restored through budget amendment.

The appropriations herein for the University
System of Maryland institutions shall be
reduced by $2,100,000 in current
unrestricted funds to reflect the deletion of
State support for the Technology in
Program Delivery initiative. The
allocation of the reduction shall be made
by the University System of Maryland
Board of Regents consistent with the
allocation in the fiscal 2000 budget
submission.

The General Assembly believes that the
implementation of technology-based
programs is essential to taking
Maryland's higher education system
into the next century, but also believes
that there has not been sufficient

coordination and planning

throughout the higher education
community to fully implement such
programs. The General Assembly also
believes that current resources, such
as those that exist at the University of
Maryland University College, should
be the focus of this endeavor at the
system level, and possibly statewide as
the plan becomes more fully realized.

The appropriations herein for the University
System of Maryland institutions shall be
reduced by $500,000 in current
unrestricted funds to reflect the reduction
to the Campaign Readiness program. This
reduction shall be allocated by the
University System of Maryland Board of
Regents consistent with the appropriations
to the institutions for this program.

It is the intent of the General Assembly
that any future requests for State
funds to assist institutions in the
University System of Maryland with
fund-raising efforts be supported by
detailed information showing how the
funds will be used and the anticipated
effect on the institution's fund-raising