Ch. 655                                       LAWS OF MARYLAND

defined in § 19-301 of the Health - General Article in this
State.

(iii) The Secretary of Health and Mental
Hygiene may determine if there is a shortage of nurses.

(iv) Subject to subparagraphs (v) and (vi) of
this paragraph, if the Secretary determines that there is no
shortage of nurses, the Nonresident Student Tuition Reduction and
State Aid Program established under this paragraph may not be
applied to any courses required for the nursing program.

(v) Subparagraph (iv) of this paragraph applies
only to students who enroll in a nursing education program
subsequent to the determination made under subparagraph (iv) of
this paragraph.

(vi) Subparagraph (v) of this paragraph may not
affect any student who is participating in the Nonresident
Tuition Reduction and State Aid Program prior to the
determination under subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph.

(4) The State Board for Community Colleges shall
report annually to the Legislative Policy Committee on the total
number of participants in the Tuition Reduction and State Aid
Program and the status of graduates with an outstanding
obligation for work within the State or payment of tuition
reduction under this section.

(b)  (1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this
subsection, any student who attends a community college not
supported by the county in which the student resides shall pay,
in addition to the student tuition and fees payable by a resident
of a county that supports the community college, an out-of-county
or out-of-region fee equal to the county share per full-time
equivalent student as determined under § 16-403 of this subtitle.

(2) (i) Any student who resides in an incorporated
municipality whose corporate limits extend into 2 counties in the
State is considered an in-county resident for tuition purposes at
a community college campus located within that municipality that
is supported by either county.

(ii) If a student is considered an in-county
resident under this paragraph and the student does not reside in
the county that supports the community college, the county in
which the student resides shall pay the difference between the
out-of-county tuition and the in-county tuition.

(c)  Any county may appropriate money to pay the
out-of-county or out-of-region fees for county residents who
attend a community college in this State that is not supported by
that county.

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