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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 22

(4) "STATE SHARE" MEANS THE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO
BE PROVIDED EACH YEAR TO A COMMUNITY COLLEGE BY THE STATE.

(B)   COMPUTATIONS.

(1)    IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING COMPUTATIONS
SHALL BE MADE IN THE MANNER INDICATED.

(2)   "CURRENT EXPENSES" IS THE PRODUCT OF THE PER
STUDENT OPERATING COST OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR THE
CURRENT FISCAL YEAR MULTIPLIED BY THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME
EQUIVALENT STUDENTS ENROLLED AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN THE
CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.

(3)   "FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENTS" IS THE
QUOTIENT OF THE NUMBER OF STUDENT CREDIT HOURS PRODUCED IN
THE FISCAL YEAR DIVIDED BY 30.

(C)   STATE SHARE.

(1)          EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS
SUBSECTION, THE STATE SHARE IS 50 PERCENT OF THE CURRENT
EXPENSES OF EACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE, BUT NOT MORE THAN $800
PER FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENT.

(2)       THE STATE SHARE IS 55 PERCENT OF THE CURRENT
EXPENSES, BUT NOT MORE THAN $1,250 PER FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT
STUDENT FOR:

(I)       ANY COMMUNITY COLLEGE WITH LESS THAN 500
FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENTS IF THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS LOCATED HAS A POPULATION OF LESS THAN
50,000; AND

(II)          ANY REGIONAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE IF THE
COUNTIES THAT SUPPORT THE REGIONAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE HAVE A
COMBINED POPULATION OF LESS THAN 100,000.

(3)       THE STATE SHARE IS 55 PERCENT OF THE CURRENT
EXPENSES FOR GARRETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND CHESAPEAKE
COLLEGE, BUT NOT MORE THAN $1,485 PER FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT
STUDENT.

(D)   COUNTY SHARE.

(1)     EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS
SUBSECTION, THE COUNTY SHARE IS 28 PERCENT OF THE CURRENT
EXPENSES.

(2)    THE COUNTY SHARE IS 32 PERCENT OF CURRENT
EXPENSES FOR GARRETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND CHESAPEAKE
COLLEGE.

(3)    ANY COUNTY, OR THE COUNTIES THAT SUPPORT A
REGIONAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MAY PAY MORE THAN ITS SHARE OF
THE CURRENT EXPENSES.

(E)   STUDENT SHARE.