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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 100

(i) That the annual accountability plan and
report shall relate to the use of:

1.  Any State share of basic current
expense as provided under Section 5-202(b), which is in excess of
the fiscal year 1984 State share of basic current expenses; and

2.  Any compensatory aid as provided under
Section 5-202(e), except for dedicated compensatory funds, 50
percent of funds received in fiscal year 1984 under targeted aid,
Section 5-202(e), and the difference between the funds received
in fiscal year 1985 and the current fiscal year under density
aid, § 5-202(c) of this title; and

(ii) That the annual accountability report
shall also relate to the expenditure for the current fiscal year
and 2 preceding fiscal years for the public education categories
provided under Section 5-101(c) Part I(2) of this article,
including salaries and wages for net new positions and the
expenditures for salaries and wages for existing positions.

(4)  For fiscal year 1985 only, require that an
accountability plan be submitted by October 1, 1984, which
relates to the intended use of the funds described in paragraph
(3) of this section and which:

(i) Allows each county to determine its own
needs and spending priorities while providing that the funds not
be directed solely toward salary enhancement expenditures for
existing instructional positions; and

(ii) Reports the amount of and percentage of
projected expenditures by the classifications provided under
Section 5-401(a)(2) of this subtitle.

(5)  For the fiscal year 1986 and each fiscal year
thereafter, require that the accountability plan be submitted by
July 1, 1985 and by each July 1 thereafter and include:

(i) A description of the public education
instructional needs of the county;

(ii) A description of yearly county public
education instructional objectives as they relate to 5-year
county education goals of improving classroom instruction and
student performance. These goals and objectives may include, but
not be limited to, teacher salaries, pupil-teacher ratios,
instructional materials, textbooks, teacher training and
retraining, programs for educationally disadvantaged students,
prekindergarten programs, remedial programs, graduation rates,
and student test scores;

(iii) An expenditure plan and description of
the intended use of the funds described in paragraph (3) of this
section which: