(a) The formula used for the distribution of funds to the community colleges
in the State shall be known as the Senator John A. Cade Funding Formula.
(b) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) "Assessed valuation of real property" means assessed valuation of
real property as determined for purposes of the State aid calculated under § 5-202 of
this article.
(3) "Board" means:
(i) In a county that has one or more community colleges, the
board of community college trustees for the county; or
(ii) Where two or more counties establish a region to support a
regional community college, the board of regional community college trustees.
(4) "Community college" means a community college established
under this title but does not include Baltimore City Community College.
(5) "County share" means the total amount of money for operating
funds to be provided each fiscal year to a board by the county that supports the
community college or colleges or, in the case of a regional community college, the total
amount of money for operating funds to be provided each fiscal year to the board by
all counties that support the regional community college.
(6) "Direct grants" means the sum of the following components of the
State share:
(i) Base costs; and
(ii) Size factor.
(7) "Full-time equivalent student" for each community college is the
greater of:
(i) The quotient of the number of student credit hours
produced in the fiscal year 2 years prior to the fiscal year for which the State share
is calculated divided by 30, as certified by the Maryland Higher Education
Commission; or
(ii) The 3-year moving average quotient of the number of
student credit hours produced in the fiscal years 2 years prior, 3 years prior, and 4
years prior to the fiscal year for which the State share is calculated divided by 30, as
certified by the Maryland Higher Education Commission.
(8) "Population" means population as determined for purposes of
calculating the State share of the library program using the definition in § 23-501 of
this article.
(9) "Region" means the counties supporting a regional community
college established under Subtitle 2 of this title.
(10) "Small community college" means:
(i) Allegany College of Maryland;
(ii) Garrett College;
(iii) Hagerstown Community College;
(iv) Carroll Community College;
(v) Cecil Community College;
(vi) Chesapeake College; or
(vii) Wor-Wic Community College.
(11) "State share" means the amount of money for community college
operating funds to be provided each fiscal year to a board by the State.
(12) "State Funds per full-time equivalent student appropriation to
the 4-year public institutions of higher education" has the meaning stated in § 17-
104(a)(1) of this article.
(13) "Student credit hours" means student credit hours, including
those earned by a P-TECH student as provided in § 7-1804(c) of this article, or
contact hours, which are eligible, under the regulations issued by the Maryland
Higher Education Commission, for inclusion in State funding calculations.
(14) "Total State operating fund" means the sum of community college
State appropriations for direct grants.
(c) (1) (i) Except as provided in subparagraphs (iii), (iv), and (v) of
this paragraph, the total State operating fund per full-time equivalent student to the
community colleges for each fiscal year as requested by the Governor shall be:
1. In fiscal year 2009, not less than an amount equal to
26.25% 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;
2. In fiscal year 2010, not less than an amount equal to
23.6% 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 same fiscal year;
3. In fiscal year 2011, not less than an amount equal to
21.8% 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 same fiscal year;
4. In fiscal year 2012, not less than an amount equal to
20% 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 same fiscal year;
5. In fiscal year 2014, an amount that is the greater of
19.7% 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 same fiscal year or $1,839.47 per full-time equivalent
student;
6. In fiscal year 2015, an amount that is the greater of
19.7% 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 same fiscal year or $1,839.47 per full-time equivalent
student;
7. In fiscal year 2017, not less than an amount equal to
20.5% 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 same fiscal year;
8. In fiscal year 2018, not less than an amount equal to
21.0% 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 same fiscal year;
9. In fiscal year 2019, not less than an amount equal to
22.0% 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 same fiscal year;
10. In fiscal year 2020, not less than an amount equal to
23% 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 same fiscal year;
11. In fiscal year 2021, not less than an amount equal to
25% 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 same fiscal year;
12. In fiscal year 2022, not less than an amount equal to
27% 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 same fiscal year;
13. In fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2024, not less than
an amount equal to 29% 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 same fiscal year; and
14. In fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter,
not less than an amount equal to 27.2% of the State Funds per full-time equivalent
student appropriation 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.
(ii) For purposes of this subsection, the State's General Fund
appropriation per full-time equivalent student to the 4-year public institutions of
higher education in the State for a fiscal year shall include:
1. Noncapital appropriations from the Higher
Education Investment Fund; and
2. Appropriations, regardless of where they are
budgeted, designated for the general operation of 4-year public institutions of higher
education in the State, including personnel-related appropriations.
(iii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (i) of this
paragraph, the total State operating funds to be distributed under this subsection to
the community colleges for each of fiscal years 2011 and 2012 shall be $194,407,432.
(iv) In fiscal year 2013, the total State operating funds for
community colleges shall be $199,176,114, to be distributed as follows:
1. Allegany College $4,773,622;
2. Anne Arundel Community College $27,235,329;
3. Community College of Baltimore County
$34,398,366;
4. Carroll Community College $6,851,515;
5. Cecil Community College $4,645,751;
6. College of Southern Maryland $10,902,580;
7. Chesapeake College $5,675,815;
8. Frederick Community College $8,145,648;
9. Garrett College $2,246,709;
10. Hagerstown Community College $6,965,064;
11. Harford Community College $9,990,806;
12. Howard Community College $12,584,485;
13. Montgomery College $35,998,553;
14. Prince George's Community College $22,013,074;
and
15. Wor-Wic Community College $6,748,796.
(v) In fiscal year 2016, the total State operating funds for
community colleges shall be $222,744,620, to be distributed as follows:
1. Allegany College $4,850,443;
2. Anne Arundel Community College $28,715,483;
3. Community College of Baltimore County
$38,637,668;
4. Carroll Community College $7,345,653;
5. Cecil Community College $5,108,064;
6. College of Southern Maryland $13,017,885;
7. Chesapeake College $6,142,473;
8. Frederick Community College $8,975,284;
9. Garrett College $2,561,002;
10. Hagerstown Community College $7,620,412;
11. Harford Community College $10,865,634;
12. Howard Community College $15,723,055;
13. Montgomery College $40,000,786;
14. Prince George's Community College $26,072,537;
and
15. Wor-Wic Community College $7,108,241.
(2) The State share shall be distributed to each board and shall be
limited by the provisions of subsection (d) of this section.
