Ch. 202

2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

01.01.1996.13 in FY 2005, including the cost of additional employee compensation
and fringe benefits developed in consultation with unit representatives. The report
shall include the FY 2005 total costs for each of the negotiated collective bargaining
expenditure categories, by agency, program, fund, and bargaining unit. It shall also
include commensurate costs for employees not covered by collective bargaining. The
report is due on January 28, 2004.

SECTION 32. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That contingent upon the
enactment of legislation to eliminate the payment of employer contributions for State
supplemental plans in the Optional Defined Contribution System in fiscal year 2004,
the funding for these payments shall be reduced by $7,896,808 in general funds,
$3,782,487 in special funds, and $2,987,181 in federal funds in accordance with a
schedule determined by the Governor.

SECTION 32. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, notwithstanding the
provisions of § 32-205 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article, in fiscal 2004 the
State shall not be required to make the employer contributions to the applicable State
supplemental plan for participating employees in the Optional Defined Contribution
System. Funding for this purpose (subobject 0172) shall be reduced in fiscal year 2004
by the following amounts:

Department                                   Fund                                          Amount

Legislative                                     General                                    $278,220

Judiciary                                        General                                    1,035,766

Judiciary                                        Federal                                         16,296

Executive                                       General                                   7,896,808

Executive                                       Special                                     3,782,487

Executive                                       Federal                                    2,987,181

SECTION 33. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That:

(a)     Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no amount
appropriated in Section 1 of this Act may be expended to pay increases over the rates
in effect on January 17, 2003 for providers of non public placements paid under
Section 8-406 of the Education Article or for providers with rates set by the
"Inter-agency Rates Committee" under Section 8-417 of the Education Article.

(b)     Payments in excess of the rates in excess of these in effect on January 17,
2003 may be approved by the Secretary of Budget and Management for cases of
extreme financial hardship.

SECTION 34. 33. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the general fund
appropriations contained in Section 1 of this Act shall be reduced by $12,000,000 of

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