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SENATE BILL 393
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SB 918/23 – B&T CF HB 427
By: Senator King
Introduced and read first time: January 18, 2024
Assigned to: Budget and Taxation
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Higher Education – Community College Facilities Renewal Grant Program – 2
Alterations 3
FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to distribute 4
grants of equal amounts to each community college each fiscal year under the 5
Community College Facilities Renewal Grant Program; altering the required 6
appropriation to the Program beginning in a certain fiscal year; and generally 7
relating to the Community College Facilities Renewal Grant Program. 8
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 9
Article – Education 10
Section 16–320 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 13
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
Article – Education 16
16–320. 17
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 18
(2) “Community college” includes Baltimore City Community College. 19
(3) “Eligible project” means a facility renewal project, including 20
improvements, repairs, and deferred maintenance, that has a total estimated cost of not 21
more than $1,000,000 and has been submitted to the Commission as part of an annual 22
master plan or a 10–year master plan. 23
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(4) “Program” means the Community College Facilities Renewal Grant 1
Program. 2
(b) (1) There is a Community College Facilities Renewal Grant Program that 3
shall provide State funds to community colleges for improvements, repairs, and deferred 4
maintenance projects in accordance with this section. 5
(2) The Commission shall administer the Program. 6
(c) (1) (i) In fiscal years 2019 through 2021, the Governor shall annually 7
appropriate in the operating budget of the Commission an amount equal to 5% of the 8
appropriation to the Community College Construction Grant Program in the same fiscal 9
year. 10
(ii) In fiscal [year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter] YEARS 2023 11
AND 2024, the Governor shall annually appropriate in the operating or capital budget of 12
the Commission an amount equal to 5% of the appropriation to the Community College 13
Construction Grant Program in the same fiscal year. 14
(III) IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , 15
THE GOVERNOR SHALL ANNUAL LY APPROPRIATE IN TH E OPERATING OR CAPIT AL 16
BUDGET OF THE COMMISSION AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 10% OF THE APPROPRIATION 17
TO THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE CONSTRUCTION GRANT PROGRAM IN THE SAME 18
FISCAL YEAR. 19
(2) The appropriation required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall 20
be in addition to and may not supplant the amount appropriated to the Community College 21
Construction Grant Program in the State budget. 22
(d) (1) On or before September 1 of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year of 23
the grant award, a community college shall provide to the Commission information about 24
the eligible project for which the community college is requesting a grant. 25
(2) (i) The Commission [may make up to eight] SHALL DISTRIBUTE 26
grants OF EQUAL AMOUNT S TO EACH COMMUNITY CO LLEGE in each fiscal year. 27
(ii) [1. Subject to subsubparagraph 2 of this subparagraph, a 28
community college may not receive a grant in 2 consecutive fiscal years. 29
2. If a community college does not request funds in a fiscal 30
year, the community college may not receive a grant until the second following fiscal year. 31
(iii) 1. Subject to subsubparagraph 2 of this subparagraph, a 32
community college may not receive more than $500,000 in a fiscal year under the Program. 33
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2. If the appropriation provided under subsection (c) of this 1
section is less than $4,000,000 in a fiscal year, the appropriation shall be awarded equally 2
to each community college that is eligible for a grant in that fiscal year. 3
3. Subject to the limitation established in subsubparagraph 4
1 of this subparagraph, a] A community college may [receive] UTILIZE funding RECEIVED 5
UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH for more than one eligible project in a 6
fiscal year. 7
[(iv) The Commission shall consult with each community college to 8
determine which community colleges will receive a grant for eligible projects under the 9
Program in each fiscal year.] 10
(e) The Commission, in collaboration with the community colleges, shall adopt 11
any regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. 12
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shal l take effect July 13
1, 2024, and shall be applicable beginning in fiscal year 2025. 14