PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 434

(2)     (I) SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS
PARAGRAPH, THE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT SHALL BE $800 TIMES THE NUMBER OF
QUALIFIED FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENTS WHO ARE ENROLLED IN A COUNTY
ESOL PROGRAM AND AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

(II) 1. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE GRANTS UNDER THIS
PARAGRAPH MAY NOT EXCEED $1,000,000 FOR ANY FISCAL YEAR.

2. IF, FOR ANY FISCAL YEAR, THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE
GRANTS CALCULATED UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH WOULD
EXCEED $1,000,000, THEN EACH GRANT SHALL BE PRORATED BY THE AMOUNT
NECESSARY TO REDUCE THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE GRANTS TO $1,000,000.

(3)     (I) IF THE AMOUNT THAT IS APPROPRIATED TO A BOARD UNDER
THIS SUBSECTION FOR ANY FISCAL YEAR IS MORE THAN THE ACTUAL COST OF
PROVIDING ESOL PROGRAMS TO STUDENTS ENROLLED AT THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE IN THAT COUNTY OR REGION, THE EXCESS FUNDS SHALL BE PAID BACK
TO THE STATE AND CREDITED TO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE STATE.

(II) A BOARD MAY NOT TRANSFER STATE FUNDS RECEIVED
UNDER THIS SUBSECTION TO ANY OTHER PROGRAM OR CATEGORY.

16-607.1.

(A) (1) BEGINNING WITH FISCAL YEAR 1997 1996, THE GOVERNOR SHALL
INCLUDE IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET SUBMISSION A GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION
FOR BALTIMORE CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN THE AMOUNT PROVIDED IN
SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES TO
STUDENTS ENROLLED IN AN ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES
("ESOL") PROGRAM.

(2) TO QUALIFY FOR A GRANT UNDER THIS SECTION, EACH
PARTICIPANT IN THE PROGRAM SHALL BE A STUDENT:

(I) BORN OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES OR WHOSE NATIVE
LANGUAGE IS NOT ENGLISH:

(II) WHO COMES FROM AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE A LANGUAGE
OTHER THAN ENGLISH IS DOMINANT; OR

(III) WHO IS AN AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKAN NATIVE AND
COMES FROM AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH HAS
HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE STUDENT'S LEVEL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE
PROFICIENCY.

(B) (1) SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS
SUBSECTION, THE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT SHALL BE $800 TIMES THE NUMBER OF
QUALIFIED FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENTS WHO ARE ENROLLED IN A
BALTIMORE CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ESOL PROGRAM. AS CERTIFIED BY THE
MARYLAND HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION.

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