(3) Subject to subsection (d) of this section, the total State share for
each board shall be the sum of:
(i) The base costs component; and
(ii) The size factor component.
(4) For each board, the base costs component shall be the total State
operating fund per full-time equivalent student to the community colleges.
(5) (i) The size factor component shall be the year's total State
operating fund multiplied by 2%.
(ii) Except as provided in subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph,
the funds available for the size factor component shall be divided and distributed
equally to each board that operates a community college or colleges at which the total
number of full-time equivalent students is less than or equal to 80% of the statewide
median.
(iii) 1. Beginning with the first fiscal year that a board no
longer meets the eligibility requirements under subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph,
the board shall continue to receive a percentage of the size factor component that the
board received in the last fiscal year for which the board was eligible, as follows:
A. 80% for the first fiscal year;
B. 60% for the second fiscal year;
C. 40% for the third fiscal year;
D. 20% for the fourth fiscal year; and
E. 0% for the fifth and each subsequent fiscal year.
2. The distributions required under subparagraph (ii)
of this paragraph shall be made from the remaining funds available for the size factor
component after any distributions required under this subparagraph.
(iv) In determining the eligibility of a board for a size factor
component, the number of full-time equivalent students at all campuses and colleges
operated by the board shall be added together.
(6) Any employer Social Security contributions required by federal
law for any employee of a board of community college trustees shall remain the
obligation of the employer.
(7) The State contribution to retirement and fringe benefit costs is
not included in the calculations of amounts under this subsection.
(d) In each fiscal year, in order for a board to receive an increase in the State
share of support, the county share, in the aggregate, that supports the community
college or colleges shall equal or exceed the aggregate amount of operating fund
appropriations made to the board by the county or all of the counties supporting the
college in the previous fiscal year.
(e) (1) (i) Beginning in fiscal year 1996, a grant in the amount
provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be distributed to each board in order
to provide instruction and services to students enrolled in an English for Speakers of
Other Languages ("ESOL") program.
(ii) To qualify for a grant under this subsection, each
participant in the program shall be a student:
1. Born outside of the United States or whose native
language is not English;
2. Who comes from an environment where a language
other than English is dominant; or
3. Who is an American Indian or Alaskan native and
comes from an environment where a language other than English has had a
significant impact on the student's level of English language proficiency.
(2) (i) Subject to the provisions of subparagraph (ii) of this
paragraph, the amount of the grant shall be $800 times the number of qualified full-
time equivalent students who are enrolled in a county ESOL program and at the
community college.
(ii) 1. The total amount of the grants under this paragraph
may not exceed $8,000,000 for any fiscal year.
2. If, for any fiscal year, the total amount of the grants
calculated under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph would exceed $8,000,000, then
each grant shall be prorated by the amount necessary to reduce the total amount of
the grants to $8,000,000.
(3) (i) If the amount that is appropriated to a board under this
subsection for any fiscal year is more than the actual cost of providing ESOL
programs to students enrolled at the community college in that county or region, the
excess funds shall be paid back to the State and credited to the General Fund of the
State.
(ii) A board may not transfer State funds received under this
subsection to any other program or category.
(4) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection, for
any fiscal year in which the State appropriation is insufficient to fully fund all grants
eligible under this section, the Governor shall include in the budget bill for the
following fiscal year a deficiency appropriation to fund all unfunded grants.
(f) (1) Unrestricted grants in the amounts specified in this subsection
shall be distributed to the board of each small community college.
(2) Subject to paragraph (5) of this subsection, for fiscal years 2003
through 2018, unrestricted grants shall be distributed as follows:
(i) $500,000 to Allegany College of Maryland;
(ii) $500,000 to Garrett College;
(iii) $500,000 to Hagerstown Community College;
(iv) $250,000 to Carroll Community College;
(v) $250,000 to Cecil Community College;
(vi) $250,000 to Chesapeake College; and
(vii) $250,000 to Wor-Wic Community College.
(3) Beginning in fiscal year 2019 and for each fiscal year thereafter,
subject to paragraph (5) of this subsection, unrestricted grants shall be distributed as
follows:
(i) $851,300 to Allegany College of Maryland;
(ii) $851,300 to Garrett College;
(iii) $851,300 to Hagerstown Community College;
(iv) $851,300 to Carroll Community College;
(v) $851,300 to Cecil Community College;
(vi) $851,300 to Chesapeake College; and
(vii) $851,300 to Wor-Wic Community College.
(4) Beginning in fiscal year 2003 and in each fiscal year thereafter,
in addition to the amounts specified in paragraph (2) or (3) of this subsection, the
boards of Allegany College of Maryland and Garrett College shall receive the
following unrestricted grants:
(i) $360,000 to Allegany College of Maryland; and
(ii) $240,000 to Garrett College.
(5) The grant amounts specified in paragraph (2) or (3) of this
subsection shall increase in fiscal year 2004 and each fiscal year thereafter by the
same percentage as the percentage increase in funding 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.
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