Ch. 299                                    2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(d)     (1) The tax shall be itemized on each bill for telecommunications service
in Prince George's County.

(2) Each vendor providing telecommunications service in Prince George's
County shall collect the tax on behalf of the county and remit the tax to the county.

(e)     (1) The net proceeds of the revenue from the tax imposed under this
section shall be used only for operating expenditures of the Prince George's County
school system.

(2)     The proceeds provided under this section for operating expenditures
of the Prince George's County public school system may not be used to supplant any
State aid for education provided to the county, or any county funds provided to the
Prince George's County school system.

(3)     Among the expenditures to be funded from the proceeds, the Board
shall consider:

(i) A program to serve disruptive, delinquent, or low-performing
students in grades 6 through 12 that:

1.       Provides proof of progress in reading and mathematics;

2.       Is designed to include small learning communities and
areas of support services provided by community-based providers; and

3.       Is operated:

A.      By an educational provider with substantial experience
serving the type of student population served by the program; and

B.      In separate school facilities provided by the education
provider, unless the public school system decides otherwise; and

(ii) A Spanish language immersion program to serve at least 450
students in kindergarten through grade 5 in order to address long-term labor needs
for bilingual employees.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 2003.

Approved May 13, 2003.

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