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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 123

16-404.

(a)  The annual total State appropriation for the current
expenses of all community colleges shall be developed in
accordance with this section.

(b)   [(1) Each year the State Board for Community Colleges
shall prepare a systemwide projection of total full-time
equivalent enrollment at the community colleges in this State.

(2)  This projection shall be prepared in consultation
with the State Board for Higher Education and each community
college and with the concurrence of the Department of Budget and
Fiscal Planning.

(3)  The projection shall be approved by the State
Board for Community Colleges.

(c)  (1) The State Board for Community Colleges shall
convert the projection of full-time equivalent enrollment into a
budget request using the formula in § 16-403 of this subtitle and
submit it to the Governor on or before October 10 of each year.
The Governor shall include the budget request in the State budget
for the next fiscal year.

(2) The budget request submitted to the Governor
under paragraph (1) of this subsection is final. However, on or
before February 10, the State Board for Community Colleges may
request additional funds to be included in any supplemental
budget.] FOR FISCAL YEAR 1987 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER,
THE STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES SHALL SUBMIT A BUDGET
REQUEST TO THE GOVERNOR ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 10 OF EACH YEAR
CALCULATED BY USING THE FORMULAS IN §§ 16-403 AND 16-403.1 OF
THIS SUBTITLE AND THE ACTUAL SYSTEMWIDE ENROLLMENT OF THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN THIS STATE IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2 YEARS PRIOR
TO THE FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH THE PAYMENTS ARE MADE.

16-405.

(a) Each year, the State Board for Community Colleges shall
certify to the State Comptroller:

(1)  On or before July 31 and November 30 one fourth
of the amount it [estimates] CALCULATES to be the State share
under §§ 16-403 AND 16-403.1 of this subtitle for each community
college;

(2)  On or before March 31 one half of the amount it
[estimates] CALCULATES to be the State share under §§ 16-403 AND
16-403.1 of this subtitle for each community college;

(3)   [On or before June 30 of each year, the amount
necessary to bring the July, November, and March payments into
balance with the actual enrollments and costs per student of each
community college; and