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(2) INCLUDE FUNDS IN THE COUNTY BUDGET TO PAY

THE EXPENSES, INCLUDING PAYMENT OF SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS AND

INSURANCE, INCURRED BY THE COUNTY BOARD IN THE USE OF SCHOOL
BUSES AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as Art.
77, §97A.

In this section, the present references to the
"City of Baltimore" are deleted as unnecessary in
light of the definitions of "county board" and
"county" in §1-101 of this article.

The only other changes are in style.

TITLE 8. SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN.
SUBTITLE 1. DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN.
8-101. DEFINITIONS.

(A)   IN GENERAL.

IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.

(B)    DISADVANTAGED CHILD.
"DISADVANTAGED CHILD" MEANS A CHILD WHO:

(1)    BECAUSE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, IS NOT
ACHIEVING AT A LEVEL THAT IS SCHOLASTICALLY UP TO HIS
POTENTIAL ABILITIES;

(2)    HAS TO COMPENSATE FOR HIS INABILITY TO
PROFIT FROM THE NORMAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM;

(3)   IS 3 YEARS OLD OR OLDER AND UNDER 19 AND HAS

NCI GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL;

(4)   HAS THE POTENTIAL TO COMPLETE SUCCESSFULLY A
REGULAR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM LEADING TO GRADUATION FROM A
HIGH SCHOOL; AND

(5)    BECAUSE OF HOME AND COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT,
IS SUBJECT TO LANGUAGE, CULTURAL, AND ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGES
THAT MAKE HIS COMPLETION OF THE REGULAR PROGRAM LEADING TO
GRADUATION UNLIKELY WITHOUT SPECIAL EFFORTS BY SCHOOL
AUTHORITIES TO PROVIDE STIMULATION OF HIS POTENTIAL IN
ADDITION TO THE EFFORTS INVOLVED IN PROVIDING THE REGULAR
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.

(C)    PROGRAM OF COMPENSATORY EDUCATION.

"PROGRAM OF COMPENSATORY EDUCATION" MEANS A PROGRAM
ADOPTED BY A COUNTY BOARD FOR ANY OF THE GRADES
PREKINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12 THAT: