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Maryland Code, Education § 5-221

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Local share” means the county program amount for each county minus the result calculated under subsection (c)(1) of this section for each county rounded to the nearest whole dollar.

(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, “State share” means, for each county, rounded to the nearest whole dollar, the greater of the following calculations multiplied by 0.5:

(i)1. Multiply the per pupil amount by the county's enrollment applicable under § 5-222, § 5-223, § 5-224, § 5-225, or § 5-226 of this subtitle;

2. Divide the result calculated under item 1 of this item by the ratio, rounded to seven decimal places, of local wealth per pupil to statewide wealth per pupil; and

3. Multiply the result calculated under item 2 of this item by the result, rounded to seven decimal places, that results from dividing the total program amount by the sum of all of the results calculated under item 2 of this item for all counties; or

(ii) The result obtained by multiplying the per pupil amount by the county's enrollment applicable under § 5-222, § 5-224, or § 5-225 of this subtitle and by 0.8.

(2) For the concentration of poverty per pupil grant under § 5-223 of this subtitle and for transitional supplemental instruction under § 5-226 of this subtitle, “State share” means the calculation under paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection.

(d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, “county program amount” means, for each county, the product of the per pupil amount and the county enrollment applicable under § 5-222, § 5-223, § 5-224, § 5-225, or § 5-226 of this subtitle.

(2) For the per pupil grant in the concentration of poverty program, “county program amount” has the same meaning as “per pupil grant amount” defined under § 5-223 of this subtitle.

(e) “Total program amount” means the sum of the county program amount for each county applicable under § 5-222, § 5-223, § 5-224, § 5-225, or § 5-226 of this subtitle.

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