BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor

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QUEEN ANNE'S                                               128,101                                     176,053

ST. MARY'S                                                   719,997                                     388,379

SOMERSET                                                           62,089                                       69,821

TALBOT                                                             141,709                                     226,408

WASHINGTON                                                   335,927                                     695,884

WICOMICO                                                        250,790                                     485,350

WORCESTER                                                      133,137                                     192,002.

(2)          THE STATE AND EACH COUNTY SHALL CONTRIBUTE
TO THE PUBLIC FUNDING OF THE EXCESS COST IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THIS SUBSECTION.

(3)       FOR FISCAL YEAR 1979:

(I)          THE COUNTY CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE AN AMOUNT
EQUAL TO ITS 1976 COUNTY BASE, AS SET FORTH IN THIS
SUBSECTION, PLUS OR MINUS, AS THE CASE MAY BE, 60 PERCENT OF
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT COUNTY BASE AND THE FINAL
REQUIRED LOCAL CONTRIBUTION CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
§8-417.3(C)(6) OF THIS SUBTITLE; IF THE FINAL REQUIRED LOCAL
CONTRIBUTION IS HIGHER THAN THE 1976 COUNTY BASE, THE
PERCENTAGE OF THE DIFFERENCE SHALL BE ADDED TO THE COUNTY
BASE; OTHERWISE, IT SHALL BE SUBTRACTED; AND

(II)          THE STATE CONTRIBUTION FOR EACH COUNTY
SHALL BE AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE 1976 STATE BASE FOR THE
COUNTY, AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION,
PLUS 60 PERCENT OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT BASE AND THE
FINAL REQUIRED STATE CONTRIBUTION CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH §8-417.3(C)(7) OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(4)       FOR FISCAL YEAR 1980:

(I)       THE COUNTY CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE AN AMOUNT
EQUAL TO ITS 1976 COUNTY BASE, AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (1)
OF THIS SUBSECTION, PLUS OR MINUS, AS THE CASE MAY BE, 80
PERCENT OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT COUNTY BASE AND THE
FINAL REQUIRED LOCAL CONTRIBUTION CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH §8-417.3(C) (6) OF THIS SUBTITLE; IF THE FINAL REQUIRED
LOCAL CONTRIBUTION IS HIGHER THAN THE 1976 COUNTY BASE, THE
PERCENTAGE OF THE DIFFERENCE SHALL BE ADDED TO THE COUNTY
BASE; OTHERWISE, IT SHALL BE SUBTRACTED; AND

(II)       THE STATE CONTRIBUTION FOR EACH COUNTY
SHALL BE AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE 1976 STATE BASE FOR THE
COUNTY, AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION,
PLUS 80 PERCENT OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT BASE AND THE
FINAL REQUIRED STATE CONTRIBUTION CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH §8-417.3(C)(7) OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(D)           FUNDING OF SPECIAL EDUCATION IN NONPUBLIC

PROGRAMS.

THE STATE AND THE COUNTIES SHALL SHARE COLLECTIVELY IN
THE COST OF EDUCATING HANDICAPPED CHILDREN IN NONPUBLIC
PROGRAMS UNDER §8-409 OF THIS SUBTITLE ON THE FOLLOWING
BASIS: