Ch. 203                                    2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

equivalent student to the 4-year public institutions of higher education in the State
as designated by the Commission for the purpose of administering the Joseph A.
Sellinger Program under Title 17 of this article in the previous fiscal year;

[(ii)] 2. In fiscal year 2005, not less than an amount equal to 24%

of the State's General Fund appropriation per full-time equivalent student to the
4-year public institutions of higher education in the State as designated by the
Commission for the purpose of administering the Joseph A. Sellinger Program under
Title 17 of this article in the previous fiscal year; and

[(iii)] 3. In fiscal year 2006 and each fiscal year thereafter, not less
than an amount equal to 25% of the State's General Fund appropriation per full-time
equivalent student to the 4-year public institutions of higher education in the State,
as designated by the Commission for the purpose of administering the Joseph A.
Sellinger Program under Title 17 of this article in the previous fiscal year.

(II) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE STATE'S GENERAL
FUND APPROPRIATION PER FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENT TO THE 4-YEAR
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE STATE FOR THE PREVIOUS
FISCAL YEAR SHALL REFLECT ANY AMENDMENTS OR REDUCTIONS TO THE
APPROPRIATION FOR THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR

16-317.

(b)     (1) Each eligible institution shall receive from the State, in the manner
and subject to the limitations of this section, with respect to the contributions made
by eligible donors as voluntary donations at any time during the first eligible period
to the eligible institution for eligible programs, an amount equal to the first
[$200,000] $150,000 or any portion thereof from contributions by eligible donors.

(c)      Payments shall be made by the State:

(1)     In the first eligible period, only with respect to contributions which
are paid by the eligible donors to the eligible institution before July 1, 2004;

(2)     In the second eligible period, only with respect to contributions which
are paid by the eligible donors to the eligible institution before July 1, 2006; and

(3)     In the [second] THIRD fiscal year following the fiscal year during
which the contributions are made.

16-512.

(a) (1) The total State operating fund per full-time equivalent student
appropriated to Baltimore City Community College for each fiscal year as requested
by the Governor shall be:

[(1)] (I) In each of fiscal years 2003 and 2004, not less than an amount
equal to 60.9% of the State's General Fund appropriation per full-time equivalent
student to the 4-year public institutions of higher education in the State as
designated by the Commission for the purpose of administering the Joseph A.
Sellinger Program under Title 17 of this article in the previous fiscal year;

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