ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 203

(3) THE RATES OF GROWTH IN THE NUMBER OF INMATES SENTENCED
TO NOT LESS THAN 6 MONTHS BUT NOT EXCEEDING 12 MONTHS:

(I)      BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1987; AND

(II)     ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1987.

Article - Education
8-310.3.

(b) (1) [The] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS
SUBSECTION, THE Maryland School for the Deaf shall receive an appropriation equal
to or greater than the sum of:

[(1)] (I) 75% of the prior year appropriation multiplied by the product of:

[(i)] 1. The sum of the weighted enrollment growth plus one; and

[(ii)]2. The sum of the growth in the per pupil basic current
expense figure plus one; and

[(2)](II) 25% of the prior year appropriation multiplied by the sum of the
weighted enrollment growth plus one.

(2) THE MINIMUM APPROPRIATION REQUIRED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1)
OF THIS SUBSECTION MAY BE REDUCED TO THE EXTENT REDUCTIONS ARE MADE TO
THE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES OF THE MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF.

8-317.

(b)     (1) Except as provided in PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION AND
subsection (c) of this section, the Maryland School for the Blind shall receive an
appropriation equal to or greater than the sum of:

[(1)] (I) 75% of the prior year appropriation multiplied by the product of:

[(i)] 1. The sum of the weighted enrollment growth plus one; and

[(ii)]2. The sum of the growth in the per pupil basic current
expense figure plus one; and

[(2)] (II) 25% of the prior year appropriation multiplied by the sum of the
weighted enrollment growth plus one.

(2) THE MINIMUM APPROPRIATION REQUIRED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1)
OF THIS SUBSECTION MAY BE REDUCED TO THE EXTENT REDUCTIONS ARE MADE TO
THE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES OF THE MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND.

16-305.

(c)      (1) (I) The total State operating fund per full-time equivalent student
to the community colleges for each fiscal year as requested by the Governor shall be:

[(i)] 1. In each of fiscal years 2003 and 2004, not less than an
amount equal to 23.1% of the State's General Fund appropriation per full-time

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