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SENATE BILL 401
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CF HB 415
By: The President (By Request – Administration) and Senators Bailey, Carozza,
Cassilly, Corderman, Eckardt, Edwards, Gallion, Hershey, Jennings,
Ready, Salling, Simonaire, and West
Introduced and read first time: January 24, 2022
Assigned to: Budget and Taxation
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Operating Budget – Funding – Scholarships for Nonpublic School Students 2
FOR the purpose of requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for certain 3
fiscal years appropriations of certain amounts for certain scholarships for nonpublic 4
school students; and generally relating to the operating budget and funding for 5
scholarships for nonpublic school students. 6
BY adding to 7
Article – State Finance and Procurement 8
Section 7–332 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2021 Replacement Volume) 11
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
Article – State Finance and Procurement 14
7–332. 15
(A) IN THIS SECTION , “BOOST PROGRAM” MEANS THE BROADENING 16
OPTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TODAY PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES 17
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STU DENTS WHO ARE ELIGIB LE FOR THE UNITED STATES 18
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FREE OR REDUCED PRIC E LUNCH PROGRAM TO 19
ATTEND ELIGIBLE NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS. 20
(B) THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL A 21 2 SENATE BILL 401
GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION IN THE FOLLOWING AMOUNT S FOR THE BOOST 1
PROGRAM: 2
(1) $10,000,000 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024; 3
(2) $12,000,000 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025; 4
(3) $14,000,000 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026; AND 5
(4) $16,000,000 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR 6
THEREAFTER . 7
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 8
1, 2022. 9