Ch. 606

1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(ii) For each fiscal year, the amount required to be expended by a
county under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph is. the sum of:

1. The product of $70 multiplied by its Chapter 1 eligible count
for the prior fiscal year; and

2. The product of 25 percent of a county's increased State aid
for the current fiscal year over the fiscal year 1985' level under this program.

(4) (i) The county superintendent for any county qualifying for
compensatory education funds under this subsection shall secure the approval of the
State Superintendent for plans that outline the use of the dedicated compensatory funds
and shall meet any other requirements established by the State Board of Education for
use of these funds.

(ii) The State Board shall advise the Accountability Task Force as to
any county that does not comply with the requirements established by the State Board for
the use of the funds.

(5) (I) IF, BECAUSE OF CHANGES FROM ONE FISCAL YEAR TO THE
NEXT IN THE STATEWIDE FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT ENROLLMENT OR THE
STATEWIDE CHAPTER 1 ELIGIBLE COUNT, THE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION FUNDS
ALLOCATED TO A COUNTY UNDER THIS SECTION IS CALCULATED TO BE LESS THAN
85 PERCENT OF THE ALLOCATION TO THE COUNTY IN THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR, THE
FUNDS FOR THE COUNTY SHALL BE INCREASED TO 85 PERCENT OF THE PRIOR
FISCAL YEAR AMOUNT.

(II) THE REALLOCATION REQUIRED UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I)
OF THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE DERIVED BY PROPORTIONALLY REDUCING THE
ALLOCATION OF EACH COUNTY.

(III) PROVIDED THAT THE GROSS AMOUNT OF COMPENSATORY
FUNDS UNDER THIS SECTION DOES NOT DECREASE FROM ONE FISCAL YEAR TO THE
NEXT, THE REALLOCATION MAY NOT CAUSE THE AMOUNT THAT IS ALLOCATED TO
ANY COUNTY TO BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 85 PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT
RECEIVED BY THE COUNTY IN THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the State Board of
Education shall study the compensatory education funds program and its relationship to
the federal Chapter 1 eligible count, and shall evaluate alternative methods of
determining appropriate levels and allocations of compensatory education funds. The
State Board shall submit its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly in
accordance with § 2-1312 of the State Government Article by January 1, 1995.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the provisions of this Act
shall take effect for Fiscal Year 1995 only to the extent that the Governor submits a
Supplemental Budget and that the Budget Bill as enacted for Fiscal Year 1995 contains
an appropriation to specifically finance the provisions of this Act for Fiscal Year 1995. In
the event that the appropriation in the enacted Fiscal Year 1995 Budget Bill is in an

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