June 1, 2000 May 30, 2004, and with no further action required by the General
Assembly, this Act shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect.]

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1999.

Approved May 27, 1999.

CHAPTER 537
(Senate Bill 283)

AN ACT concerning

Community Colleges - English for Speakers of Other Languages Programs -

Funding

FOR the purpose of removing increasing the limitation on the total funding for
annual grants for the English for Speakers of Other Languages programs
("ESOL") at the community colleges in the State, including Baltimore City
Community College; requiring the Governor to include certain funds in the
annual budget to reimburse community colleges, including Baltimore City
Community College, for any deficiency in funds for grants for ESOL programs at
the community colleges subject to a certain limitation; and generally relating to
ESOL programs in the State.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Education
Section 16-305(e) and 16-508
Annotated Code of Maryland

(1997 Replacement Volume and 1998 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Education

16-305.

(e) (1) (i) Beginning in Fiscal Year 1996, a grant in the amount provided
in paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be distributed to each board in order to
provide instruction and services to students enrolled in an English for Speakers of
Other Languages ("ESOL") program.

(ii) To qualify for a grant under this subsection, each participant in
the program shall be a student:

1. Born outside of the United States or whose native
language is not English;