Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB986 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	sb0986
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7	7	SENATE BILL 986
8	8	F1 2lr3280
9	9	CF HB 1240
10	10	By: Senator Hershey
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 19, 2022
12	12	Assigned to: Rules
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Education – Low–Density Calculation – Mandated Funding 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an 3
21	21	appropriation in an amount equal to the low–density calculation for certain counties 4
22	22	that meet certain population density and full–time equivalent student enrollment 5
23	23	limitations; and generally relating to mandated funding for counties with low density 6
24	24	and a low student enrollment count. 7
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26	26	BY adding to 8
27	27	Article – Education 9
28	28	Section 5–243 10
29	29	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
30	30	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 12
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32	32	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
33	33	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
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35	35	Article – Education 15
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37	37	5–243. 16
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39	39	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 17
40	40	INDICATED. 18
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42	42	(2) “ELIGIBLE COUNTY ” MEANS A COUNTY WITH : 19
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44	44	(I) A POPULATION DENSITY A MOUNT LESS THAN 100; AND 20
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46	46	(II) A FULL–TIME EQUIVALENT ENRO LLMENT OF FEWER THAN 21
47	47	2,000 STUDENTS. 22 2 SENATE BILL 986
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51	51	(3) “LOW–DENSITY CALCULATION ” MEANS THE FULL –TIME 1
52	52	EQUIVALENT ENROLLMEN T FOR A COUNTY MULTI PLIED BY THE PRODUCT OF THE 2
53	53	PER PUPIL AMOUNT AND THE TOTAL SQUARE MIL ES IN THE COUNTY . 3
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55	55	(4) “PER PUPIL AMOUNT ” MEANS: 4
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57	57	(I) IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, $0.43; 5
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59	59	(II) IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, $1.06; 6
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61	61	(III) IN FISCAL YEAR 2026, $1.27; 7
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63	63	(IV) IN FISCAL YEAR 2027, $2.34; 8
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65	65	(V) IN FISCAL YEAR 2028, $3.61; 9
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67	67	(VI) IN FISCAL YEAR 2029, $4.67; 10
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69	69	(VII) IN FISCAL YEAR 2030, $5.95; 11
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71	71	(VIII) IN FISCAL YEAR 2031, $7.22; AND 12
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73	73	(IX) FOR SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS, THE PER PUPIL AMOUNT 13
74	74	FOR THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR INCREASED BY $0.85. 14
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76	76	(5) “POPULATION DENSITY AM OUNT” MEANS THE TOTAL COUN TY 15
77	77	POPULATION DIVIDED B Y THE SQUARE MILES I N THE COUNTY. 16
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79	79	(B) BEGINNING IN FISCAL Y EAR 2024, FOR EACH ELIGIBLE COUN TY, THE 17
80	80	GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL AN APPROPRIA TION IN 18
81	81	AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO T HE LOW–DENSITY CALCULATION FOR THE COUNTY . 19
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83	83	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 20
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