PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

S.B. 641

DIVIDING THE AGGREGATE MONTHLY ENROLLMENT DURING THE 4-YEAR PERIOD
BY THE NUMBER OF MONTHS SCHOOL IS IN SESSION DURING THE 4-YEAR PERIOD;
AND

(II) ONE-HALF THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF CHILDREN SERVED
ANNUALLY BY THE MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF'S EARLY INTERVENTION
PROGRAM DURING 4 CONSECUTIVE SCHOOL YEARS AS DETERMINED BY DIVIDING
THE PROGRAM'S AGGREGATE MONTHLY ENROLLMENT DURING THE 4-YEAR
PERIOD BY THE NUMBER OF MONTHS SCHOOL IS IN SESSION DURING THE 4-YEAR
PERIOD.

(3)      "GROWTH IN THE PER PUPIL BASIC CURRENT EXPENSE FIGURE-
MEANS THE CHANGE IN THE PER PUPIL BASIC CURRENT EXPENSE FIGURE FROM
THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR TO THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR DIVIDED BY THE PER
PUPIL BASIC CURRENT EXPENSE FIGURE FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR.

(4)      "PER PUPIL BASIC CURRENT EXPENSE FIGURE" MEANS THE FIGURE
CALCULATED FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR BY THE DEPARTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH
§ 5-202 OF THIS ARTICLE.

(5)      "WEIGHTED ENROLLMENT GROWTH" MEANS THE PRODUCT OF 0.2
TIMES THE CHANGE IN THE 4-YEAR AVERAGE ANNUAL FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT
ENROLLMENT FROM THE 3RD THROUGH THE 6TH PRIOR SCHOOL YEARS TO THE
2ND THROUGH THE 5TH PRIOR SCHOOL YEARS DIVIDED BY THE 4-YEAR AVERAGE
ANNUAL FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT ENROLLMENT FROM THE 3RD THROUGH THE 6TH
PRIOR SCHOOL YEARS.

(B) THE MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF SHALL RECEIVE AN
APPROPRIATION FOR THE MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF EQUAL TO OR
GREATER THAN THE SUM OF:

(1)      75% OF THE PRIOR YEAR APPROPRIATION MULTIPLIED BY THE
PRODUCT OF:

(I)      THE SUM OF THE WEIGHTED ENROLLMENT GROWTH PLUS
ONE; AND

(II)     THE SUM OF THE GROWTH IN THE PER PUPIL BASIC CURRENT
EXPENSE FIGURE PLUS ONE; AND

(2)      25% OF THE PRIOR YEAR APPROPRIATION MULTIPLIED BY THE SUM
OF THE WEIGHTED ENROLLMENT GROWTH PLUS ONE.

8-415.

(d) (1) In this subsection, "basic cost" as to each county, means the average
amount spent by the county from county, State, and federal sources for the public
education of a nonhandicapped child. "Basic cost" does not include amounts specifically
allocated and spent for identifiable compensatory programs for disadvantaged children.

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