H.B. 1188                                               VETOES

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;

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

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] AND
HIGHER EDUCATION INVESTMENT FUND APPROPRIATIONS 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] AND HIGHER EDUCATION INVESTMENT FUND APPROPRIATIONS 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.

16-512.

(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:

(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;

(ii) In fiscal year 2005, not less than an amount equal to 63.4% 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) In fiscal year 2006 and each fiscal year thereafter, not less than
an amount equal to 66% of the State's General Fund [appropriation] AND HIGHER
EDUCATION INVESTMENT FUND APPROPRIATIONS 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.

(2) For purposes of this subsection, the State's General Fund
[appropriation] AND HIGHER EDUCATION INVESTMENT FUND APPROPRIATIONS per
full-time equivalent student to the 4-year public institutions of higher education in

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