Ch. 498

1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(ii) Where 2 or more counties establish a region to support a regional
community college, the board of regional community college trustees.

(3)     "Community college" means a community college established under this
title but does not include Baltimore City Community College.

(4)     "County share" means the total amount of money for operating funds to
be provided each fiscal year to a board by the county that supports the community college
or colleges or, in the case of a regional community college, the total amount of money for
operating funds to be provided each fiscal year to the board by all counties that support
the regional community college.

(5)     "Direct grants" means the sum of the following components of the State
share:

(i)     Fixed costs;                                                                                     

(ii)    Marginal costs;

(iii)   Size factor; and

(iv)    Wealth factor.

(6)     "Full-time equivalent student" is the quotient of the number of student
credit hours produced in the fiscal year 2 years prior to the fiscal year for which the State
share is calculated divided by 30, as certified by the Maryland Higher Educational
Commission.

(7)     "Population" means population as determined for purposes of
calculating the State share of the library program using the definition in § 23-401 of this
article.

(8)     "Region" means the counties supporting a regional community college
established under Subtitle 3 of this title.

(9)     "State share" means the amount of money for community college!
operating funds to be provided each fiscal year to a board by the State.

(10)   "Student credit hours" means student credit hours or contact hours
which are eligible, under the regulations issued by the Maryland Higher Education
Commission, for inclusion in State funding calculations.

(11)   "Total State operating fund" means the sum of community college State
appropriations for direct grants and for challenge grants.

(12)   "Wealth" means wealth as determined for purposes of the State aid
calculated under § 5-202 of this article.

(b) (1) The total State operating fund per full-time equivalent student to the
community colleges for each fiscal year as requested by the Governor shall be not less
than an amount equal to the total State operating fund per full-time equivalent student in
the previous fiscal year.

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