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EACH COUNTY SHALL THEN BE MULTIPLIED BY THIS QUOTIENT, AND
THE PRODUCT SHALL BE THE FINAL REQUIRED LOCAL CONTRIBUTION
TO THE EXCESS COST PROGRAM; AND

(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) 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:

(1)    FOR EACH OF THESE CHILDREN DOMICILED IN THE
COUNTY, THE COUNTY SHALL CONTRIBUTE THE LOCAL SHARE OF THE
BASIC COST, AS REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS
SECTION, 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 DEPARTMENT; THIS CONTRIBUTION
SHALL BE MADE FROM THE FUND ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE AND
LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EXCESS COST PROGRAM UNDER
SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION; AND

(2)    FOR EACH OF THESE CHILDREN, THE STATE SHALL
CONTRIBUTE AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE APPROVED AMOUNT OF COST OS
REIMBURSEMENT LESS THE AMOUNT THE COUNTY MUST CONTRIBUTE
UNDER ITEM (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as Art.
77, §106G-3.

The only changes are in style.

8-117.4. BUDGETARY APPROPRIATIONS; FEDERAL FUNDS;
ADDITIONAL FUNDS.

(A)       COUNTY APPROPRIATIONS AND TAX LEVIES.

EACH COUNTY GOVERNING BODY SHALL:

(1)    APPROPRIATE THE AMOUNTS REQUIRED AS THE
COUNTY CONTRIBUTION UNDER §§ 8-417.2 AND 8-417.3 OF THIS
SUBTITLE; AND

(2)   LEVY AN ANNUAL TAX SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE THE
REVENUE NECESSARY TO FUND THE APPROPRIATION.

(B)   STATE SHARE TO BE INCLUDED IN STATE BUDGET.

UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE III, § 52 [4) AND (6)
OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION, AN APPROPRIATION NECESSARY TO