAT IS APPROVED BY THE STATE BOARD FOR UNIFORM
FINANCIAL REPORTING.

(7)       THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY BOARD MAY INCLUDE
IN THE BUDGET, BY A SEPARATE BUDGET ITEM, A SUMMER PROGRAM
WHICH MAY EXTEND INTO THE FOLLOWING BUDGET YEAR.        ANY OF
THIS AMOUNT APPROVED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET DOES NOT LAPSE
UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL TERM IN THE FOLLOWING
YEAR.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as Art.
77, §117(a) and (i).

Subsection (a) of this section is new language
added to except Baltimore City from the
provisions of this section since Baltimore City,
by charter, includes different categories in its
budget than required by this section and as it
appears to be the statutory intent.

The only other changes are in style.

As to other provisions that relate to the
preparation and submission of school budgets, see
§§ 2-205(j) and 4-205(k) of this article.

5-102. SUBMISSION OF AND REDUCTIONS TO BUDGET.

(A)   BALTIMORE CITY EXCEPTED.

THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO BALTIMORE CITY.

(B)   SUBMISSION.

(1)   EACH COUNTY BOARD SHALL SUBMIT AN ANNUAL
SCHOOL BUDGET IN WRITING TO THE COUNTY GOVERNING BODY
COMMISSIONERS, COUNTY COUNCIL, OR THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE.

(2)   THE BUDGET SHALL BE SUBMITTED NOT LESS THAN
45 DAYS BEFORE THE DATE FOR LEVYING LOCAL TAXES OR ON AN
EARLIER DATE ON OR AFTER MARCH 1 AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY THE
COUNTY FISCAL AUTHORITY.

(C)   REDUCTIONS.

(1) THIS SUBSECTION APPLIES ONLY TO A COUNTY
THAT HAS A COUNTY GOVERNING BODY THAT CONSISTS OF A COUNTY